Following the translocation of eight juvenile shore plover earlier in May 2022, four flew off the island within a day or so of being released. The other four have been sighted integrating well, but on the last visit in September, three were sighted. The resident population of approximately 31 pairs is doing well and were observed holding their territories well during a September visit. It appears there is some partner swapping occurring which indicates some new pairings which is always good for gene diversity.
The Darwin ant poison work earlier this year went well thanks to all the hard work undertaken by volunteers and DOC staff. This consisted of a lot of monotonous work, making up several thousand bait stations, plus a few big days in March and May to deploy the bait stations. Results of the work undertaken will be known in November once a survey is complete.
