Āwheo has fledged!

10 Sep 2026

This year's royal albatross chick in New Zealand was just the second chick in the colony to fledge, leaving on 4 September. Unfortunately the live cam didn't catch his first flight but he's now off on a new adventure, learning to feed off the coast of New Zealand before he flies to the Humboldt Current near Chilé for his first migration.

Royal albatross chick hovering

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