Hi All As Peter mentioned, there will be a second full-day pelagic tour in Kaikoura on the 25th of July. Hopefully all the southerly storms will have blown up...
This BIRDING-NZ Yahoo Group has become a fantastic resource for New Zealand birders over the past few years. I’ve certainly got a lot from it and I’m sure...
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Stephanie Mills
millsszabo@...
Jul 2, 2009 10:29 pm
I'd like to hear from Brent about this significant development since he has put in so much time and effort. What do others think? Happy birding Michael ...
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John Dowding
jdowding@...
Jul 2, 2009 10:31 pm
³BIRDING-NZ will not altogether cease to exist...² is a little vague, to say the least. Brent, it would be useful to have some indication of your hopes and ...
Hi all, Many thanks to those of you who gave me some excellent details on where to find NZ dotterel up north, for those who would like to see the results,...
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Roger Radd
kiwi@...
Jul 2, 2009 10:52 pm
Thanks Neil, for this significant advance. Participants will soon see that threaded conversations, images within posts, rich and hyperlinked text, and an...
Brent can answer for himself but I will just say that it is our intention that the Yahoo Group archive will remain as accessible as always (i.e. at the whim of...
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Brent Stephenson
brent@...
Jul 3, 2009 12:47 am
Good morning all, I first started BIRDING-NZ back in Nov 2001 in the hope that we would be able to form some sort of online community, through which birders...
After living for 35 years in Hooon Hay I saw my first kereru from home today, feeding on small berries on the tree across the road. Something special about the...
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Wynston & /or Lorrain...
lorwyn@...
Jul 3, 2009 4:30 am
Hi everyone I see each site serving a different role - the original BIRDING-NZ as a site to record interesting or unusual sightings/records (its original...
No doubt a major concern about the proposed shift from this newsgroup to a web-based discussion forum is around how you interact with the community and ...
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Suzi Phillips
suzi@...
Jul 3, 2009 9:54 pm
I'll be sorry to see the demise of the Birding-NZ email list, if that is what's proposed by the new website. While I appreciate the benefits of Neil's website,...
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Rob Schuckard
rschckrd@...
Jul 4, 2009 12:35 am
Dear all, A team of 15 people counted between 21/6/09 and 29/6/09 the Top of South Island. In general a very good census with rapidly changing weather ...
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Wynston & /or Lorrain...
lorwyn@...
Jul 4, 2009 1:49 am
Well said Suzi. Far better articulated than my effort. Cheers Wynston ... From: Suzi Phillips To: Birding NZ Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 9:54 AM Subject:...
... Unfortunately, what you get is a long email saying that there's new activity in the thread. That's not entirely useless...but close, for those of us that...
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John Dowding
jdowding@...
Jul 4, 2009 3:32 am
For me, the material that¹s posted is far more important than the format. I¹m much less concerned about how flash the site looks or how user-friendly it is,...
THIS NEWSGROUP's PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO ENABLE BIRDERS TO IMMEDIATELY BROADCAST RARE/UNUSUAL BIRD SIGHTINGS TO OTHER INTERESTED BIRDERS. This is the core ...
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Jan Walker
shesagreen@...
Jul 4, 2009 4:33 am
I'm happy to try it if only I could log on, apparently I am registered but can't seem to get any further. And how do you vote? 8 people's votes aren't exactly...
Hi Brent, Firstly, thanks for having set this group up, and going to the trouble of asking what we think about the ideas you are having. I would suggest that ...
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Brent Stephenson
brent@...
Jul 4, 2009 5:31 am
Hi BIRDING-NZers, Terry, I'm glad you enjoy BIRDING-NZ, another happy birder, but I'm afraid I have to strongly disagree with your statement that "Having...
For my ten cents worth I'd like to say that how they develop is a unknown when they first start up. This is part of the attractiveness of them. Also they are...
Ok then, let's split up and go our separate ways – as soon as possible! This is the golden opportunity. Let's free the birding `establishment' from the...
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Kathy & Erik
forsythkd@...
Jul 4, 2009 9:03 am
Hi all Visited the South side of the mouth between 2:30pm ad 4:30m today and recorded. Cape Barren Goose- a pair on a nearby field Pukeko - a singleton in the...
The feedback in the forum has been very helpful, thanks. Only 8 votes in the poll as of a few minutes ago, which is not much to make good decisions on. Surely...
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Suzi Phillips
suzi@...
Jul 4, 2009 10:09 am
Optikcop you seem to have a huge chip on your flight feathers ! You at least need therapy for your grannie phobia 8-) It's not clear from your conspiracy...
Suzi, I liked your posting very much. I think it's one of the best examples of why we need to keep a version of Birding-NZ just the way it is. What a great...
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Battley, Phil
P.Battley@...
Jul 4, 2009 10:09 pm
Palmerston North - a dark falcon, seen just before 5 m yesterday afternoon by the river, about 150 m from the Ruahine Street access to the bridle path. Flew...
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Phil Hammond
philxhammond@...
Jul 4, 2009 10:38 pm
hi all here's my 2 penneth allthough i participate in a dozen or so censuses a year, serve on the council at miranda and have a general interest in...
