Dear all, There was a black stilt in a wet paddock alongside Morven Beach Road (logically between Morven and the sea) in South Canterbury on Sunday. It was...
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Tovey-Nicholsons
nicholson@...
May 2, 2002 10:15 am
Just received from APMW email list (These colours aren't in the "Shorebird Migration - Use of Leg Flags in teh Flyway" pamphlet of Aug 1999 - is this the...
First day of duck-shooting, so the Estuary was chock-full with : Grey Teal - c350 Shoveler - c200 Mallard - c500 Grey Duck - at least 6 "good" looking birds ...
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David Melville
david.melville@...
May 4, 2002 9:08 am
Following Stuart's note about the colour-flagged waders from Hong Kong, please note that Pete Collins and I have just returned from a training workshop at the...
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David Melville
david.melville@...
May 4, 2002 12:48 pm
I have never heard of Spotted Doves being used for racing. In Hong Kong, where Spotted Doves are native, only Columba livia/'Rock' Doves were used for racing. ...
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David Melville
david.melville@...
May 4, 2002 8:58 pm
It would be good to see some of these birds in NZ - especially with flags on! David ... From: "Weiting Liu" <weitingl@...> To:...
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Eco-Vista
eco-vista@...
May 5, 2002 6:01 am
Hi all, Thought this may be of interest to those who haven't yet seen this species (and those who want to see it again!). Lake Aniwhenua is near Murapara, on...
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p.rhodes
p.rhodes@...
May 5, 2002 10:08 am
Some of you may have seen the wreck of Sooty shearwaters on Oreti Beach on the news recently. Lloyd did a count for approx 6km on Friday and we did another 2km...
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Tovey-Nicholsons
nicholson@...
May 5, 2002 6:56 pm
We've had a minor wreck of Sooty s/w on our beaches in the last few days - final numbers yet to come in (specimens/km, etc) but it would be interesting to know...
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Tony Crocker
t.crocker@...
May 5, 2002 8:54 pm
G'day all 5 of us braved yesterday's ferocious winds to patrol the end of Kaitorete Spit, and were rewarded for our foolhardiness with dying winds and more sun...
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Tony Crocker
t.crocker@...
May 5, 2002 8:58 pm
G'day again Three of our number (not me!) went and looked at the reliable tern site near the end of Kaitorete Spit. Result - 2 White-winged Black Terns in...
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Tony Crocker
t.crocker@...
May 6, 2002 2:37 am
Hi all Seen on birding-aus today... ... Are tomtits about to become a threatened species? Tony * * * * * * * Tony Crocker...
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p.rhodes
p.rhodes@...
May 6, 2002 10:44 am
Hi all Further to my report about the sooty shearwater wreck. Lloyd has just got back from Masons Bay, Stewart Island and counted 1739 Sooties and 80 Diving...
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D & L LAWRIE
lawrie@...
May 7, 2002 9:49 am
Following Savs note re the little Tern still at Manawatu, we have 9 at Karaka and 5 at Miranda still. None are in full breeding plumage, so are likely to stay,...
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Tovey-Nicholsons
nicholson@...
May 8, 2002 9:20 am
Statistics now to hand: Approx. 4-8/km on the Kapiti Coast, and 8/km on Petone Beach. Cheers, Stuart ... From: "Tovey-Nicholsons" <nicholson@...> ...
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Barry Hartley
Barry_Hartley@...
May 8, 2002 11:49 am
A 10.3km beach patrol today produced 10 Sooty Shearwaters all within 2.6km. Sootys are also being seen offshore at present. Also a Shy Albatross, Fluttering...
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Nick Allen
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May 9, 2002 6:50 am
Dear All, An Eastern Curlew was just north of Saltwater Creek in the Ashley Estuary today - I'm sure the two which summered over left about a couple of months...
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D & L LAWRIE
lawrie@...
May 9, 2002 10:09 am
Just a reminder that the next meeting of South Auckland OSNZ is a visit to the behind scenes bird room at the Auckland museum hosted by Brian Gill on 14th May...
Hi folks, This morning there was a drake Chestnut Teal at the Manawatu Estuary, with the largish flock of Grey Teal and Shoveler. By my reckoning this...
Ghris and Karen from Kiwiwildlife tours are staying here at Godwit House at the moment checking out the birds in our area and this morning we were out on Ohiwa...
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Doidge, Jim
DOIDGEJ@...
May 13, 2002 2:13 am
Whilst visiting relatives in Kumeu (west of Auckland ) on Saturday my attention was grabbed by a great raucous noise, just before dusk. I had been told that...
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Eco-Vista
eco-vista@...
May 13, 2002 2:29 am
Hi Jim, I have unsuccessfully searched for Kookaburra's several times in the Warkworth, Orewa, Matakana area. Are you able to give exact details of the place...
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Eco-Vista
eco-vista@...
May 13, 2002 2:30 am
Hi David and others, Great to have finally seen the bird - do you have a grid ref or locality where you saw the bird? I presume it was near Mercer? Any tips...
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Richard Bacon
richard.bacon@...
May 13, 2002 6:42 am
Hi! Found this group in the latest issue of Southern Bird. On 24th Dec, 2001, a flock of about 50 Starlings descended on our garden in Brooklyn, Wellington....
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D & L LAWRIE
lawrie@...
May 13, 2002 7:49 am
Further to Brents note wanting to know the exact spot where the Black Kite was seen, I can report that I saw it again at a distance yesterday about a km north...
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Eco-Vista
eco-vista@...
May 14, 2002 12:51 am
Hi all, Sav was down at the estuary again this morning. The chestnut teal was again present with the grey teal, and Sav managed to get some film of it. The...
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Tovey-Nicholsons
nicholson@...
May 14, 2002 9:25 am
Dear Richard, Firstly I would like to see this bird and confirm it is a Myna, but, by the sounds of it, its presence/location is not predictable. If you do see...
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Rob Leslie
rwleslie@...
May 14, 2002 9:46 am
Hi All I am a South African birder and will be visiting NZ for 4 weeks starting next week. This will be my second visit to NZ and I am keen to get some...
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Richard Bacon
richard.bacon@...
May 14, 2002 9:14 pm
... Yep - only saw it once, but I'm keeping eyes and ears open for it or sounds of it. ... No, I had a very good view of the yellow eye patch, white tipped...
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Wendy Hare
whare@...
May 15, 2002 7:21 am
Just come back from a 3 day trip atlasing to the northern end of the Coromandel Peninsula. Highlight was a Brown Skua 5.6km south of Port Jackson. The bird was...
