A very interesting debate on New Zealand "checklist" boundaries. I would think that unless we want to have various competing checklists, we should go with the...
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D & L LAWRIE
lawrie@...
Jul 1, 2003 10:04 am
Further to the Kaka notes: On Sunday I was driving along Glen Murray road near Lake Whangape when a Kaka flew overhead. We were visiting relations at the north...
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Nick Allen
nick_allen@...
Jul 1, 2003 10:26 am
Dear all, I was bored in the supermarket the other day (nothing new there), and happened to glance at the May 2003 edition of Fish and Game magazine - anyway...
I guess most of you are getting sick of this but I think it important to point out that the OSNZ is doing the right thing (although I do question the purpose...
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Trevor Worthy
twmoa@...
Jul 1, 2003 11:27 pm
Yes some good points Paul. As you say the draft list for Australia is bizarre I see for example they list Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae as an Australian bird and...
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Dave Brown
baldcoot@...
Jul 2, 2003 7:41 pm
Hi all Hope you don't mind if I add another 2c worth. The South African (more correctly Southern African) checklist includes other political entities viz:...
What: kotuku / white heron Where: Opihi River, SH1 just south of Temuka When: Today 3 July, 1500h [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Nick Allen
nick_allen@...
Jul 4, 2003 10:18 am
Dear all, Following are the results of the winter wader count for the Canterbury region. Waipara RM - SIPO 2, Pied Stilt 3, Banded Dotterel 5, Black-fronted ...
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Nick Allen
nick_allen@...
Jul 6, 2003 5:48 am
Dear all, I've had an enquiry as to what the Ashley hybrid oystercatchers look like, given that variable oystercatchers do live upto their name. The hybrids...
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Wendy Hare & Nigel Mi...
whare@...
Jul 6, 2003 9:24 pm
Yesterday (6th July) went up to Papaaroha to visit local residents Roy and Mary Waling to check out reports from them which had reached us of a NZ Falcon they...
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D & L LAWRIE
lawrie@...
Jul 7, 2003 6:54 am
Nigel and Wendy et al, Terry Hatch sent me a report several years ago, about 10 now!!, of a pair of Falcon in the same area. We get very reports of them along...
It would appear that Norfolk is a done deal, and in reading all the correspondence over the past 10 days I can sort of understand the logic (and for Macquarie)...
I understand the DOC people are reviewing the N. Z. Coastal Policy Statement to change the current "right" (?) that seems to exist for vehicles on beaches...
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Wratten, Steve
Wrattens@...
Jul 9, 2003 11:29 pm
Anyone have/know of trip reports etc for that area of the N Territory? Cheers Steve Phone 64 3 325 3838 (voice ) ext.8221 Fax 64 3 325 3844...
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Richard Schofield
richard@...
Jul 13, 2003 12:15 am
Hello all The mystery heron which was present on Inchclutha during October/November 2002 is again present in the same locality, seen this morning associating...
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Nick Allen
nick_allen@...
Jul 13, 2003 6:10 am
Dear all, Yesterday there were 133 crested grebes on a very calm Lake Forsyth, with one loose assemblage of 89 birds. There were no grebes on an even calmer...
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D & L LAWRIE
lawrie@...
Jul 13, 2003 7:17 am
Hi, Today I was showing a group around the lower Waikato wetlands, and we visited the Falls Road lookout over the Eastern end of the Whangamarino wetlands, and...
Brent and I (and a few others) were lucky enough to accompany Richard Norman from Massey Vet School out to sea off Wanganui this morning, to release a...
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Rob Schuckard
rschckrd@...
Jul 13, 2003 11:42 am
Hi, Not very familiar with Blue Petrels, I was quite delighted to find my first very fresh specimen on the beach. In particular the biometrics and white tail...
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s&j
nicholson@...
Jul 13, 2003 9:32 pm
Dear Sav & All, My impressions have been that the pelagic zone begins 5-10 km off shore and it contains species you don't see from the shore even with a scope....
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Brent Stephenson
brent@...
Jul 13, 2003 10:12 pm
Hi Stuart and others, I think the point Sav was trying to make was that Cape petrels were the most common bird seen, AND more importantly some were sighted not...
kia ora have been watching a falcon almost every day here over Ohiwa Harbour (near Whakatane)these last few weeks. It always attracts my attention by calling....
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Richard Schofield
richard@...
Jul 14, 2003 6:50 am
Hello all Then mystery heron has a precedent (but no name!) http://www.users.bigpond.com/birdsnt/ has some photos of similar birds in Darwin over the last few...
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Snowball, Martin
Martin.Snowball@...
Jul 14, 2003 7:59 pm
Hello Does any one know if the White Necked Heron in New Plymouth is still there? Cheers Martin ...
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s&j
nicholson@...
Jul 14, 2003 8:50 pm
Gidday All, 1) One of the factors will be what they are doing? E.g. flying from A to B, following a boat, feeding, being fed, resting, rafting, etc. The flying...
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Barry Hartley
Barry_Hartley@...
Jul 14, 2003 9:18 pm
The Ardea pacifica was still in the Toko district yesterday. Not in the Waiwiri Road but alongside SH43 at the Gordon Road rail crossing. Once again in company...
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Kiwi Wildlife Tours
kwtl@...
Jul 14, 2003 10:38 pm
Hi all We have a couple of places left on our next Hauraki Gulf trip - Saturday 2 August. Weather permitting, we'll follow much the same route as previously -...
Ok Stuart, Aha finally a bite. I wondered when this would start to cause a stir. You've got me on Cape Pigeon. I like calling it a pigeon but have to admit it...
kia ora is there any help out there for Andrew? From: "Andrew Truman" <ipo.digital@...> Ki Ora Narena, The website will not be finished for another 2...
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D & L LAWRIE
lawrie@...
Jul 15, 2003 10:42 am
A newspaper clipping from a local paper has just been brought to my attention from Waiuku, which is a small town just west of Pukekohe, which is 40km south of...
