A cahow chick has been born in one of the first of five nests discovered in 1951 by a group that included the 15-year-old David Wingate.

The 58th confirmed chick of the 2016 season was discovered on March 24 in nest chamber A1, which was discovered by Bermudian conservationist Mr Wingate along with Bermudian naturalist Louise L. Mowbray and American ornithologist Robert Cushman Murphey. The nest has been under almost continuous use ever since.

The 58th chick is just one off the record of 59 chicks confirmed in 2014. That record could still be broken once it is possible to survey some of the inaccessible underground nests with remote cameras in the next few weeks. Translocation colony A on Nonsuch Island, however, does have a record 10 confirmed hatchlings this season.

These ongoing translocation efforts are all the more important due to the fact the original small nesting islands (including the one where A1 is located) have been progressively falling apart over the past few years. For more information visit www.nonsuchisland.com