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[Lani]

Kia ora koutou (hello everyone) The Royalcam nest.

Since hatching at 286g on the 28th of January, the Royalcam chick at Signal Station Flat has grown to 3.1 kg on day 35 (Tuesday 4th of March). This is a big 1.1 kg increase on the weight from last week.


Mum, Dad and female chick! 


The results are in. Signal Station Trig chick is a female & she weighed a whopping 3.1 kg! What are her parents feeding her-chick was fed 5/6x over the last couple of days.
Good thing Rangers Colin & Scott used the green basket!
https://x.com/i/status/1896879234263773655

[Lani]

Royal Albatross cam

Chick SSTrig, a nighttime visitor 🐁/.  and busy moments watching Ranger Sharyn, Mom visits, etc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FuAfC4UDc0

Mar 8, 2025
00:00 Chick SSTrig and and little buddy🐁/Pisklę SSTrig i mały kompanion🐁
00:18 Ranger Sharyn clipping grass/Ranger Sharyn przycina trawę
01:08 Mom GLG arrives/przybywa Mom GLG
01:55 feeding, close-up/ karmienie, zbliżenia
03:26 Mom leaves/Mom odchodzi
03:55 I'm tidying up my “bed”🤗/ porządkuję “łóżeczko”
04:18 Chick: how to cut this grass😁/Pisklę: jak urwać to trawsko😁
04:52 “MSC Cruises” ship is passing by/ przepływa statek wycieczkowy
05:36 snoozing😴/drzemka😴

Courtesy of Cornell Lab Bird Cams and
New Zealand Dept. of Conservation

MCS Magnifica and our magnificent chick.


In this photo you can see 4 nests with chicks. SSTrig Chick is the one in the middle, you can see the cam stand just a few feet away from her. Now you can see where other chicks are located.

[Lani]

Royal Albatross cam update

“Here with breakfast dad? Great!
Just give me a second, okay?”
Ah, that’s better. Let’s eat!🫣😂😂



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzKiZGs9siM

Mar 11, 2025
Yesterday Chick SSTrig turned 42 days old, her weight was 3 kg
That's a weight loss of only 100 g since last week.
Plus she was fed by Mom GLG a couple of hours after being weighed.

[Lani]

Good night 

[Lani]

Royal Albatross update 
Since hatching at 286g on the 28th of January, the Royalcam chick at Signal Station Flat has grown to 4.1kg on day 49 (Tuesday 18h of March). This is a 1.1 kg increase on last week's weight and does not include the feed from dad, RLK/A85 at 2.30 pm. Today’s weight is 500g above average for a female.



Heat and gular fluttering
During warm days birds keep their body temperature down by moving the thin skin on the throat. This is called gular fluttering. We only turn on irrigation for chicks in the post-guard stage if the heat is extreme. A parent returning from the ocean can also feel the heat from the land more readily than one that has been on the nest for a while. They soon adjust, however.



When we do irrigate, each nest is set up with an individual so that the wind direction directs the mist to the birds. mist spray which needs to be situated.

[Lani]

Royal Albatross - SSTrig's cutest little skycall ! 🎶🎵🎶.   
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkGNoZz8OuQ&t=1s

Mom GLG coming to feed her growing girl SSTrig 

[Lani]

Kia ora koutou (hello everyone)
The Royalcam nest.

On rainy days the double layer of down protects the chicks from the weather now they are in post-guard stage.
Since hatching at 286g on the 28th of January, the Royalcam chick at Signal Station Trig has grown to 4.7 kg on day 56 (Tuesday 25th of March). This is a 0.6 kg increase on last week’s weight. Today’s weight is 600g above average for a female.

Big girl! 


Bad hair day! 

[Lani]

Here mom GLG is teaching SSTrig the Clacking Defense. She sniffs the area where Dad RLK had been and makes a noise/gesture to warn SSTrig of another Albie's presence. SSTrig understands and copies.... This will help SS to defend herself against young Albie Juvies or adults that may seek to harm her.

[Lani]

Royal Albatross - Wings in the wind ... Morning wings exercises and standing on her nest !

[Lani]

The nest of KA87, YRK, and their female chick is located at Wet Rock Track. Nests of other well-known adult Royal Albatross that you might recognize their names from past seasons.

[Lani]

Royal Albatross
Kia ora koutou (hello everyone)

The Royalcam nest.

NZ Daylight saving time ends on the 6th of April, the clocks will go back 1 hour at 3am on Sunday.

Since hatching at 286g on the 28th of January, the Royalcam chick at Signal Station Trig has grown to 4.4 kg on day 63 (Tuesday 1st of April). This is a 0.3 kg decrease on last week’s weight. Today’s weight is 150g below average for a female but still well within a healthy weight range. There were quite a few chicks’ weights drop this week which is likely due to recent calm weather.

There have been 3 feeds from both parents since the last weigh in. The gaps between feeds are getting longer which is normal.

Feathers are starting to come in underneath the down. They are part of the secondary down structure which will fall off once the feathers are big enough. The black feathers on the wings will be visible first.  On cold days well-fed chicks will be warm with the food that is supplied by their parents and the growing feathers add a further layer of protection.

[Lani]

Royal Albatross ~ SSTrig Discovers The Cam! 🐥 ♥ Cute Photo Bombs! 4.6.25
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbfNovJ9CyY

Apr 7, 2025
SSTrig has left her nest and has been staying in the area in front of the cam for the past three days!She does some gardening all around the area and then discovers the cam itself and we can hear her bill tap tap tapping on it! She may even see her own cute chick reflection in the lens! Enjoy some closeups of SSTrig photo bombing the cam! What a cutie! Thanks for watching!

📌 What To Expect On Royalcam - a month by month description of what is happening on the camera, colony and chicks: https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native...

📌 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝟏𝟎 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐚𝐦  (2024-2025)
Nest site: Signal Station Trig. Taiaroa Head, New Zealand

SST has discovered the cam