Seychelles Islands
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Denis Island, Seychelles
One of 12 endemic species in the Seychelles and probably the easiest to find and photograph occurring on all of the islands we visited.
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Isola di Praslin - febbraio 2020
Cousin Island, Seychelles
Cousin Island Special Reserve was established in 1968 to protect the last remaining 26 Seychelles Warblers that survived in a small patch of Mangrove on the island. Following successful conservation efforts including the re-establishment of native forest and translocations to other islands, the total population of Seychelles Warblers is today around 3,300 birds.
Cousin Island, Seychelles
The endemic Fody does not do well where introduced rats are present but successful conservation efforts on Cousin and translocations to other predator free islands have increased numbers and there are now over 3,000 birds, with thriving populations on 6 islands. The Seychelles Fody mainly eats seeds, fruit and insects but will predate Fairy Tern eggs, knocking them to the ground if the adult is disturbed.
Denis Island, Seychelles
This is a male. Not the most colourful Fody (a family of birds related to Weavers), but endemic to the Seychelles, only occurring on 6 small islands. It was reintroduced to Denis in 2004 following the eradication of rats.
Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve, Praslin, Seychelles.
The national bird was once widespread across the Seychelles but now only breeds on the island of Praslin, having been persecuted due to its liking for cultivated fruit.
Unfortunately I was unable to pin down a feeding site in time, so only managed some brief flight views as the birds returned to their roost in the forest.
Denis Island, Seychelles
Another conservation success story. In 1968 just 26 Seychelles Warblers were left in a small patch of mangrove on Cousin island leading to the establishment of the Cousin Island Special Reserve. Coconut palms were removed and native forest re-established and by 1982 Cousin had reached carrying capacity of around 320 birds, so some were transferred to other predator free islands including Denis (in 2004). Today the total population is around 3,300 birds across 5 islands.