Project Kereru supporter Lizzie Harrison (left), of Red Barn, and its rehabilitator Nik Hurring with son Matthew (3) release a kereru (wood pigeon) at Flagstaff. Photo by Jane Dawber.
It was one of three released which had been recovering from injuries at Nik Hurring's Green Island kereru recovery aviary.
There had been 14 birds in the aviary since November, with four released so far, two dying and eight still in care - "we have been busy."
Twelve of the 14 birds had suffered broken bones from flying into solid objects, she said. Eight of the 14 had hit windows. While there were many kereru in Dunedin, they were a threatened species.
Since Ms Hurring began banding them in 2005, only six had been returned to the aviary, four of them dying.
She urged anyone who saw an injured kereru to pick it up gently in a towel, put it in a box and call the Department of Conservation.
