Storm surges and cyclones have made it a hard year for many, and Auckland’s wild life is no exception.<\/p>\n
The dotterel \/ t\u016bturiwhatu usually nests in coastal beach areas for breeding but the wild weather has seen the vulnerable birds have one of their worst breeding seasons in over a decade.<\/p>\n
Auckland Council is urging people to be on the look out for the birds – as some find unusual spots to nest this year.<\/p>\n
Auckland Council senior conservation advisor Ben Paris told\u00a0Morning Report<\/i>\u00a0it was not a good summer for dotterels.<\/p>\n
“They are in a very dynamic coastal environment, and the cyclone and weather events weren’t very friendly to them. A lot of their nests got washed away in the storm events.<\/p>\n
“They’re very resilient birds, trying to nest again, but it didn’t really help this time, and we didn’t have as a good a breeding season as we usually do.”<\/p>\n
He said in the most recent breeding season, there were 74 chicks from 172 pairs that were monitored.<\/p>\n
“That gives us a 0.3 chicks per monitored pair … which we believe anything below 0.5 a is a bad result. Sometimes these birds do have a bad season.”<\/p>\n
Paris said dotterels were turning up at some “weird and wonderful” places like shopping malls, car parks, roading construction, parks, and golf courses.<\/p>\n
“It’s really bizarre places, so we’re asking Aucklanders to have a look out for these birds and let Auckland Council know if you see them.”<\/p>\n
He said they would nest in disturbed ground and lay eggs that look a little like rocks.<\/p>\n
Source: RNZ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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