Tūī time!
21 October 2026
This tiny tūī was rescued from Henderson, having fallen from its nest, with the rescuer unable to locate its parents.
Admitted to our dedicated nursery, it is currently living inside a warm incubator, as chicks this young are unable to thermoregulate.
Orphaned chicks at this early nestling stage require feeds once every 30 mins! Busy work for our amazing Birdcaring team <3
In a few weeks, we look forward to this cutie learning to self feed and regulate its own body temperature.
With daily health monitoring, it will then graduate to Tūī intermediate school- aviaries modelling their native habitats. These outdoor aviaries are designed to help develop flight skills, as it also learns to forage independently... in preparation for its return to the wild!
Thank you wonderful whaanau, for supporting their nursery recovery journeys! We could not do this important mahi without you <3
