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title: "Matching aerial and ground counts: over 50 pairs of Southern Royal Albatrosses found breeding on New Zealand’s Enderby Island in January 2013"
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# Matching aerial and ground counts: over 50 pairs of Southern Royal Albatrosses found breeding on New Zealand’s Enderby Island in January 2013

Barry Baker and Katrina Jensz ([Latitude 42 Environmental Consultants Pty Ltd](http://www.latitude42.com.au/)) have produced a report on Southern Royal Albatrosses *Diomedea epomophora* (an endemic New Zealand seabird species) breeding on Enderby Island in the Auckland Island Group in January 2013.  Both aerial photographic and ground counting techniques were utilized to estimate a breeding population of a little over 50 pairs, with a close match between the two methods.

 ![](https://www.acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Birds/Albatrosses/S/Southern_Royal/Southern_royal Albatross by Aleks Terauds.jpg)

 Southern Royal Albatross, photographed by Aleks Terauds

 The report was produced for the [Conservation Services Programme](http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/marine-and-coastal/conservation-services-programme/) of New Zealand’s [Department of Conservation](http://www.doc.govt.nz).

 With thanks to Barry Baker for information.

 **Reference:**

 Baker, G.B. & Jensz, K. 2013.  [*Southern Royal Albatross at Enderby Island — Analysis of Aerial Photographs.  Final Report Prepared for Department of Conservation*](http://www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/conservation/marine-and-coastal/marine-conservation-services/csp-twg-31-7-2013-baker-presentation-southern-royal.pdf).  Wellington: Department of Conservation.  10 pp.

 *J. Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 7 August 2013*