Hi, Received via the BIRDING-AUS newsgroup, from Barbara Burns in Victoria, on Friday 30/11. Interesting record and if it is indeed an NZ paradise duck, it...
Does anyone have any updated info on the Christchurch Little Whimbrels or the Miranda Ruff?? There have been no further sightings of the Manawtu Gt Knot. Sav...
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Brent Stephenson
eco-vista@...
Dec 6, 2001 8:04 pm
Hi all, Not a lot to report in HB. Have been sightings of sharp-tailed and pectoral sand, red-necked stint, and turnstone around Ahuriri over the last week or...
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Brent Stephenson
eco-vista@...
Dec 6, 2001 8:46 pm
Further to Sav's email - Any clarification on the godwit mentioned by Nick below? Cheers Brent...
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Wratten, Steve
Wrattens@...
Dec 6, 2001 11:41 pm
I don't know about the godwit (see below) but there is a wader survey of Lake Ellesmere tomorrow which covers the key bird areas. Steve W ... Date sent:...
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Ross Silcock
silcock@...
Dec 7, 2001 2:04 am
Gday: We just finished a trip around NZ and to the Chathams. Great place, the last. I hope this is suitable for this list; it's great to finally have our ...
Hi All, I'm not sure if you are aware but there are a couple of superb Japanese photographic bird-guides which I was recently given by visiting birders, ...
Following on from my earlier message anyone wishing to see samples of the field-guides please visit this URL: http://ats.com.au/~aviceda/japanguides.htm Please...
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Nick Allen
nick_allen@...
Dec 8, 2001 7:26 am
A big hello from sunny Canterbury, A few of the more interesting sightings from the summer wader count - 7/12/01 Ki-wainono Lagoon. The lagoons were very high,...
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Tovey-Nicholsons
nicholson@...
Dec 8, 2001 9:01 pm
Dear Nick, I wonder if you can send some of that fine weather up here? "The funny godwit is/was a crippled Black-tailed Godwit" : What was the nature of the...
Still got a Terek Sandpiper and a Little Tern. Also 3 Turnstones, 1 Wrybill and about 13 very elusive Pacific Golden Plover. Sav. [Non-text portions of this...
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Wendy Hare
whare@...
Dec 9, 2001 4:19 am
Dear All, Apparently the Ruff at Miranda was last seen on 23rd November. Not of great rarity I know, but we've had a Turnstone here at Opoutere (Coromandel...
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Wratten, Steve
Wrattens@...
Dec 9, 2001 9:01 pm
... From: Mail Delivery System <postmaster@...> To: Wrattens@... Date sent: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 9:27:57 +1300 ...
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Paul Cuming
paul.cuming@...
Dec 9, 2001 9:41 pm
Currently there is a Black-backed Magpie by the old Ferrybank in Hamilton City. Paul Cuming [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Bev and Bryan Woolley
bwoolley@...
Dec 13, 2001 4:47 am
Banded rail can usually be seen easily at Opoutere on the Coromandel. Just wait on the bridge to the beach especially on a falling tide, as the mangrove roots...
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Ross Silcock
silcock@...
Dec 13, 2001 5:49 am
Bev: Thanks for the info! Nigel Milius and Wendy Hare told me the same thing. Maybe the only good place left! Ross Ross Silcock Tabor, IA USA ...
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Mel Galbraith
melgar@...
Dec 14, 2001 10:25 am
Observed a small flock (4) of Royal spoonbill beside mangroves in Little Shoal Bay (Auckland) yesterday (13/12) - beside the motorway, by the Esmonde Rd ...
The Terek Sandpiper was still present at the Manawatu Est today 16 Dec. Also Little Tern, 13 Pacific Golden Plover. Sav Saville [Non-text portions of this...
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p.rhodes
p.rhodes@...
Dec 16, 2001 4:33 am
Observed a Spoonbill being chased by adult Black-backed Gull at Sandy Pt, Invercargill on 9/12/01. SBBG flew around after the Spoonbill until it dropped...
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Brent Stephenson
eco-vista@...
Dec 17, 2001 9:32 am
Hi all, Just talked with Gwenda Pulham who visted the Kaipara over the weekend. Among other good birds such as whimbrel, sharp-tailed sand, etc. a Mongolian...
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Brent Stephenson
eco-vista@...
Dec 18, 2001 3:41 am
Hi all, The little egret that has been in the Clive/Muddy Creek area in Hawkes Bay for several years was near the road bridge over the Clive River yesterday. ...
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Brent Stephenson
eco-vista@...
Dec 18, 2001 11:27 pm
Hi all, Am currently planning a birding trip in China following the IOC in Beijing in late August 2002. Currently thinking of flying to Beijing, via a 3-4 day...
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Peter Milburn
peter.milburn@...
Dec 18, 2001 11:42 pm
Greetings I have just joined the list being an occasional visitor to NZ. Given the great seabirding opportunities available in NZ I'm not sure how much ...
Hi all, Any recent sigtings of the Ellesmere Little Whimbrels? Not much change at the Manawatu : Terek, Little Tern, 13 PGPlovers, one (new) Turnstone and the...
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Brent Stephenson
eco-vista@...
Dec 26, 2001 8:37 am
Hi there, Hope everyone is having a restive festive season!! A quick trip to Ahuriri this evening revealed a wrybill on the scrapes at the Westshore wildlife...
Hi all, Brent posted a note during the week about a strange wader at Ahurriri. After talking it through with him, and after he saw photos of the recent Miranda...
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D & L LAWRIE
lawrie@...
Dec 30, 2001 8:04 am
Tony Habraken,Gwenda Pulham,Simon Chamberlain,David Lawrie,Gavin,and Mike went to Tapora today to check out the possible Ringed Plover. No definite sighting...
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Wendy Hare
whare@...
Dec 30, 2001 9:51 pm
Dear Brent, Went to Beidaihe as part of a UK bird tour about 3 years ago (ie. before the more comprehensive "Birds of China" fieldguide was available. Between...
31 Dec high tide. Terek Sand, 2 Sharp-tails (the first since early Sept), Little Tern, still 13 Pacific GPs, and 32 Wrybills - a very early build-up for them,...
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Barry Hartley
Barry_Hartley@...
Dec 31, 2001 10:05 am
Rahotu today- 4 Pacific Golden Plover as previous seasons. An Asiatic Whimbrel which has been around since November 2000. A few SIPOs heading south. A NZ...
