Cape Kidnappers Gannet Colony Tours Hawkes Bay - 2018
Discovering the wonders of Cape Kidnappers gannet colony in Hawke’s Bay. Every tour provides a unique and ever changing experience & scenery
Cape Kidnappers Gannet Safaris Overland tours takes you into the largest accessible mainland gannet nesting colony in the world. There are some 20,000 birds at Cape Kidnappers during the Gannets breeding season, offering one of New Zealand’s most fascinating wildlife sites to view these Gannets at close quarters.
The birds can be seen from September to April. In September they return and build their nests ready for the arrival of the chicks during December and January. The chicks are then fattened up ready for their first and departing flight in March/April when they migrate to warmer climates.
Cape Kidnappers New Zealand
Cape Kidnappers is a headland at the southeastern extremity of Hawkes Bay (Maori: Heretaunga) on the east coast of New Zealands North Island. It is located 20 kilometers southeast of the city of Napier. The Cape is presently the site of a large Australasian Gannet colony, (Morus serrator or Sula bassana, also Australian Gannet, Tākapu) a large seabird of the gannet family Sulidae. At Cape Kidnappers there are about 5000 pairs. Music from Baby Mammoth: Im Not Joking from their album Best Foot Forward. Information from Wikipedia.