Hi all, A flock of knots in the Firth today had all the hallmarks of including some newly arrived birds. Over a third had traces of breeding plumage,...
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David Melville
david.melville@...
Sep 1, 2003 10:22 pm
Help protect the Yellow Sea LettersDear all, Those of you interested in supporting efforts to protect South Korean coasatl wetlands may be interested in the...
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Brent Stephenson
brent@...
Sep 1, 2003 11:22 pm
Hi all, Just a follow up email to my earlier post. The Whitianga pelagic has now been book and confirmed, with at least 9 people attending. Hadoram Shirihai...
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D & L LAWRIE
lawrie@...
Sep 2, 2003 10:16 am
Tony Habraken and I went to Karaka last Sunday to see what we could see. Good numbers of Knot but no obvious signs of new arrivals. Still some SIPO got up and...
Hi I have just got back from Lower Hutt and on the Wednesday (27th) I saw a
falcon fly over the house and head out towards Eastbourne I think there was
a...
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Tony Crocker
t.crocker@...
Sep 2, 2003 9:44 pm
Hi all David Lawrie asked if any of us had any idea of SIPO still arriving "home". They start to arrive (mid July) when the weather can still be diabolical, ...
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Tony Crocker
t.crocker@...
Sep 2, 2003 11:46 pm
Hi again Did anyone hear the report this morning (Nat Radio) about Tui being poisoned by rhododendron nectar at this time of year? The report was by a person ...
Hi For many years now I have had Tui brought into Whakatane Bird Rescue with
Rhododendron poisoning. I first found them in my garden under the Rhododendron...
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Barnard Family
tim.barnard@...
Sep 3, 2003 8:13 pm
Hi everyone, I'm organising another trip with Bert Lee on the 12th October. The cost will be $70-$80 depending on whether we fill all the places. The regulars...
Had a Pukeko in my garden in Redwood, Tawa, Wellington last week. I think it was attracted in by the two wooden Pukeko wind toys we have on our fence? Also...
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mgturner
mgturner@...
Sep 4, 2003 9:12 am
Further to Jason's comment re Pukeko in Tawa - things have changed there since I grew in this area in the 70's. I don't recall ever seeing Pukeko there, or...
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Brent Stephenson
brent@...
Sep 5, 2003 1:38 am
Hi all, Steve Wood and I headed down to Kaikoura from Picton, ridiculously early on Wednesday morning. We did an Oceanwings pelagic with Hadoram Shirihai,...
hello i am new to this group and look forward to being a active member and meeting as many of you as possible... my question is that my lovely doves who i have...
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Brent Stephenson
brent@...
Sep 5, 2003 9:15 pm
Hi all, Thanks to those who pointed out I had forgotten Chatham albatross off my summary list. I have posted the trip report in the trip reports section in...
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s&j
nicholson@...
Sep 6, 2003 3:08 am
To answer your questions, it would be helpful to know: 1) What country you have been keeping the doves in? 2) What region of that country you are in? 3) What...
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D & L LAWRIE
lawrie@...
Sep 6, 2003 8:26 am
Today I saw 10 Galah fly into a Macrocarpa tree at my in-laws in Serpell Road Mangatawhiri. This is about 5km west of the usual site at the western end of the...
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Nick Allen
nick_allen@...
Sep 6, 2003 8:57 am
Dear All, At the tip of Kaitorete Spit this afternoon (6/9). 23 Wrybills 12 Red-necked Stints 2 Curlew Sandpipers 1 Little Tern Amongst greater numbers of Pied...
hi everyone....i was just thinkning cause i am new in all.. do you people ever have a regular meeting time on here to chat in the chat room?? if so i would...
In august 25th at the end of Embankment Road (Lake Ellesmere) I saw 6 red-necked Stints, 1 Blak Stilt and about 20 Bar-tailed Godwit. Is Black Stilt a usual...
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Trevor Worthy
twmoa@...
Sep 6, 2003 11:18 pm
Hi Jordi, In response to your question "I saw 97 species but among them 21 of introduceds. This suggest me a question: There're competition problems with the...
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Brent Stephenson
brent@...
Sep 7, 2003 9:30 pm
Saturday 6 Sept.... Further to David's sighting of the Galahs, Steve Wood and I managed to see a flock of 11 fly past us as we were parked on the side of the...
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Barnard Family
tim.barnard@...
Sep 8, 2003 4:49 am
Hi everyone Managed to arrive at the same time as a huge deluge (and low tide) however I got some good views of herons ... Kaituna Rd cattle egret - at least 3...
Hi Phil, The first lot of godwits have arrived on the Motueka Sandspit, Tasman Bay, South Island, New Zealand. I have been checking most days this month and on...
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p.rhodes
p.rhodes@...
Sep 10, 2003 9:14 am
Hi all I had a report (from last Summer) of a Long-tailed Cuckoo hitting a window. I thought they may have got mixed up with the Shining which of course is a...
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Adrian Riegen
riegen@...
Sep 10, 2003 10:10 am
Yes they frequently hit windows in the Waitakeres during northward migration in March. Adrian...
Hi, Over the years I have had (Whakatane Bird Rescue) long-tailed cuckoo's
that have hit windows and cars. In most cases they damage their backs and cannot...
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Rob Schuckard
rschckrd@...
Sep 10, 2003 7:23 pm
Hi All, With respect to the window crashing Long-tailed Cuckoo(see message of Phil and Adrian) does anyone have an idea of the scale of window strikes in New...
kia ora Like road kills, bird strike must have a large impact on bird population. In my experience blackbirds never strike but thrushes just about wipe...
