Hi folks, many thanks to all those who have been out counting Black-fronted Terns over the last 10 days. Bad weather through much of the country (its been rain...
Crossland, Andrew
andrew.crossland@...
May 1, 2007 8:39 pm
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At the OSNZ Auckland Central meeting last night, Sharon Kast, who is involved with Tawharanui Regional Park, showed photographs of a strange duck recently seen...
Hi there, I have a digital photo of the Grass Whistling Duck sent to me by Sharon. If anyone wants to have a look they can email me for a copy. Suzi ... From:...
Suzi Phillips
suzi@...
May 1, 2007 10:43 pm
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Hi all, In case anyone needs to contact me, please note my new contact details down in Palmerston North. The home phone will change in a couple of months. ...
hi all the tawharanui park is closed for pest control for the whole of may except 2 days [5th and 6th]---sharon asked me to let you all know in case someone...
Phil Hammond
philxhammond@...
May 2, 2007 10:23 am
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The ones we had down the Waikato River years ago roosted resoanably high in Willow trees during the day. They looked a little strange lined up along...
David
lawrie@...
May 2, 2007 10:32 am
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For those who followed the earlier movements of the satellite-tagged godwits as they left New Zealand in March and April, time to tune in again. Two birds that...
On Friday I was told about a spoonbill that has set up camp near Te Kuiti. I'm trying to find out a bit more. 32+ dabchick in a flock out past the old wharf at...
A little day confusion caused by taking a couple of days off work. "Friday" actually Thursday, "Saturday" = Friday, and "this morning" is Saturday. I think...
First weekend of duck-shooting and the Manawatu Estuary is alive with waterfowl - approx 2000 total with 500+ each of Mallard and Grey Teal, slightly fewer...
Sav Saville
sav@...
May 6, 2007 3:32 am
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Hi folks, it seems some WW BL terns are staying late or will winter over 1 in juvenile plumage at the Hurunui Rivermouth (N Canty) on Friday 1 in full BP at...
Crossland, Andrew
andrew.crossland@...
May 6, 2007 3:59 am
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This is awesome stuff Phil! (sorry for using that cliché word ...) It looks really good in GoogleEarth where you can rotate the Earth and change the date...
Stuart & Jane Nicholson
nicholson@...
May 6, 2007 5:57 am
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I heard my first Song thrush for the season on Friday morning. This is about 10 days earlier than usual. The Greenfinches and Goldfinches are also back around...
David
lawrie@...
May 6, 2007 9:43 am
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Hi David, First song thrush at home here in the East Coast Bays on Friday afternoon too - maybe they couldn't resist the mild autumn weather. Suzi ... From:...
Suzi Phillips
suzi@...
May 6, 2007 9:49 am
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The other possibility, David, is that your song thrushes are 355 days late. Simon [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Hi All, On my latest birding feature on the blog I have a picture of a tern which I can't identify. It has an unusual tail shape. Any help would be much...
Driftwood Eco Tours
will@...
May 6, 2007 8:36 pm
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Had mild weather in Canterbury for a few days now, following a nasty drizzly cold spell and a Song Thrush was begining to tune-up yest.[5th] here too. They ...
Jan Walker
shesagreen@...
May 7, 2007 12:14 am
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That time of the year again when kaka start turning up around here. Last Thursday (03/05/07) I got a call about one in a garden at Karapiro. Last night...
Kaka have been unusually active in the hills to the south of Katikati over the last several weeks.I usually see them passing over, but several have been heard...
I too heard my first full call of song thrush for this winter on 5 May - at Hawera. I've been listening for one at my Wanganui home, where I record all birds...
Colin & Robyn Ogle
robcol.ogle@...
May 8, 2007 4:27 am
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I had a second-hand report today of a Kotuku at Waimauku (about 50km north west of Auckland), near the railway line. If anyone is travelling through there,...
Suzi Phillips
suzi@...
May 8, 2007 11:14 am
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A couple of records from last Sunday: a.. One Yellow-crowned Parakeet seen in European larch trees near the cemetery and at Skippers in the Shotover valley - a...
Wynston Cooper
lorwyn@...
May 8, 2007 11:15 am
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Greetings A wader and tern expedition is planned 10 Nov to 1 Dec 2007 to Broome, Northwest Australia. If anyone is interested in taking part please contact...
Adrian Riegen
riegen@...
May 8, 2007 11:44 am
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Song Thrush seen singing Brooklyn Wellington yesterday 8May07 ... Stuart ... From: BIRDING-NZ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BIRDING-NZ@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
Stuart & Jane Nicholson
nicholson@...
May 8, 2007 8:02 pm
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One at Massey, Palmerston North, singing today, though I couldn't say that it hadn't been doing it earlier - just happened to walk that way. Phil _____ From:...
Just returned from the Pearl Creek area where 4 Cattle Egret were perched on a water trough. 2 Banded Rail's were feeding close to the causeway leading onto...
Don Cooper
doncooper@...
May 9, 2007 4:08 am
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Hi everyone, Am interested to now from those of you who have photographed bitterns (Botaurus, Ixobrychus) what these birds do with their feet when in their ...
Trevor Worthy
twmoa@...
May 12, 2007 2:06 am
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I can't help, having never photographed one! :-( I am interested though, because just last week I was looking at prints in mud and wondering how to tell w-f...
Hi All, Just back from an overnight stay at Bushy Park, a 'mainland island' of about 80 ha of native forest surrounded by a predator-proof fence. We arrived ...
Ralph Powlesland
powles1@...
May 13, 2007 9:48 am
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Hi Trevor, You could try contacting Australian Heron, Egret and Bittern expert, Neil McKilligan of the University of Southern Queensland. Neil has worked on...
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