Monitoring the nesting kiwi is a regular fortnightly task during the season.
The 2024/2025 nesting season has had a high rate of abandoned nests and dead eggs. We are not sure of the reason for the abandonment/deaths in each case, or whether there is a common factor such as weather. It could just be a very unlucky season! Fingers crossed all goes well with our three birds still nesting (Mr JC, Brett and Spike) and with Blew’s egg due to hatch at the Gallagher Burrow on 15 Jan.
| Nester Status as at 7 January 2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiwi's name | Start | Day 78 (est. hatch) | Nest Raid | Comments |
| Blew | 21/09/24 | 8/12/24 | 18/12/24 | Blew triggered a 'false' hatch. 2 eggs were lifted 2/12/24. 'Bluey' hatched 26/12/24 at the Gallagher Kiwi Burrow and is expected to transfer to our creche around 23/1/25. The 2nd egg is expected to hatch around 15 Jan. |
| Mr JC | 13/10/24 | 30/12/24 | 8/01/25 | A chick/egg lift is expected week of 13 Jan. |
| Brett | 21/12/24 | 9/03/25 | 19/03/25 | |
| Spike | 14/11/24 | 31/01/25 | 10/02/25 | |
| Ridler | 8/10/24 | 20/12/24 | Nest abandoned at Day 80. | |
| Makahu | 12/11/24 | 29/01/25 | Nest abandoned at Day 31. | |
| Matariki | 30/08/24 | 16/11/24 | First time nester - nest abandoned at Day 59 | |
| Brett | 19/07/24 | 5/10/24 | No outcome - 1 infertile egg | |
| Blew | 19/07/24 | 5/10/24 | No outcome - nest abandoned, 2 dead eggs. | |
| Makahu | 29/06/24 | 15/09/24 | Nest abandoned approx. Day 50. | |
| Mr JC | 26/06/24 | 12/09/24 | 2/09/24 | Egg transferred to Gallagher Kiwi Burrow. Chick died during hatch |
| Spike | 16/07/24 | 2/10/24 | No outcome - 2 infertile eggs. | |
| Wally | 30/09/24 | 17/12/24 | 1st time nester. Abandoned at Day 32. | |
