This season's Royal Cam family
GLY and L at NEST Plateau 2026/27
Albatross L on fresh egg
Offspring
- Egg laid 1 November 2026
Male: GLY (bands Green, Lime, Yellow)
- Breeding since 2018
Female: L (bands Lime)
- Breeding since 2018
Previous Royal Cam families
- 2026: WYL, BOK and Āwheo
- 2025: A85, GLG and Kaewa
- 2024: LGK, LGL and Kiwa
- 2023: GLY, L and Manaaki
- 2022: OGK, YRK and Lilibet
- 2021: LGK, LGL and Tiaki
- 2020: OGK, YRK and Atawhai
- 2019: LGK, LGL and Karere
- 2018: GO, WO and Amīria
- 2017: BK, RBK and Tūmanako
- 2016: YWK, KGY and Moana
Royal Cam chicks Moana, Tūmanako, Amīria, Kerere, Atawhai, Tiaki, Lilibet, Manaaki, Kiwa, Kaewa
Image: DOC
WYL and BOK at Plateau 2025/26
Chick: Āwheo (male, banded F71)
- Egg laid: 6 November 2025
- Hatched: 22 January 2026
- Fledged: 4 September 2026
Male: WYL (bands white, yellow, lime)
- Breeding since: 2022
Female: BOK (bands blue, orange, black)
- Breeding since: 2022
WYL and BOK have no previous mates. Their first egg failed but they raised a male chick in cam view during 2024, the season Kiwa fledged.
RLK/A85 and GLG (Signal Station Trig) 2024/25
Chick: Kaewa (female, banded E55)
- Egg laid: 11 November 2024
- Hatched: 28 January 2025
- Fledged: 17 September 2025
Male
- Previously known as RLK (red/lime/black bands) but rebanded as A85 (black band)
- Breeding since 2019
Female
- Known as GLG (green/lime/green bands)
- Breeding since 2019
LGK and LGL (Top Flat) 2023/24
Chick: Kiwa (male, banded E24)
- Egg laid: 7 November 2023
- Hatched: 23 January 2024
- Fledged: 23 September 2024
Female
- Known as: LGL (Lime/Green/Lime bands)
- Breeding since: 2017/18
Male
- Known as: LGK (Lime/Green/blacK bands)
- Breeding since: 2017/18
Following a failed egg in 2017 LGK and LGL raised three Royalcam chicks, Karere and Tiaki and Kiwa.
- Read about Tiaki. LGK, LGL and Tiaki were GPS tracked.
- Albatross tracking map
- Read about Karere.
LGK and LGL returned last season as expected following their year off after fledging Tiaki but unexpectedly did not lay an egg.
GLY, L and Manaaki 2022/23
GLY and L were new to the Royal Cam as a nesting pair but have each made guest appearances in front of the cam. GLY famously and rather unusually fed Karere during 2019. Spectacularly, this is quite likely L landing in front of Tiaki in 2019. Their chick was named Manaaki by public vote on World Albatross Day,19 June 2023.
Chick: Manaaki (male)
- Laid: 4 November 2022
- Hatched: 20 January 2023
- Fledged: 16 September 2023 age 239 days
Female
- Known as: L (Lime band, she has lost her Orange and Yellow bands)
- Breeding since: 2019
Male
- Known as: GLY (Green/Lime/Yellow bands)
- Breeding since: 2019
- His Dad is YWK so is a half sibling of Moana
OGK, YRK and Lilibet, 2021/22
OGK and YRK have moved down the hill to Quarry Track since raising Atawhai at Top Flat in 2020. They are in view of the Richdale Observatory.
Chick: Lilibet (female chick named in honour of Queen Elizabeth II)
- Laid: 9 November 2021
- Hatched: 26 January 2022
- Fledged: 3 September 2022, 220 days old
Female
- Known as: YRK (yellow/red/black bands)
- Breeding since: 2006
Male
- Known as: OGK (orange/green/black bands)
- Breeding since: 2006
LGK, LGL and Tiaki, 2021
LGK and LGL nested this season up the hill from their previous nests at Top Flat. The chick was named Tiaki by public vote on 11 May 2021.
Chick: Tiaki (female)
- Laid: 7 November 2020
- Hatched: 24 January 2021
- Fledged 25 September 2021 (age: 244 days)
Female
- Known as: LGL (lime/green/lime bands)
- Breeding since: 2017
Male
- Known as: LGK (lime/green/black bands)
- Breeding since: 2017
- His dad is GO, the foster dad of past Royal Cam chick, Amīria
See where Tiaki and her parents have been while they had trackers fitted.
OGK, YRK and Atawhai, 2020
Last season Royal Cam began a partnership with Cornell Bird Lab. We launched our new features including a trial of night vision and the ability to pan the camera.
Chick: Atawhai (female)
- Laid: 14 November 2019
- Hatched: 31 January 2020
- Fledged 16 September 2020 at 230 days of age
Female
- Known as: YRK (yellow/red/black bands)
- Breeding since: 2006
Male
- Known as: OGK (orange/green/black bands)
- Breeding since: 2006
LGK, LGL and Karere, 2019
Chick: Karere
- Hatched: 24 January 2019
- Fledged: 23 September 2019 at 243 days of age
Hear how to pronounce ‘Karere’ (MP4, 239K).
Female
- Known as: LGL (lime/green/lime bands)
- Breeding since: 2017
Male
- Known as: LGK (lime/green/black bands)
- Breeding since: 2017
GO, WO and Amīria, 2018
Chick: Amīria
- Laid: 5 November 2017
- Hatched: 27 January 2018
- Fostered: 7 March 2018
- Fledged: 7 September 2018 at 229 days of age
- Returned 12 December 2024 at 2517 days or 6 years of age
- Banded YA43
Foster male: GO (green/orange bands)
Foster female: WO (white/orange bands)
BK, RBK and Tūmanako, 2017
Chick: Tūmanako
- Laid: 12 November 2016
- Hatched: 28 January 2017
- Named: 4 July 2017
- Fledged: 28 September 2017 at 243 days of age
- Returned: 19 December 2021 at 1803 days of age (approx. 5 years)
- Banded ROR (Red, Orange, Red) 24 December 2021
Male: BK (blue/black bands)
Female: RBK (red/blue/black bands)
YWK, KGY and chick, 2017
Chick
- Laid: 7 November 2017
- Hatched: 22 January 2018
- Died: 18 February 2018. Sadly, this chick died after attack by a parent
Male: YWK (yellow/white/black bands)
Female: KGY (black/green/yellow bands)
YWK, KGY and Moana, 2016
Chick: Moana
- Laid: 6 November 2015
- Hatched: 18 January 2016
- Named: 21 June 2016
- Fledged: 6 September 2016
- Confirmed returned on 15 January 2023 at 7 years old
- Banded Yellow A55 on 15 December 2023
Male: YWK (yellow/white/black bands)
Female: KGY (black/green/yellow bands)