While out walking on Sunday morning noticed a small mixed flock of sparrows & greenfinches which contained a white bird. As I got closer the flock dispersed -...
Dear all - this may be of interest. This link leads to a Reuters story regarding the possibility of migratory birds bringing AI to Aiustralia. ...
David Melville
david.melville@...
Feb 3, 2004 8:50 am
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Hello David Interesting issue and could apply to NZ as well I would be more concerned of a human vector as the most likely entry potential in the event AI...
Lawrence Family
rlawrenc@...
Feb 3, 2004 9:45 am
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Rob's comments on the use of bio-haz suits for bird watching isn't too far from the truth - have a look here ...
Richard Bacon
richard.bacon@...
Feb 3, 2004 8:12 pm
1466
Hi Everybody, Every year I get complaints about chicks and young gannets being found dead
or dying in the waters around White Island. From the charter boat...
Hi all! My wife and I will be making our second trip to NZ in March & April (to both main islands & Stewart Island). There's just a few birds we failed to...
BlankWhile every one else is watching the Coast to Coast and the Sevens I had some time to check out the Ashley River Mouth Tide was mid incoming time was...
Lawrence Family
rlawrenc@...
Feb 7, 2004 5:58 am
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Colin Hill, Patrik Kehrli and I charged around the mud in Colin's 4- wheeler -v. few wading birds from Yarrs flat eastwards but hundreds of banded dotterel at...
Wratten, Steve
Wrattens@...
Feb 7, 2004 11:24 pm
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... From: Wayne and Margaret Twydle To: Ian Saville Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 11:41 AM Subject: Ahuriri - Marsh Sandpipers Yesterday at Ahuriri we saw...
Sav Saville
sav@...
Feb 9, 2004 4:49 am
1471
Hauraki Gulf Sunday 8 Feb 04. MV Assassin - Skipper :Brett Rethe Participants: Barry Hartley, Chris Cooke, Glenn Wilken, Patrick and Andy Lannan (USA), Bill...
Sav Saville
sav@...
Feb 9, 2004 6:53 am
1472
Hi all, report on a visit to Ohiwa Harbour entrance this morning, 2 N.Z. Dotterel chicks about 1 week old and 2 about 3 days old, Seems late in the season but...
Oriental PratincolesDear all, With incredible numbers of Oriental Pratincoles in Australia a few might straggle across the ditch? Cheers David ... From:...
David Melville
david.melville@...
Feb 9, 2004 10:20 am
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A good news story from China in 2004. Asian Avian Flu 2004 We thank the Asian Avian Flu, because a good news we saw in Urumqi, the wild bird markets were...
Adrian Riegen
riegen@...
Feb 10, 2004 6:27 am
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Sorry this is a bit late, but may be of interest. On 24th January we were in the rose garden at Wellington Botanic Gardens when a NZ Falcon flew into a rose...
Richard Schofield
richard@...
Feb 10, 2004 8:18 pm
1476
Hi all, We had another very successful pelagic birding trip on the Hauraki Gulf last Saturday. One unusual sighting was a bellbird flying between Hen and...
Kiwi Wildlife Tours
kwtl@...
Feb 11, 2004 4:15 am
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Hi, Haven't seen a Bellbird at sea, but I have had a Tui handed into bird
rescue found a few miles off shore in the sea. Tui to come and go to Whale
Island...
Hi, Following e-mails about birds at sea I list below parts of e-mails sent to me by a friend who had a bird arrive on board a yacht she was on coming back ...
Ruth & Peter Reese
ruth.peterr@...
Feb 11, 2004 8:13 am
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Peter and Ruth, what a story - can we have the rest - what happened to the poor little thing - one assumed he died of exhaustion? Cheers Karen ... From: "Ruth...
Kiwi Wildlife Tours
kwtl@...
Feb 11, 2004 8:48 am
1480
Hi all, Over the years crossing Cook Straights I have seen Feral pigeon heading south and a single Harrier heading north. The harrier was most interesting as...
Snowball, Martin
Martin.Snowball@...
Feb 11, 2004 6:59 pm
1481
Dear All Just to add my 50 cents worth, I saw two Harriers coming in off the sea at Island Bay on the south coast of Wellington last December. Being a clear...
stephanie mills
millsszabo@...
Feb 11, 2004 10:15 pm
1482
Dear all (Sorry for cross-posting) I have finally finished as far as I can get an addendum to the Expedition Birding rules that deals with recently described...
Dear all, Highlights of a long Waitangi weekend spent atlassing in the MacKenzie area of Canterbury/Otago. A small flock of seven Black Stilts (plus another...
Nick Allen
nick_allen@...
Feb 12, 2004 10:43 am
1484
Martin's observation of a Harrier flying across Cook Strait is actually not that uncommon. In late summer/autumn particularly, it is not uncommon to see...
Dear all, In March 2003 I saw several Harriers thermal riding above the lighthouse at the end of Farewell Spit before slowly gliding off northwards. I believe...
David Melville
david.melville@...
Feb 12, 2004 7:24 pm
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See page 275 of the field guide: "Banding studies show much movement both north and south across Cook Strait especially of young birds wandering in autumn and...
Rob Schuckard
rschckrd@...
Feb 12, 2004 9:17 pm
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Dear All For Wellington-based birders with an interest, there were two Arctic Skuas - one dark and one pale phase - chasing White-fronted Terns in Evans Bay...
stephanie mills
millsszabo@...
Feb 12, 2004 9:41 pm
1488
With 2 previous records at lake Ellesmere and Nick Allen's autumn sighting of 1 at the Rakaia Rivermouth earlier in the year, the twitchers amongst...
Hi all, and especially Mike Szabo, The Terek Sand was present again today at high tide (tomorrow any time from about 1500 onwards should be good enough). Not...
Sav Saville
sav@...
Feb 14, 2004 4:25 am
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BlankHowdy All Visit to Ashley River Mouth Waikuku Beach yielded Some excellent and close views of 3 tern species WF(150+) BF(5) Caspian (4) One Black Stilt...
Lawrence Family
rlawrenc@...
Feb 14, 2004 9:24 am
1491
Dear All, I was there on the 11th Feb (mid-dayish & high tide) & saw one of the New Zealand Dott chicks on the beach/sand - all fluffy and long-legged! - with...
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