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Sharyn Broni (Ranger, DOC) Mod
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Kia ora koutou (hello everyone)
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Royalcam News
WYL and BOK and Āwheo at Plateau nest.
Āwheo means ‘halo’
Āwheo hatched on the 22nd of January 2026 and is now 229 days old (8th September), he fledged on the 4th of September at 225 days of age.
Āwheo may be gone but there is still lots to watch on Royalcam with only 2 chicks fledged so far.
What To Expect On The Royal Albatross Cam… — disq.us
Note that the cam will stay in place until a new nest for viewing is chosen after egg laying in November.
2025/26 season update
A record 40 chicks hatched this season and there are a few more males than females. Fledging has started with the first chick leaving on the 2nd of September. Weights drop prior to fledging in September. All chicks received their alphanumeric and Stainless-steel bands. This season’s cohort of chicks are not receiving GPS or GLS tags as enough data for the Marine Teams purposed has been collect. Prior to fledging the chicks regurgitate a bolus of indigestible squid beaks as part of the normal preparations for fledging.
Read more about our work with the toroa here: https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-a ... albatross/
Once leaving Pukekura juveniles quickly learn about life on the ocean where they will spend 85% of their lives. They will learn to feed off the east coast of Aotearoa/New Zealand before crossing the 9000km across the Pacific Ocean to the Humbolt Current off the coast of Chile. Juveniles do not touch ground for on average 5 years when they return to their breeding ground having circumnavigated the globe.
The parents of fledging juveniles, now exhausted from the 7 months of feeding a huge chick also head across the Pacific Ocean where they will spend the next 12 months building up reserves for a new breeding season in 1 years’ time.



















