A rare type of albatross is recovering at the Whangārei Native Bird Recovery Centre after it tried to eat a balloon at sea.
The grey-headed mollymawk was found by someone walking along Waipu beach.
The bird as native to New Zealand, but it only nests at Campbell Island and Macquarie Island- south-west of Stewart Island.
Robyn Webb with a rescued mollymawk. Photo: Supplied / Whangārei Native Bird Recovery Centre
