Feral Several people in the north Auckland region rear CBG's, Then again!....... Adrian Riegen...
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D & L LAWRIE
lawrie@...
Mar 2, 2003 6:57 am
A group of us went to the South Manukau today. 6300 Knot, 1000 Godwit, 5 Eastern Curlew, 1 Mongolian Dott., 1 Greater Sand Plover, 8 Little Tern, 15 Curlew...
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Rob Schuckard
rschckrd@...
Mar 2, 2003 7:08 pm
Hi all, 12 people from OSNZ carried out the summer-wadercensus of Golden bay and Tasman Bay, including Farewell Spit. The count was a great success with all...
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Hugh J Clifford
hughjclifford@...
Mar 4, 2003 8:49 am
A Diamond Dove arrived at a farmhouse garden about three weeks ago and has been around there ever since, feeding in the flowerbeds and on the lawn. Not having...
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D & L LAWRIE
lawrie@...
Mar 5, 2003 8:03 am
Just a reminder of the open day at Miranda on Sunday. An opportunity to see the birds and purchase some stunning original bird paintings. Start time 1000,...
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Barnard Family
tim.barnard@...
Mar 6, 2003 8:30 pm
Hi everyone I visited Porangahau with Brent on wednesday. Beautiful day, the sanderling was still present and showing well with: 11 red-necked stint (two were...
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Nick Allen
nick_allen@...
Mar 7, 2003 9:31 am
Hi, Alan Collins has reported 2 Chestnut-breasted Shelducks (a female and an immature) at Normanby Lake, just south of Timaru. The birds were present yesterday...
Hi all, At the Manawatu today, excellent Bar-tailed Godwits and Red Knots in breeding plumage, good Wrybill numbers and hardly any change to the summer's less...
HI, Just for the record,. No sign of W.N. heron in favoured paddocks S. of Hokitika. Cheers Steve. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Nick Allen
nick_allen@...
Mar 9, 2003 10:01 am
Dear all, Alan Collins tells me that at least one Chestnut-breasted Shelduck (the adult female) was still present at Normanby Lake south of Timaru yesterday...
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Kiwi Wildlife Tours
kwtl@...
Mar 11, 2003 2:05 am
Hi all We still have a few places on our next trip out: Friday 4th April. Weather permitting, we'll follow much the same route as previously. Cost will be $150...
Hi everyone The black kite is still present in wetlands north of Mercer. They lie south of Highway 2 and east of Highway 1. I managed to get some good views...
Hi all, I am in the process of organising a boat trip out of Wanganui on Queen's Birthday Monday 2 June, to co-incide with the OSNZ AGM. The trip should run...
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D & L LAWRIE
lawrie@...
Mar 20, 2003 8:58 am
Bruce Keeley has just reported a CBGoose, see report below. Anyway this evening had a call from a Penny Patchett who reports a possible Cape Barren Goose at...
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Richard Schofield
richard@...
Mar 20, 2003 7:51 pm
Hi I've been getting reports from local farmers of large flocks of Mallards on farmland, apparently feeding on spilt grain. A couple have estimated around 10...
Hi all, I am thinking about making a trip to Pureoara Forest, primarily for bird photography, and would gratefully appreciate some feedback on how good it is ...
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D & L LAWRIE
lawrie@...
Mar 22, 2003 10:41 am
Gwenda Pulham and team from DOC and OSNZ had a great day at Papakanui Spit today as part of the NZ Dotterel census. 61 NZ Dotterel, 3000 Godwit, 7000 very red...
Over 90 people turned out in lovely weather for todays Farewell to the Birds event at the Manawatu Estuary - unfortunately no-one had told the Godwits and Knot...
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Barnard Family
tim.barnard@...
Mar 23, 2003 7:19 am
Hi Checked out Maketu today and many of the barwits and knot appear to have left over the weekend ... good numbers of goldies still present - several in almost...
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D & L LAWRIE
lawrie@...
Mar 23, 2003 8:35 am
Gwenda Pulham,Gordon Gorby, Claire Ryburn and I completed the NZ Dotterel count today at Karaka, while the other teams were around the Northern harbours. There...
Hi there, Over the past 20 hours I have had two messages sent to me purporting to be from Birding-NZ members, with the same virus attached. Although I...
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Wratten, Steve
Wrattens@...
Mar 24, 2003 2:02 am
March 23 No pools so waders were at lake edge. Best area was Yarr's Flat to Embankment Road. Colin Hill, Steve Wratten and Kathleen Harrison found: 1 Black...
Further to my note on Sunday regarding the NZ Dotterel count organisation I was contacted today by Rosalie Stamp from DOC Auckland. It appears that the...
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Barnard Family
tim.barnard@...
Mar 27, 2003 1:39 am
Hi, Interesting website ... for info .. All the best Tim WINGSPAN BIRDS OF PREY TRUST PARADISE VALLEY RD P.O.BOX 993 ROTORUA NEW ZEALAND 07 357 4469 021...
Hi Please visit the site of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds UK, to read about the proposed airport at Cliffe...
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Brent Stephenson
b.m.stephenson@...
Mar 28, 2003 1:50 am
Hi all, I just recently updated the OSNZ's Atlas website (http://bird.org.nz) with all of the most recent Atlassing information and maps. Remember to hit the...
Hi All, The interactive version of the ABID is now up and running, please visit http://www.aviceda.org/abid.htm there is no need to register unless you would...
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Tony Crocker
t.crocker@...
Mar 30, 2003 10:14 pm
Hi all I took a group of ornithology students from the US to Kaikoura on the weekend. Nothing particularly outstanding, but as it was mainly all new for them...
