▁was ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁its ▁species ▁ever ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁The ▁bird , ▁later ▁named ▁Norman , ▁was ▁said ▁by ▁some ▁to ▁be ▁exha usted ▁and ▁mal n our ished , ▁though ▁it ▁fle w ▁onto ▁the ▁beach ▁freely ▁and ▁was ▁of ▁normal ▁weight ▁when ▁checked . ▁He ▁was ▁brought ▁back ▁to ▁health ▁before ▁being ▁transport ed ▁by ▁plane ▁to ▁an ▁environmental ▁center ▁in ▁the ▁C ay man ▁Islands ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁where ▁he ▁subsequently ▁died ▁before ▁ever ▁being ▁released ▁into ▁the ▁wild . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁a ▁red - fo oted ▁bo oby ▁was ▁sight ed ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁main land ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁ ▁A ▁red - fo oted ▁bo oby ▁was ▁observed ▁to ▁be ▁pre yed ▁upon ▁by ▁a ▁large ▁co con ut ▁c rab ▁on ▁the ▁Ch ag os ▁Arch ip el ago ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Bre eding ▁ ▁This ▁species ▁bre eds ▁on ▁islands ▁in ▁most ▁tropical ▁o ce ans . ▁When ▁not ▁bre eding ▁it ▁sp ends ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁at ▁sea , ▁and ▁is ▁therefore ▁rarely ▁seen ▁away ▁from ▁bre eding ▁colon ies . ▁It ▁n ests ▁in ▁large ▁colon ies , ▁lay ing ▁one ▁ch alk y ▁blue ▁egg ▁in ▁a ▁stick ▁nest , ▁which ▁is ▁inc ub ated ▁by ▁both ▁adult s ▁for ▁ 4 4 – 4 6 ▁days . ▁The ▁nest ▁is ▁usually ▁placed ▁in ▁a ▁tree ▁or ▁bush ,