Hi to all those people who think White faced Herons are scarce. On 26 June (Manukau Harbour census day) a flock of 94 (minimum) White faced Herons were ...
John Simmons
johnsimmons@...
Jul 1, 2005 8:48 am
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Hi Just to complete the cattle egret round-up. Managed a very quick trip to Maketu today - there were eight egret in the wet pastures off Kaituna Road. Also 39...
Barnard Family
tim.barnard@...
Jul 2, 2005 5:01 am
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OSNZ BOP members are glad to report, after 5 hours of surveying Mauao (Mount Maunganui), during the last two weekends, that the majority of the colonies are...
Paul Cuming
birdo@...
Jul 2, 2005 7:35 am
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As a postscript to the notes re the Sooty Tern at Big Sand Island in the Kaipara last weekend the finder Sharon Kast went back last Sunday to check. The bird...
David
lawrie@...
Jul 3, 2005 7:47 am
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I forgot to post this on Friday, sorry. The kaka population at the arboretum in Hamilton has doubled and on Friday stood at 2! The local magpies were not too...
Hi All Wynston Cooper checked out the NZ Dotterel population at their winter haunt on Saturday (South Awarua Bay/Cow Island) and counted 74. This is the...
p.rhodes
p.rhodes@...
Jul 3, 2005 10:37 am
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Hi all, today I (finaly) finished my trip report to New Zealand nov-dec 2004. The report is quite extensive again, including a lot of pics. So there is a lot ...
Simon Plat
simon@...
Jul 3, 2005 6:38 pm
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I've also had a report of a Kaka in the gums at Pukehina Beach, if anyone is cruising that way (South of Te Puke on the coast). Paul Cuming, OSNZ BOP ... From:...
Paul Cuming
birdo@...
Jul 4, 2005 8:26 am
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Hi all, I am coordinating a kiwi listening survey on Kawau Island for the end of July and am looking for a few more participants. We are particularly keen to...
Kiwi Wildlife Tours
kwtl@...
Jul 4, 2005 10:49 pm
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Hi I recently spent 3 weeks travelling and birding in New Zealand. My trip report is now featured on 'eurobirder' or at http://www.birdtours.co.uk/index.htm...
Hi all, Does anyone know if recordings of Fiji bird species are available? Sav Saville Wrybill Birding Tours, NZ 23 Duke St Feilding New Zealand +64 6 323 1441...
Sav Saville
sav@...
Jul 7, 2005 7:15 am
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Sav, Les Mcpherson in Christchurch is your man McPherson, Leslie E-mail Address(es): archivebirdsnz@... David Lawrie ... From: "Sav Saville"...
David
lawrie@...
Jul 7, 2005 9:56 am
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This from the ABC today. Up to now there have been very few outbreaks of AI actually killing birds, so this is a new development. I shudder to think what...
That bar-headed geese had it and were dying was in the press several weeks ago. Since when have bar-headed geese come to Australasia. That the story is in...
Trevor Worthy
twmoa@...
Jul 7, 2005 11:56 pm
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The outbreak started in late April/early May. Exact numbers of dead birds unknown but seems to be in the low thousands (tho a draft of the Science paper...
david.melville@...
Jul 8, 2005 12:04 am
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Hi all, Many of you will remember back to last year when a paper by Penhallurick & Wink appeared in the Australian Journal "Emu". This paper re-analysed ...
Brent Stephenson
brent@...
Jul 8, 2005 12:24 am
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Just got a call to say the kaka population at the arboretum has increased again and is currently at 3! Cheers, Neil. ... I've also had a report of a Kaka in...
Having worked in China often over the past 10 years it is my experience that one has to be cautious about the quality of information that is provided by...
Ian Armitage
ian.armitage@...
Jul 8, 2005 1:41 am
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Brent and other NZ birders, Clarifying the point you raised, and hoping to prevent misunderstandings: You said "...It looks like the storm-petrels are not ...
Rheindt, Frank
frheindt@...
Jul 8, 2005 2:24 am
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Could anyone tell me where the best place is to see Kiwi on Stewart Island - is it at Paterson Inlet ?? And is there a guided trip to see the Kiwi available...
dia-suzi
suzi@...
Jul 8, 2005 3:44 am
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I was at a meeting recently where a scientist (I want name names or where from) suggested the possibility that Canada Geese might get the virus as Canada Geese...
Whilst in Christchurch yesterday, I found the Glossy Ibis at Travis Wetlands exactly where Alan Shaw described it (11 June). A nice new bird for my NZ list. ...
In the latest issue of Auckland OSNZ's TARA newsletter is a photo and caption on the visit by a White Heron (Egretta alba) to the Waiatarua Reserve near...
dia-suzi
suzi@...
Jul 10, 2005 9:52 am
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Hi all: Thanks to George Watola and Brent Stephenson I've been able to read the recent critique by Rheindt and Austin (R&A) of the paper by Penhallurick and ...
Hi all, In recent weeks Margaret Wignall and Jean-Anne Jacob have been recording large groups <70, of Little Black Shags in the Puhoi River Estuary. On Sunday...
John Simmons
johnsimmons@...
Jul 13, 2005 10:22 am
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Greetings all, This is a short advert for a website I've set up recently that has a fair bit of information about northern hemisphere waders in NZ. It's...
Had my lunch interrupted today by a strange-looking dark phase fantail flying above the Heathcote River in Lower Cashmere (Christchurch) - Ashgrove Terrace...
Nick Allen
nick_allen@...
Jul 14, 2005 11:25 am
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I've received reports that Coopers lagoon on the coast between Lake Ellesmere and the Rakaia Rivermouth (home of up to 14 White-winged Black Terns, and many...
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