Helping Our Little Penguin 🐧 Friends  

Who can resist their cute little Happy Feet shuffle. Little Penguins are sighted right around the southern coastline of Australia from Perth to Coffs Harbour.

This lovely 😍 species breeds in the Hunter Region, on the islands off Port Stephens, with the Little Penguin population on Broughton Island being the northern-most breeding population of the species.

Life is not always easy for Little Penguins and this endearing species can fall victim to 
terrestrial and other predators’ attack. Unfortunately, one of the most recent sightings includes the body of a Little Penguin Eudyptula minor washed up on Nine Mile Beach on 7 March 2024. Cause of death is unknown but Rangers found no evidence of fishing line, hooks or net entanglement, nor broken bones nor of predator attack.  

What can you do to help?🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️
If you are concerned about the welfare of a penguin, please contact WIRES on 📞 1300 094 737 they will instruct you on what to do.

Encouragingly, The NSW Government has introduced a new Seabirds to Seascapes program and has just completed a Great Big Little Penguin Count👏. Annual data analysis will help show how these and other seabirds are faring.

Click the link below 👇 to read the full March 2024 bird report courtesy of Hunter Bird Observers Club. Also find out about joining the Club or attending monthly meetings.🤗

belmontwetlands.com.au/bird-watching

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