Hi all Apologies for the late post. A while ago on Dec 23 while I was driving out of Battle Hill Regional Park (north of Pauatahanui, Porirua) when I stopped,...
Hi Iain, I think the birds chasing the Gannet are unlikely to have been either Diving Petrels or Fluttering Shearwaters. The behaviour is most like that of a...
Hi Dan and all, Fairly “significant” since there hasn’t been one at the Manawatu for over 25 years!!! On my way there now…. Happy New Years birding...
Sav Saville
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Jan 1, 2009 9:18 pm
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HI Iain, Detlef and all, Actually, I think they probably were Flutterers. I have seen this behavior a few times before, but only in the Marlborough sounds - so...
Sav Saville
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Jan 1, 2009 9:20 pm
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29.09.83 I think it was! Adrian ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Adrian Riegen
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Jan 1, 2009 11:14 pm
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Hi All, Further to my earlier email I have loaded pictures onto my blog. I have included another bird (Dotterel) I think with the Sharp-tailed but would love...
Coo, I think it's a pratincole! Great! Jan On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 3:43 PM, Driftwood Eco Tours < ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Jan Walker
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Jan 2, 2009 3:01 am
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Hi all, We were at Pakiri Beach yesterday for a swim and checked out progress with the fairy tern pair (chatting to DOC's volunteer warden): two very cute ...
Kiwi Wildlife
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Jan 2, 2009 3:02 am
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Re the pursuit of the Gannet by ??Fluttering Shearwaters ... I've seen White-Fronted Terns accompanied by Flutterers while they were fishing at French Pass...
Suzi Phillips
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Jan 2, 2009 4:16 am
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Have also seen Huttons or Flutterers following Gannets just inside the outermost channel the Interislander uses when she leaves Cooks Strait. They also use...
Jan Walker
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Jan 2, 2009 4:24 am
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Hi Will, Jan, all I think the first bird is a juv Banded Dott. It is a bit "grey" and lacks the buffy tinges that are usual, but I've seen them like this...
Sav Saville
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Jan 2, 2009 6:54 am
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Hi all, Nothing much there today. Certainly no Black-tailed or Hudsonian Godwits in view. There were many Godwits half-hidden on the southern side of the...
Sav Saville
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Jan 2, 2009 6:57 am
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At the Awanui Wharf yesterday were 40+ White-fronted Terns mostly roosting, on a couple of the fishing boats moored there. Also a pair of WFT that had nested...
Suzi Phillips
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Jan 2, 2009 6:59 am
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Hi All, Last week videoed a Giant Petrel just off the Seal Colony on Kaikoura Peninsular. It was a dark immature with white forehead, cheeks and throat, but...
Had a day at Tapora on the Kaipara on 31/12 and found a first year common tern roosting with white-fronts at the north end. Local migration seems to be...
Oh bother! Should have noticed the rump, shouldn't I? Did think the perching tern was a BFT though. Need a rarity or two down this way. Happy Birding [wishful...
Jan Walker
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Jan 2, 2009 7:12 pm
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Hi Emma, I have also seen a bird(s) in that location you mention previously as I used to take this route to work on Glen Rd but no longer work down there so I ...
Hi everyone- Sorry to use the list for this, but we are visiting birders and have to drop our rental car off in Auckland on the 6th, and are on the Hauraki ...
Hi Will, The second series of pictures are of an adult winter White-winged Black Tern. The red feet are just visible as are the outer two darker primary which...
Hi Thanks to you all for the id's of my mystery birds. I'm sure over time we will become better at identification and it's with sites like this that it makes...
Hi All, As a follow on from last night I agree that the 1st bird is a juv. Banded Dotterel and is probably justified by the very large number of adults in the...
Hey Will, everyone, I am a little wary of ever saying "It definitely is." from even really good photos - so in the case of White-winged v Black-fronted Tern...
Sav Saville
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Jan 3, 2009 10:37 pm
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Hi folks, Nice photos Will, but I'm sorry to say that I'm 100% with Sav on this one. I've seen hundreds of both White-winged Black Terns (in Asia and NZ) in...
Crossland, Andrew
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Jan 4, 2009 12:01 am
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Thank you all. I shall be more observant, take notes and check out the reccommended websites. It's been a very interesting exercise. Cheers Will DRIFTWOOD...
I'm back from 2 weeks holiday through the North Island with some emphasis on birding. All went to plan except the Hauraki gulf pelagics boat trip didn't...
Colin Hill and I went from Yarr's to Embankment Road on both occasions and found: Dec 24 bartailed godwit 30 red knot 4 curlew sandpiper 4 red-necked stint 8...
Wratten, Steve
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Jan 4, 2009 10:39 am
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Hi All Well, we've finally done it. We've booked to come over to NZ from the UK at the end of Feb to late March. We will be staying at Paraparaumu, so, if...
It's time for the internal wader migration again and I'm still keen to figure out where they are flying. I've had my head down for the last month but it looks...
Hi All, A pelagic trip out of Whitianga yesterday proved very successful with a single New Zealand Storm Petrel feeding around our slick 4 miles off Red...
Further to Duncans extensive report, I can report that at Miranda there are one if not 2 Pectoral Sandpiper. The first was seen by Tony Habraken on the 24th...
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