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Spur Winged Plover Eggs

Spur Winged Plover nest found 13 August
Spur Winged Plover nest found 13 August
Spur Winged Plover nest 20 August. No pipping so assumed lost one to a predator, hedgehog?
Spur Winged Plover nest 20 August. No pipping so assumed lost one to a predator, hedgehog?
Eggs lightly covered in canola oil
Eggs lightly covered in canola oil
Eggs 2hrs later, Spur Winged Plover resumed sitting. Some oil lost but am not sure how much (or for how long) is required to kill it.
Eggs 2hrs later, Spur Winged Plover resumed sitting. Some oil lost but am not sure how much (or for how long) is required to kill it.

Because I know I have a predator I will not know if this technique works unless I still have eggs on the 17th of September.

From a different nest. If the SWP can loose eggs then so can the Dotterel.
From a different nest. If the SWP can loose eggs then so can the Dotterel.

Dropped some of to the Museum.

Collected from Point England -36.8796816, 174.8723308 On the 24th August 2014 Three eggs from two Spur Wing Plover nests which each had 4 eggs Collected from Alexandra Park -36.8908216, 174.779165 On the 24th August 2014 Three eggs from two Spur Wing Plover nests one had 3 eggs the other had 4 eggs Eggs collected from both sites to protect neighbouring (nesting) NZ Dotterel.
Collected from Point England -36.8796816, 174.8723308 On the 24th August 2014
Three eggs from two Spur Wing Plover nests which each had 4 eggs
Collected from Alexandra Park -36.8908216, 174.779165 On the 24th August 2014
Three eggs from two Spur Wing Plover nests one had 3 eggs the other had 4 eggs
Eggs collected from both sites to protect neighbouring (nesting) NZ Dotterel.

Still 3 eggs, 6 September
Still 3 eggs, 6 September
10 September: Hatched! 2 Chicks 30M away. Bugga.
10 September: Hatched! 2 Chicks 30M away. Bugga.