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Nester status – latest

Checking on our nesters for the 2022-23 season

Here’s an update on nest status. Clutch 2 nests are well under way now. We’re keeping a close eye on Trick, as data from recent monitoring indicates that he has triggered a hatch. He is living up to his name and proving to be rather ‘tricky’.

We’ll be targeting some of these nests to lift the eggs for ONE (Operation Nest Egg), where the eggs will be hatched at the Crombie Lockwood Kiwi Burrow in Wairakei and the chicks crèched to release weight at the Save the Kiwi Westshore crèche.

Nester Status as at 27 November 2022
Kiwi's nameCluctchStartDay 60Day 78 (est. hatch)Nest Raid - EstimateDays nestingComments
TrickC12/8/221/10/2219/10/2229/10/22117
CountC28/10/227/12/2225/12/224/01/2350
BlewC211/10/2210/12/2228/12/227/01/2347
AriC215/10/2214/12/221/01/2311/01/2343
Mr JCC215/10/2214/12/221/01/2311/01/2343
LionheartC217/10/2216/12/223/01/2313/01/2341
JohnoC221/10/2220/12/227/01/2317/01/2337
SpikeC231/10/2230/12/2217/01/2327/01/2327
BrettC26/11/225/01/2323/01/232/02/2321
HooverC26/11/225/01/2323/01/232/02/2321
RenC210/11/2212/11/2330/01/236/02/2317
RidlerC213/11/2212/01/2330/01/239/02/2314

Stories

New kids on the hill

Banner Photo: Grant Russell from Stantec holding kiwi chick 'Stanley'Meet Stanley, our first chick release for the season. Deb had the pleasure of … Read More

Wow, a kiwi chick

Johno, our superhero kiwi in the Kaweka Forest Park, produced a kiwi chick and an egg (subsequently incubated at Westshore) in his first clutch of the … Read More

Stoats galore?

Thursday 26 January 2023Te Puia, (TP1- TP9) DOC250 traps, Hot Springs – Te Puia (370 – 411, DOC200, and CT13), Mangatainoka (W1-W15) Double … Read More

Johno’s fading signal leads to a double surprise

Banner Photo: Johno S and JohnoT in their transportation carrier for the ride to the kiwi crèche.Fiona and Robyn received a message from Deb … Read More

MTT help with grass maintenance at the kiwi crèche

It was great to have Justin and his Jobs for Nature crew from Maungaharuru Tangitu Trust come to clear the lake track at the Opouahi kiwi … Read More

About us

The Environment, Conservation and Outdoor Education Trust (ECOED) was established in 2002 to halt the decline of North Island brown kiwi in the Kaweka Forest Park. At that time, the estimated kiwi population was about 200. In response to the crisis, ECOED initiated the Save the Kiwi Hawke’s Bay Project, which is now known as Save Our Kaweka Kiwi, or SOKK.

Our goal is to restore a healthy population of kiwi in the forest park.

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