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Dunedin, Taiaroa Head, New Zealand
Just a 50min scenic drive along Dunedin's Otago Peninsula.....Home to the WORLDS ONLY mainland colony of Northern Royal Albatross! www.albatross.org.nz

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Banding

All the chicks have now been banded with their 'Chick Bands'.

A Chick Band is a blue plastic band, with an identification number, that is fitted to the chicks leg. This helps us to identify them when they return to breed after their mammoth 5-6 year voyage out at sea. Once they return this band is removed and they are fitted with a unique three colour band combination - this allows easy identification without the need to handle the birds.

Not long now and we will get our first fledging for the season - SO WATCH THIS SPACE!!