Thank you so much to everyone that responded to my post. I am quite overwhelmed with the helpfulness of everyone. It is so nice to be a part of the birding...
Hello All, Went with Sheila Petch and Bev Alexander to Jarvis Rd area ,walked to Clark's and then had a look round at Greenpark Huts this afternoon. There were...
Jan Walker
shesagreen@...
Feb 2, 2007 4:42 am
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hello all, would some kindly soul be able to help me out with some instructions on how to find orange-fronted parakeets at Hawdon Valley? Also where would be...
The Little Egret was showing very well just upstream of the Waikanae Estuary car-park (Waiheke/Tutere St) at low-tide this evening, in spite of considerable...
Kia ora There seems to be some doubt about the ID of these birds - emphasis on plural! The problem is the tail, which in flight is convex or fan shaped rather...
Rob I'd be keen to know to to so praps I also can call you sometime ? On 3 Feb 2007 at 19:59, Rob Lawrence wrote: To:...
Steve Wratten
Wrattens@...
Feb 4, 2007 8:03 pm
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Hi Everyone, Tony has asked me to report that after extensive searching, with 9 Brits, he failed to find the Australian Wood Duck at Hokitika sewage ponds...
Hi folks, I didn't notice this report on birding-NZ so thought I'd pass it on. News of an Oriental Cuckoo came thru to Canty birders via an e-Wrybill (local...
Crossland, Andrew
andrew.crossland@...
Feb 5, 2007 1:14 am
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Hi all, The Wood Duck was at the sewerage ponds when we went through this morning (5 Feb). Typical Aussie - giving kiwis a bit of a run around! No sign of the...
kwtl@...
Feb 5, 2007 6:23 am
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Hi Does anyone know how long the fledge chicks of morepork are fed for by their parents?. These two that I released are still coming for a handout after a...
________________________________ From: Crossland, Andrew Sent: Tuesday, 6 February 2007 8:52 am To: 'kwtl@...' Subject: Cape Barren Geese Yep, I for one...
Crossland, Andrew
andrew.crossland@...
Feb 5, 2007 7:52 pm
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Hi Rosemary, My Masterate research project at Massey University was primarily looking at aspects of secondary poisoning with regards to morepork on Mokoia ...
Brent Stephenson
brent@...
Feb 5, 2007 8:25 pm
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The smaller of the two released moreporks was found dead this morning in a neighbours paddock. A hole in the scull and internal bleeding around the head....
Hi folks, Spent several hours at Grassmere on Sat, hoping to get onto Brent's mystery bird, reported last week... But no. Great weather with a slight NEasterly...
An auspicious start to the day with an actual Wairarapa black kite flying low over the car while on the Lake Ferry road (near Pahautea turn-off). It stayed...
It was a cracker day in Arthur's Pass today. I tramped up into the upper Otira Valley looking for Rock Wrens. I found (or actually they found me) a pair so...
Hi,whilst surfing off Wainui Beach - 5km North of Gisborne - in the weekend, I observed 600-700 Fluttering Shearwaters flying around me, sometimes less than a...
Paul Cuming
birdo@...
Feb 6, 2007 9:27 am
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Hi all Over the past month we’ve run five Hauraki Gulf pelagics (7, 14, 21 & 29 Jan and 1 Feb) and it’s been fascinating to see the changes in terms of...
kwtl@...
Feb 6, 2007 9:52 am
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Hello, Spent some time over two days at Lake Grassmere looking for Brent's $50 bird, Have access to the saltworks so checked out the salt ponds also. Couldn't...
Mike Bell-8236
Mike.Bell@...
Feb 6, 2007 5:50 pm
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________________________________ From: Crossland, Andrew Sent: Tuesday, 6 February 2007 4:56 pm To: Crossland, Andrew Subject: Black-fronted Tern population...
Crossland, Andrew
andrew.crossland@...
Feb 6, 2007 7:50 pm
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Hi, Yesterday Alex and I went to Foxton Beach and first of all Alex spoke, by invitation, to a group of people about the estuary and the birds and the...
Kathy & Alex Scott
alkscott@...
Feb 6, 2007 8:45 pm
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Good news re the council support to exclude vehicle form the beach areas Hopefully the bollards will stay in place Rob Lawrence Darfield _____ From:...
Hi . Monday 6th over the high tide period Bertha and I recorded 6 whimbrel ,10 pacific golden plover , 46 banded dotterel ,+ another group estimated an equal...
bertha groom
bjgroom@...
Feb 7, 2007 10:40 am
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Hi All, Yesterday Tony saw 6 Blue Duck at Monkey Creek (Fiordland) a pair with 4 fledglings. He said that it was a wonderful sight to see them all doing so...
Hi All, Since 21st Jan a 'sharpie' has been inhabiting a stretch of the Ashley Riverbed near Rangiora, N. Canterbury. Its patch is about 10k inland from the...
Jan Walker
shesagreen@...
Feb 8, 2007 2:44 am
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Hello, Can anyone please give an out of towner directions to the karaka wader site? Thanks Mike [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Mike Bell-8236
Mike.Bell@...
Feb 8, 2007 5:42 pm
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Wairarapa OSNZ had Mike Imber here yesterday checking out kites/harriers along the Ruamahunga River down Papawai Road east of Greytown. He has concluded that...