August Update of Monitored Kiwi
Dallas has moved from the pines north of the Whangarei Heads School and has been playing mountain climber on Manaia and is now up east of the summit.

Darwin has returned to the pampas at the end of Lamb Road, presumably it got too wet for him in the wetlands by the road.

Daniel is settled in the bush on the north side of Kauri Mt Road .

Xmas is still hanging around the edge of the recently logged horse paddock at Mcleod Bay .

Violet is still in the pampas by Bay View road.

Lambert is hanging tight on his nest on Taurikura Ridge with his activity only 3 hours a night – when he sneaks out for a quick feed – we know his activity from the data stream sent out by his “Chick Timer” transmitter. This lack of activity means he will be losing weight but it is a good sign for a successful nest. His chick or chicks are due in early October.

Whitu is also patiently nesting on the face of Mt Aubry above the Reotahi carpark. He is also averaging 3 hours activity a night and down to only 2 hours some nights and if successful should produce a chick or chicks around the end of September.

King is being elusive somewhere on the Kauri Mountain coastline and hopefully he and his transmitter signal will turn up again soon.