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August - September - October

Incubating eggs - 35 days

Guarding and feeding chicks 2 - 3 weeks

October - November - December

Both parents returning daily to feed chicks 5-6 weeks

Chicks banded at 5 weeks

8 weeks chicks fully grown

Parents abandon fledglings - 2 weeks at sea

Fledglings leave nest go to sea for 6 months to a year

Early season breeders start the process again

March - April

Moulting

Adult and juvenile birds return to nest boxes for 2 - 3 weeks whilst old feathers fall out and new ones grow. It is a very stressful time as birds are unable to go to sea. Fasting, body's puff up and they get very dehydrated and grumpy

May - June

Birds return to sea for 2 -3 weeks to re-establish body weight 1000 - 1200g.

Come and go from colony depending on availability of food close to shore. Prepare for another busy breeding season.

Growth of chicks 40g to 1kg in 4-5 weeks; this is equivalent a 2.5kg baby growing to 75kg in 2 years.

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