Monday, January 14, 2019

January 2019

Many sunny days and very little rain. It has been great for snorkelling at Goat Island and swimming at Matheson Bay. We have had a few kayak trips as have some guests. As part of Forest and Bird we have placed penguin nesting boxes around the Leigh coast. An early phone call advised about a penguin in trouble at Leigh Motors. It turned out to be a Cook's petrel that probably hit powerlines. At dusk we placed the bird on a rock on the coast and after a few wing stretches it successfully took off and flew away. A happy ending!.