News Archive

Doing a wader count at estuaries along the coastline near Whanganui we encountered several beautiful birds, but I think the black-fronted dotterel must win the prize for "Cute and Pretty". … … Continued

Very happy with the new book and the quality of production is all I could have wished for. The book was printed locally at H & A Print, rather than … … Continued

For the first time in 13 years AJD was more than a month late back from migration, and for the first time he came direct to Whanganui, skipping his few … … Continued

Very pleased to say that our new book "FEATS BEYOND AMAZING The Life Story of a Bar-tailed Godwit" is now at the printers and should be ready for distribution mid-November. … … Continued

For the first time I actually witnessed five godwits arriving, on the Whanganui River Estuary, after their non-stop journey from Alaska. This was 14 September, 2021. Their wings were drooping, … … Continued

A field trip on Saturday to several coastal dune lakes was interesting. We finished the trip at the Manawatu Estuary, and found again the long-staying little egret. Great to have … … Continued

I have long sought to photograph an Antarctic Fulmar and possibly have seen one in the sub-Antarctic, but the sighting of this bird on an all-day pelagic off Kaikoura last … … Continued

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 … … Continued

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 … … Continued

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 … … Continued