Does anyone else think it bizarre that again, from this morning, it is perfectly legal to shoot a native bird classified as nationally critical, the highest...
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John Owen
jlowen@...
May 2, 2009 12:25 am
The very thought makes my blood boil; I spoke with a 'so-called' hunter only yesterday that spoke of a little duck he shot 'by mistake' - some sort of teal he...
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Chris Bindon
giant.weta@...
May 2, 2009 12:39 am
I agree John, So much for one of the basic golden rules of any good firearm safety: "Positively identify you target" before firing!! Yes you're right Neil, It...
My primary concern is that shooting is still allowed in the Whangamarino Swamp- a, if not THE, national stronghold for bittern. Bitterns occur in many areas...
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Suzi Phillips
suzi@...
May 2, 2009 1:36 am
If you have a look on the Fish and Game website, there is a lot about "wildbird management", how and where to shoot ducks, and a little bit about the species...
Isn't it the Mallard that has done for the 'Grey Duck'? Graham [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Trevor H. Worthy
twmoa@...
May 2, 2009 3:49 am
Ultimately the blame for the imminent extinction of Grey Duck in NZ falls squarely on the Acclimatisation Societies and all the game shooters behind them. They...
No, sorry, wrong. According to F&G, the mallard has in fact saved greys!! "Grey Duck: The native grey duck was once hunters' main quarry. However, draining...
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Rob Schuckard
rschckrd@...
May 2, 2009 5:10 am
It would in this context probably be more fair to refer to "members of the public" instead of "members of OSNZ". It is inconceivable that the referred ...
I don't so much blame acclimatisation societies as farmers but I doubt its that simple either. When someone gets down to doing some work we might know why Grey...
I don't know about Bitterns getting shot but they do seem to get run over quite a lot. I had a friend working near Whakatane who showed me a salt marshy swamp...
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Rosemary Tully
rosemarytully@...
May 2, 2009 7:21 am
Hi, The problem with the saltmarsh that Ian is talking about near Whakatane is that it is near the road. The Nukuhou Caregroup have planted trees beside the...
White Heron on the lake shore by the carpark at Lake Horowhenua (Levin). As I moved off the heron flew off and perched on the roof of the nearby Horowhenua...
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Crossland, Andrew
andrew.crossland@...
May 2, 2009 8:23 pm
________________________________ From: Crossland, Andrew Sent: Sunday, 3 May 2009 8:21 am To: 'Neil Fitzgerald' Subject: RE: [BIRDING-NZ] Re: Grey Duck It'll...
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Kevin Matthews
kble@...
May 2, 2009 8:28 pm
If the shooting season extended into bittern nesting times at Whangamarino it maybe more of a problem. I doubt if many bittern are shot accidentally, although...
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Kevin Matthews
kble@...
May 2, 2009 8:45 pm
I'd say it's very difficult for hunters to identify duck specie in the most active times of shooting i.e. dawn and dusk, however it is easy to distinguish...
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Kevin Matthews
kble@...
May 2, 2009 8:56 pm
In my opinion the only way to keep our grey duck alive now is to have it kept as a captive "zoo specie" so to speak, that's if we can find some pures to start...
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Crossland, Andrew
andrew.crossland@...
May 2, 2009 9:29 pm
I'd always heard that the hybrid issue was actually due to female mallards choosing Grey drakes, not a chase of rape by Mallard drakes. Can anyone comment? AC...
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Kevin Matthews
kble@...
May 2, 2009 9:45 pm
I've yet to see a grey duck pursuing a mallard drake in flight, but I've regularly seen 2 to 3 Mallards drakes chasing the living hell out a grey or grey...
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Iain Johnson
juiceblue@...
May 2, 2009 10:14 pm
A good out yesterday despite the rain. John and Kay Stewart and myself headed out to some of the lakes on the South Kiapara Penisular. No hunters were seen....
I've seen Mallard/Hybrid ganging up on Mallard/Hybrid quite often and a few times Grey on Grey but this is in places where one species is common and the...
Kevin, the first problem with this is that Grey Ducks are poor breeders in captivity. Apparently true wild Mallards are too but ours are gamefarm stock and...
Hi all Some of you might remember I sent out a call for your favorite 100 birds to select the birds for my book project "1000 birds to see before you die"...
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Crossland, Andrew
andrew.crossland@...
May 2, 2009 10:41 pm
or maybe they were purusing a hybrid? AC ________________________________ From: Kevin Matthews [mailto:kble@...] Sent: Sunday, 3 May 2009 9:46 am To:...
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Chris Gaskin
kwtl@...
May 2, 2009 11:18 pm
Hi all, Â Interesting little debate this. A couple of comments. Â Raoul has a resident population of grey ducks, with mallard a very occasional vagrant. To...
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Crossland, Andrew
andrew.crossland@...
May 2, 2009 11:26 pm
I've heard talk of having the Chathams as a Grey Duck refugia - does anyone know much about that? And, what about Stewart Island, D'Urville and Great Barrier?...
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Wynston & /or Lorrain...
lorwyn@...
May 2, 2009 11:49 pm
It's not that hard if one makes the effort to learn diagnostic features and behaviour. I know a number of hunters who have, and they regularly obtain full bags...
Even in the poorest light when it is first legal to open fire it is quite possible to tell the difference between "spoonies", mallards and teal. It's not even...
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Jan Walker
shesagreen@...
May 3, 2009 4:34 am
There was a Cattle Egret in Charlesworth Wetland at the estuary end of Linwood Rd, at High Tide today, around 11.30am-12.00pm. Sheila Petch and i were looking...
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Jacqui Hughes
jacquihughes@...
May 3, 2009 9:41 am
And see the stuffed one that didn't fly high enough. From: BIRDING-NZ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BIRDING-NZ@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rosemary Tully Sent:...
