The Story of the Gannets

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 3, 2 August 1929, Page 12

The Story of the Gannets

New Zealand’s Most Interesting Sea Bird

[t is in August-just this monththat the gannets usually arrive at Cape Kidnappers, so it is a very appropriate time for a radio talk concerning this delightful natural history subject. One of the greatest students of the gannets in New Zealand is Mr. Horace §. Cottrell, of Napier, and he will speak from 2YA on Monday even-

ing, August 5, when he will give # descriptive account of a visit to the world-famous hatchery and tell of the habits of the wonderful gannet, a bird not much smaller than and almost as ‘famous as the albatross. — So far as is known, Cape Kidnappers is the only place in the world where a gannet hatchery is on the ‘mainland. In all: other instances the site is on an island. So..New Zealand is specially favoured. Every year’ the gannets come across 6000 miles of the broad Pacific Ocean to nest on New Zealand. For how many centuries they have done this no man ean say. Their life history, so far as it can be told, makes a fascinating story. . A. second talk will be given by Mr. Cottrell next week, on Thursday evening, on this occasion being "The Hook of Maui." a collection of stories concerning the ‘Hawke’s Bay portion of the New Zealand coast,