Chick now 8 days old
The chick has made it through 8 days and what a week it has been! The other egg did not hatch on the same day as the chick emerged so it...
Our chick can swim!
I had heard that oystercatcher chicks could swim but was stunned to see it. The chick was only 7 days old and lined up by mum to start...
Nature throwing everything at the chick
Since hatching the chick has had to face almost gale force winds. There has been so much sand blowing around the beach that it ended up...
How do we manage a small chick?
Our chick is going to need some help this weekend as the weather forecast suggests great weather for people to flock to the beach. I have...
The fence saves the chick
When the parents send an alarm call to the chick its instinct is to stand or sit still until the parent calls again to let it know the...
It's been a quarter of a century wait!
HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL - Please do not repost I am pleased to announce the arrival of Maianbar Pied Oystercatcher chick no. 1. First seen...
Will the egg hatch tomorrow?
Should things continue to tick along as they have so far, we could expect to see the eggs starting to hatch anytime from tomorrow but it...
Nail biting territory
It is now into nail biting territory for the nesting oystercatchers. Thursday of next week is the first day that eggs could potentially...
Unusual jogger on the beach
Today is day 13 of the birds sitting on nest and things seem to be going well. This weekend the temperatures are predicted to just be mid...
Full moon madness! New nest at sunrise.
A huge thank you goes out to Sutherland Shire Council, with Kevin Seymour coordinating our nesting this year. The call that nesting has...
