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Week 21: Our last week in Scotland

10,000 Birds

I found this little grouping of Guillemots, with parents, babies and even an egg. What started as a small group of birds, with the hope they would make it on their own, is now a very strong breeding population. Tomorrow morning we will head on down to England, and the township of Hull, to visit the Spurn Wildlife Reserve.

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Penguins, Parrots and Wine on Matiu / Somes Island

10,000 Birds

Since 1984 it has been planted with native bush and pests were controlled, and is now used as a wildlife reserve. At night we had planned to go out looking for Blue Penguins , around 600 of which make the island their breeding home. I’ll work on that. Red-crowned Parakeet foraging near a New Zealand Fur Seal.

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