I hope everyone will join up for the backyard birding survey being organised by Landcare. Instructions for entering the garden bird survey data into NZ...
http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/research/biocons/gardenbird/instructi ons_nzbrn.asp If the link is not coming through in full, try copying and pasting it in...
There's not been much activity on the news group lately, so perhaps as spring is about to be sprung we can get things going again. Also we have a few new...
I have never have had so many birds in my garden as this winter - Tui, Silvereye, Blackies, Thrushes etc etc... I think they are hanging about cos they are so...
Hi new to this site, just started feeding wax eyes with sugared water, got a heap of em, awesome, just wondering how to get some other species around.. Thanks...
How can I distinguish between a falcon and an ordinary harrier. I've been seeing a different shape over the empty section next to us. It seems larger, but...
thank you for the book tip. I've decided the bird that visits our verandah is a very fat chaffinch. I've seen others in little groups but this one is bigger...
ciao The only bird with a crest I know of is the Skylark. If you are living on the edge of town where there are paddocks, then this might be the bird. The...
Harriers fly with wings pretty well straight across, whereas the falcon wing has a definite bend in it (think 'falCon'). Harriers are much more common than...
Hi, I'm new too. Have tried the sugared water with success and at present am putting out slices of pear which both the wax eyes and blackbirds like - and the...
... Rather astounding! Has this been reported before? I have a male blackbird in my garden occasionally with a white shoulder. It's only a small area, but it...
Albino birds are not altogether too unusual. Birds start here from small populations, whether introduced by humans or self introduced, so with inbreeding...
A few months ago you said that my pheasant might be in front of the fire... well, here is a photo for you of today. (In the album). He is out and about...
... What a hard-case bird! What a hard-case cat! What a couple of characters!! A pair of blackbirds are nesting fairly low down somewhere alongside my ...
... Doug.. firstly I'd go talk and try to educate your neighbour.... secondly I would built something prickly under your nest .... I plant old fashioned...
Hi, I have posted a photo of over 20 Tuis in the Kowhai trees last spring, this one looks as if it is going to be ust as good. Also have seen a Kingfisher in...
I spent last week staying at Bellbird Cottage at Kaikoura. It's a self-contained cottage on a small farm between Kaikoura township and the mountains, right...
Is the Bellbird Cottage a place anyone can go? I'd love to see the birds you describe. Cheri--- In newzealandbackyardbirding@yahoogroups.com, "waxeye_fan"...
It's a bed 'n' breakfast place. You pay to stay, and pay extra if you want a guide. I was happy to pay, because when I go to other places renowned for their...
Hello, I am a Canadian and am going to be on an RV Tour of New Zealand and Australia in October and November. I am a relatively new birder. Could anyone...
The heather & robertson field guide recommended by the NZ Ornithological Society is considered the best. There is a handguide and a field guide. You may find...
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