Fluttering shearwaters nesting again

Fluttering shearwaters have had a successful nesting season with four pairs raising chicks in the nest boxes at the north end of the Island near the gannet site.

The image shows a chick being held for banding.

Fluttering shearwater chick

John Stewart banding a fluttering shearwater chick

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