The first for Taranaki was 7 September followed by another on 13 September. These are particularly early as we usually don't get them until 16 to 22 September....
Whitford, Auckland Our first was 29 September. This was the latest in 8 years on the property. It was a goody though. I only heard a brief downward whistle and...
On a walk the Opotiki side of Ohiwa Harbour Spit on the edge of the hundreds of Godwits was one turnstone still with its beautiful colours also three pacific...
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Barnard Family
tim.barnard@...
Oct 3, 2002 10:20 am
Hi everyone Quick update from the Maketu estuary ... 300 barwits (inc a few juveniles, numbers starting to build now) 2 knot 8-10 golden plover 32 royal...
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rschckrd@...
Oct 3, 2002 11:24 pm
Dear Birding NZ, Rob Schuckard thought you would be interested in reading this Reuters article from www.planetark.org Record breaking buzzard has bird lovers...
Wanted to send a quick and heartfelt thank you to all the people who responded to my request for information. I fly tomorrow for Australia, and am busily...
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Barry Hartley
Barry_Hartley@...
Oct 7, 2002 7:28 am
Yesterday Julie and Peter Fryer saw a Ruff by a pond in a paddock at Waiongana. It was chased by Pied Stilts and has not been seen again. Probably looking for...
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Barnard Family
tim.barnard@...
Oct 7, 2002 8:41 am
Hi Here's a brief summary of the BoP Bird Fest pelagic ... Saturday 6th September. Weather going out (9.15) was pretty good ... calm sea, good visibility....
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Barnard Family
tim.barnard@...
Oct 7, 2002 8:55 am
oops ... should read 6th October ... That will teach me to not to consume wine whilst writing emails ... tim [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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D & L LAWRIE
lawrie@...
Oct 9, 2002 8:40 am
Just some news from South Auckland. I have had a Kaka in my garden for the past week, a first for me, although we get records of a bird or two in the area each...
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Brent Stephenson
b.m.stephenson@...
Oct 9, 2002 7:10 pm
Hi all, Just a quick email to catch up - 1. We seem to have halted the spam - thankfully! 2. China was fantastic and I will write a trip report for the group...
My immediate reaction to korare was that it was a mispelling of Kotare,the kingfisher, and after a bit of research think that the most likely explanation. My...
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Mr & Mrs Watt
Bwatt@...
Oct 11, 2002 10:24 pm
Hi, Trevor Worthy saw a black kite in southern Wairarapa a few weeks ago. He's away at the moment so don't know too many details. Was there another one seen...
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D & L LAWRIE
lawrie@...
Oct 13, 2002 7:38 am
Just a quick note on the open day at Miranda. A good crowd of over 120 people heard a very informative talk by Adrian Riegen on the migration of Godwit and the...
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Nick Allen
nick_allen@...
Oct 22, 2002 10:55 am
Dear all, I got notification today from David Medway that the Franklins Gull seen in late June and early July at Tomahawk Lagoon, Dunedin has been accepted as...
Hi, Just wondering if anyone out there could help this man with his request on some one day birding trips. Tony will be away on tour at the time and can't help...
Just back from a 10-day trip to Tassie, with 4 days around Melbourne at the end. This was not a 100% birding trip (I was with my wife, and she has other...
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David Melville
david.melville@...
Oct 26, 2002 7:16 pm
The following message will be of interest to NZ wader fans. Also a reminder to please look out for colour flags on Bar-tailed Godwits (and other waders). Of...
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Wratten, Steve
Wrattens@...
Oct 27, 2002 1:18 am
Today and recently, the Embankment road area has/had : - 8 sharp-tailed sands - 22 golden plovers - 1 black-tailed godwit(damaged left foot) - 29 bar-tailed...
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D & L LAWRIE
lawrie@...
Oct 27, 2002 5:29 am
The answer to David Melvilles question regarding the green/orange flagged Godwit is today!! There was one on the shellbank at Miranda this morning. Tony...
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David Melville
david.melville@...
Oct 27, 2002 9:25 am
I am delighted with David Laurie's sighting at Miranda - but please keep a look out for more! Cheers David [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Having been deserted by my partner-in-crime (Brent) in favour of being sea-sick for a month between Sulawesi and Ashmore Reef, my plans for the Twitchathon...
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Nick Allen
nick_allen@...
Oct 28, 2002 10:12 am
Dear All, Sheila Petch found a 'commic' tern at the Ashley RM tern roost on Friday among 1400 White-fronteds - probably a Common Tern she says. Today there...
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Shawn Loewen (FOA DAL...
s.loewen@...
Oct 30, 2002 3:05 am
On Saturday the 26th the Browns Bay Birders headed out, with children in tow (Austin and Patrick ages 7), for our first attempt at a twitchathon. We decided to...
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Mr & Mrs Watt
Bwatt@...
Oct 30, 2002 6:46 am
Tuis were observed yesterday (by a very reliable person) fighting and rolling over and over on the ground in the car park of Mt Bruce, and a few minutes later...
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Nick Allen
nick_allen@...
Nov 1, 2002 10:31 am
Dear all, Alan Collins found a Ruff at Ki-Wainono on Wednesday ( prob. a male as it towered over the Banded Dotterel) also still at least 96 Wrybill present as...
Could someone help with this please? It is not a magpie nor a pied shag. "I live in the North Shore of Auckland and have seen (one sighting) of a very large...
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s&j
nicholson@...
Nov 2, 2002 8:17 pm
Pied Shag? Little Shag, Pied phase? Stuart Nicholson ... From: shiningcuckoo [SMTP:narena@...] Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2002 7:11 AM To:...
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Wratten, Steve
Wrattens@...
Nov 3, 2002 12:21 am
... From: Wratten, Steve <Wrattens@...> To: "David L. Thomas" <dthomas@...>, birding-nz@... Subject:...
Things are starting to move at last. Today at the Manawatu I had the following: Barwit 350+ inc one orange flag Red Knot 140 inc one orange flag Pectoral...
