Sep 10, 1995 / Motuora Island / New Zealand Shore Plover
13 birds have been bred at the National Wildlife Centre and 2 at Peacock Springs in Christchurch. Twelve birds were reared by their parents and three were reared by hand.
*uneven sex ratio, with one female to three males,
*10 out of 15 released birds had transmitters (lost within 3 weeks
*Within 3 days of release, only 6 birds remained on the Island. Birds flew to a variety of locations. Some shore plover were captured and returned to Motuora island, where they
were either released immediately or were held in captivity for up to 10 weeks. Fluctuations between 0 and 6 birds on Motuora until Feb 1996.
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Starr McKinney/Katell Jaouannet
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