Hi everyone, I'd just like to point out that eBird NZ is available in Beta form now. Just go to ebird.com and use the mapping tool (find New Zealand on a drop...
Just back from a very weather-disrupted two weeks on the Chathams. Eight of us (including 4 Pitt Island residents) spent a rushed 24 hours on Rangatira (South...
The thing to note about KFs is that they do not live off fish! Skinks, insects, small birds are common fare - so they can be seen miles from fish habitats. ...
Stuart & Jane Nicholson
nicholson@...
May 5, 2008 6:08 am
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RE the discussion on king fishers , i have recorded several nests taken over by mynahs probably killing chicks as they do to starlings and thrushes On a...
bertha groom
bjgroom@...
May 5, 2008 8:48 am
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Did the annual Mason Bay, Stewart Island, beach patrol on 3 May. A week or two early for the main sooty wreck. 50 carcasses only plus 100 wings from...
Lloyd Esler
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May 5, 2008 9:31 am
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Hi guys, In addition to the organised Sunday morning boat trip, which I think is full,there is now a FULL DAY trip available for the more dedicated sea birder....
Hello All, I would like to correct some erroneous info in Steve's posting. Presuming he means the Sunday am boat-trip during the OSNZ Conference; yes it is...
Jan Walker
shesagreen@...
May 6, 2008 11:14 pm
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Last week I got the first reports for the winter of tui in Hamilton. A single bird (no bands) at the university. Kaka are back too. I saw one at Maungakawa SR...
On Friday the GP was still present together with the last 13 Godwits; also 34 Wrybill and 57 R Spoonbill. An impressive flock of ducks on the water: c.400...
Hi folks, the recent cold weather has seen stacks of Bellbird descend on suburban CHCH - Bellbirds all over the place incl my street in Opawa (only the 2nd yr...
Crossland, Andrew
andrew.crossland@...
May 11, 2008 8:37 pm
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Hi all, I had the pleasure of joining Shane McPherson and his partner Mia on a trip from Dunedin to Kaikoura (with a pelagic trip being the main event). We...
One more thing from the pelagic trip at Kaikoura: There were as many as 2 Subantarctic Cape Petrels out at sea in addition to the swarm of Snares Cape Petrels....
FYI, interesting article on the impact of hawk-like markings on cuckoos in the latest Economist, May 10th, Science and technology section page 87. Best...
Suzi Phillips
suzi@...
May 14, 2008 8:42 am
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janie vaughan found a marsh sand' at miranda yesterday it was still there [on the pond at HT and on mud in front of hide 2 hrs after high], yesterday 5pm its...
Phil Hammond
philxhammond@...
May 14, 2008 10:01 pm
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It was on the Stilt Pools all day yesterday and seems to associate with Stilts even when in front of the hide. The tides are rather small at the moment, so...
Hi there, Just got a call from Mike Graham re a Black-fronted Dotterell at the Pararaha Stream wetlands south of Karekare on the West Coast today, (ie between...
Suzi Phillips
suzi@...
May 17, 2008 6:21 am
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Hi, In my (limited) experience Marsh Sandpipers seem to associate with stilts a good amount of the time at Lake Ellesmere as well. A known trait? Cheers, Nick ...
Nick Allen
nick_allen@...
May 17, 2008 10:39 am
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Eastern Rosellas are very pretty birds though a bit camera shy. There are always some on the Takapu Rd entrance to Belmont Regional park in the trees on the...
Hi all, Here’s a brief report and species list for a voyage (adventure!) Bill Abbott, Alan Rackham and I made aboard RV Tiama from Milford Sound to Auckland...
Chris Gaskin
kwtl@...
May 18, 2008 8:40 am
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2 barn owls still present at kaitaia saw them 7 or 8 times, but on 3 occasions i saw them flying and screeching together with the second bird each time no...
Phil Hammond
philxhammond@...
May 19, 2008 10:35 pm
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For tens of thousands of years, the birds of Gough Island lived unmolested, without predators on a remote outcrop in the south Atlantic. Today, the...
Stephen
stephen11@...
May 20, 2008 8:47 am
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I must give my thanks to you Suzi for your post about the Black-fronted Dotterel and Dabchicks on the wetlands at Karekare (and thanks to Mike Graham too)....
Hi,Murray Smith & I did a roundup of waders at Tauranga Harbour's Te Maunga roost last Sunday: Wrybill - 8Banded Dotterel - 100Golden plover - 2Bar-tailed...
Paul Cuming
birdo@...
May 23, 2008 9:03 am
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Hi everyone, I've just returned from a 13 hour pelagic trip off Taiaroa Head on the Otago coast. I was a guest on board UO's research flagship: "Polaris II."...
Hello NZ birders This is a message to all of you who like to keep your lists updated. Or for you who like to share your photos or if you have an ID ...
Hi all, Ever wondered what to do with your bird observations? Do you want to know how many species of bird you have seen in NZ but are too lazy or shy to make...
Paul Scofield
pscofield@...
May 26, 2008 10:45 pm
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Hello again I might have upset some by sending the "Birdlist" email earlier. Just to clearify some details: 1) The Globaltwitcher ( www.globaltwitcher.com )...
... and the link to the beta site is http://ebird.org/content/newzealand Give it a whirl! Stuart ... From: BIRDING-NZ@yahoogroups.com...
Stuart & Jane Nicholson
nicholson@...
May 27, 2008 8:02 am
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Hi All Ray Clough reported he has seen what he believes to be a Black tailed godwit a few days ago. I have yet to find the bird and realise they can hard to...
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