In a change on writing about all the birds, this new planned book, by change, is just about one bird - a Bar-tailed Godwit, who carries the flag AJD. I …
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Our old friend has left us again, on the same day, at the same time (14 minutes later), and from the same spot (5 metres from last year). These are …
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Regular checking of our estuary birds has been quite productive over the last two years or so. I was scanning the estuary with binoculars and noticed a brown speck among …
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After a tip-off from a member of the public I had the opportunity to photograph a morepork family, mum, dad and three young ones. What a cute sight, and quite …
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Previous photos of fairy terns have come at great cost - a trip to north Auckland, a 5 km walk along a beach, only to find a bird who favoured …
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Our old friend, AJD, is back on the Whanganui Estuary for the 13th summer. I first found him this year after migration at Foxton, on 2 October, so he has …
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It is always interesting to find the origin of birds with bands or flags, and a red knot photographed on the Whanganui River Estuary last Saturday (7 November 2020) proved …
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I know of no other place to get so close, so easily, to a range of sea birds, as off the Kaikoura Coast. A selection of albatrosses is always guaranteed, …
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Pied shag are common in many coastal areas of NZ, but have never been along the Whanganui and Taranaki coastlines. We have noticed a few birds along our estuary the …
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