Ark in the Park

The frustrations of the 2007 breeding season, the first in the Waitakeres for more than 100 years, were that all the discovered sites were completely inaccessible in the tops of kauri trees. From a distance fledging was confirmed at two nests, and unbanded birds seen subsequently, but observations were very scanty. In 2008 a bit of good luck, added to the acquired skills and hours of hard work of Andy Warneford and his team, has brought much more reward.