Blind Little Blue Penguin found at Matarangi Beach
November 30, 2020
Mercury Bay optometrist, Brett Howes, had a pretty unique appointment on Thursday last week when he was called in to examine a Little Blue Penguin found on Matarangi Beach disoriented and seemingly blind.
The tiny bird was found on the Tuesday after Labour Weekend by a coup...
Bird Rescue a Community Effort
July 22, 2020
Annemieke Kregting has been described as a fantastic resource and supporter of birds in the Coromandel, saving and rehabilitating over 2000 birds at Kuaotunu Bird Rescue Trust.
When she first arrived in New Zealand from Holland in 1981, qualified vet nurse Annemieke Kregting...
The successful rehabilitation of a Giant Petrel
June 20, 2020
This Southern Giant Petrel was brought into us by Department of Conservation. The bird was extremely tired and anaemic and we doubted we would be able to keep it alive. Thanks to Vet Kirsty for being a super duper blood collector. And thanks to Lisa from the Wildlife Hospita...
Lead toxicity in Australian Harriers (Hawks)
June 19, 2020
These magnificent big birds are not everyone's favorites as they can kill chickens. But they are a common bird suffering at the hands of humans and the effects we have had on their environment traffic-wise and as prey being shot with lead.
The treatment of these bi...
Matuku (Bittern) Released into the Otama Wetland
April 25, 2020
Courtesy of the Otama Reserves Group, March 26, 2020
A rescued Matuku – Hurepo (Australasian Bittern) was released into the Otama Wetland Reserve on the 26 of March by DOC Ranger Troy McDonald and Paul Kington from the Otama Reserves Group. ...
A Career Change for Kenny the Kereru
February 12, 2020
In early December a baby kereru (native NZ wood pigeon) that had fallen from its nest was delivered to Kuaotunu Bird Rescue. This is not the first time we have had Kereru babies, but we've never had one as small as this. We nicknamed him Kenny.I made a call to Project ...
Watch out for little blue penguins on Coromandel beaches
November 6, 2019
Kuaotunu Bird Rescue is asking the public’s help in order to save the lives of sick or distressed little blue penguins who are turning up along the Coromandel shoreline.
Annemieke Kregting from the rescue centre says birds are starting to arrive at the centre as juveniles ...
Critical Care Incubator
September 18, 2019
We are delighted to have received a grant to help us buy this beautiful much needed Incubator. It was on our wish list for a while. It is crucial to have temperature and humidity control for some of the critical and young birds. Our first patient to use it, a White Face...
Australasian Gannet
August 9, 2019
This beautiful Australasian Gannet was found on the beach in Colville and came to us via my trusted driver from Coromandel, Neville Cameron.It is quite difficult to examine large birds on your own, so a trip to Peninsula Vets was best to find out why it wasn't flying, with t...
Bittern
June 3, 2019
The Australasian Bittern is a NZ endangered species. There are believed to be fewer than 900 left in the country.
This very shy wading bird lives in swamps and wetlands and eats small fish, frogs and insects. Not much is known about this magnificent big bird as they are hard...
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