Hi folks: As you probably know, I bring a few American birdwatchers to NZ every second November. Unfortunately I've had a couple of late cancellations on this...
Hi all: Has anyone seen Sulphur-crested Cockatoos around Cascades (Waitakeres) lately? If so, any sites they seem to prefer? Ross Ross Silcock P.O. Box 57 ...
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Sheila Petch
petch@...
Oct 5, 2003 2:41 am
We have 3 banded Black stilts here just now,2 at Lake Ellesmere and 1 at Coopers Lagoon. Saw our first Turnstone yesterday at the Ashley Estuary. Plenty of...
Hi all, Stopped of at the Lake this afternoon .Heaps of water about and bitterly cold with hail showers making my visit brief. Red-necked Stint 7 ....
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Derek & Chris Bettes...
dandcbettesworth@...
Oct 5, 2003 9:43 pm
A couple of days ago I watched a pair of fantails vigorously mobbing a shining cuckoo. The cuckoo did not seem too concerned. Just raising its wings to fend...
kia ora WRB Oliver records that shining cuckoo eggs have been reported in the nests of fantail, tomtits and silvereyes. Also sparrows and chaffinches....
Hi I had a report of a banded rail seen at the site of the proposed marina
on the Whakatane River. The bird was seen between the playground (the river
end of...
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p.rhodes
p.rhodes@...
Oct 6, 2003 7:43 am
Hi all I am presenting a talk on Yellowheads on Thursday evening and would appreciate any up to date information on Yellowhead population stats. I have heard...
Hi all, While counting a dense flock of Red Knots at the shellbanks at Miranda today I spotted a non-breeding plumage Great Knot right in the middle of the...
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Lawrence Family
rlawrenc@...
Oct 7, 2003 11:58 pm
Ok doky more re Black stilts Coopers Lagoon Found a Black stilt at Cooper's Lagoon this morning 10:30 ish Very close in excellent view through the spotting...
Hi Rob, Spotted Shags do also move a little ways up rivers - particularly in the lower 2-3 km of the Avon and Heathcote in Christchurch. All 5 local species...
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Sheila Petch
petch@...
Oct 8, 2003 6:38 am
I hope the Lawrence family found all the waders at Embankment Rd to-day. I sent them there to look for the other 2 Black stilts, there were no Black stilts,...
kia ora could someone please help me with this question? "Do you know why they (shags) swallow stones and then disgorge them when they come to shore at dawn?"...
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Rob Schuckard
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Oct 10, 2003 8:21 pm
Hi I presume that the "shags" you refer to are Spotted Shags. In Tasman Bay this same behaviour of regurgitating stones has also been reported. Spotted Shags...
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Barnard Family
tim.barnard@...
Oct 11, 2003 7:02 pm
Hi We had to cancel this weekends trip due to poor weather and sea conditions. We're going to try again on 26th October. The cost will be around $80 to cover...
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Sav Saville
sav@...
Oct 12, 2003 1:34 am
Hi all, A wet and windswept Manawatu Estuary this morning produced the following: Bar-tailed Godwit - 310 - a relatively high number for this time of year. Red...
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Richard Schofield
richard@...
Oct 12, 2003 9:22 am
Dear All, Had a day out yesterday and thought that a contribution from the far south might let those of you in the north know that there is life south of Lake...
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Nick Allen
nick_allen@...
Oct 12, 2003 10:57 am
Dear all, Filipe Moniz and I went on the Oceanwings boat on Saturday as part of our twitchathon attempt - 11/10/03 9.15am-11.45am. Wind - slight breeze from...
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Nick Allen
nick_allen@...
Oct 12, 2003 11:02 am
Dear All, The December issue Southern Bird is approximately half full at the moment, and so I am seeking further articles for it. So if you have any of the...
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Brent Stephenson
brent@...
Oct 12, 2003 7:48 pm
Dear all, Do you think you want to do some thing for me? I reach Auckland on dec 20th from Cairns. I will spend 60 days all around NZ in order to try to watch...
I am currently planning an intensive birding trip to NZ over Christmas New Year in the hope of seeing as many of the endemics as possible. I have been getting...
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Nick Allen
nick_allen@...
Oct 14, 2003 8:35 am
Dear all, Colin Hill phoned this evening to inform me of a Great Knot that he found today at Embankment Road, Lake Ellesmere (Canterbury). There are also 3...
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Kiwi Wildlife Tours
kwtl@...
Oct 14, 2003 8:38 pm
Hi all We are running more of our (not for profit!) Hauraki Gulf Islands & Seabirds Trips. The dates as follows: Saturday 1 November 2003 Wednesday 19 November...
kia ora It would be good if someone could follow up on this. Business Cooperation in Birding Program - from Wildchina travel company Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003...
Hi All, Managed a quick look today 15-10-03 at high tide and found the following birds, though hard to get accurate numbers due to heat shimmer and a low high...
An interesting article on identification of Mongolian Dotterel has recently been published in Birding World, Vol.16, (9) 377-385 by Martin Garner, Ian...
Hi All, Managed a quick look yesterday (15 10 03) at Maketu at high tide and found the following birds, though hard to get accurate numbers due to heat shimmer...
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D & L LAWRIE
lawrie@...
Oct 16, 2003 8:55 am
Tonight I joined a DOC team conducting a trend count of Bittern in the Whangamarino wetland. Seven of us went to listening posts, logging calls, and...
