Birdingonthe.Net Recent Postings from The New Zealand Birding List > Home > Mail > Alerts Updated on Thursday, March 18 at 11:06 PM ET The most recently received Mail is at the top.	Brown Pelican,©Julie Zickefoose

19 Mar Fwd: Departure of the Curlew sandpipers [Jan Walker ] 18 Mar Re: Barwits migrating [] 19 Mar Of departing godwits and more ["Rob Schuckard" ] 19 Mar LIttle Stint still at Lake Ellesmere ["Wratten, Stephen" ] 18 Mar Ohiwa birds ["B & J Groom" ] 18 Mar Fw: [SEABIRD] lesser frigatebird PNG [Rosemary Tully ] 18 Mar Gamebirds [Julian Fitter ] 17 Mar Re: Nankeen Night Heron - Nycticorax caledonicus ["Peter Frost" ] 16 Mar Re: BirdingNZ.net Alert: Brown Teal near Auckland [Phil Hammond ] 16 Mar BirdingNZ.net Alert: Brown Teal near Auckland [] 16 Mar Re: Re: Nankeen Night Heron - Nycticorax caledonicus [Israel Didham ] 16 Mar BirdingNZ.net Alert: Manawatu estuary waders [] 17 Mar FW: Little Stint Lake Ellesmere ["Crossland, Andrew" ] 17 Mar Frigate Bird [Rosemary Tully ] 17 Mar Re: Nankeen Night Heron - Nycticorax caledonicus ["Peter Frost" ] 16 Mar Opua Pelagic (Bay of Islands) 13 March ["detlefdavies" ] 16 Mar Little Stint Lake Ellesmere [Jan Walker ] 16 Mar RE: Nankeen Night Heron - Nycticorax caledonicus [Stuart & Jane Nicholson ] 15 Mar Whitefaced Herons at Lake Waikaremoana ["garyasta" ] 16 Mar Nankeen Night Heron - Nycticorax caledonicus [Julian Fitter ] 15 Mar Strange Gull sp - Lake Ellesmere [Sav Saville ] 14 Mar BirdingNZ.net Alert: Strange Gull at Lake Ellesmere [] 14 Mar BirdingNZ.net Alert: Strange Gull at Lake Ellesmere [] 14 Mar BirdingNZ.net Alert: Strange Gull at Lake Ellesmere [] 15 Mar Cape Barren Goose - Cereopsis novaehollandiae [Julian Fitter ] 14 Mar BirdingNZ.net Alert: That All Black penguin [] 14 Mar Little stint (prob) seen Sunday evening [] 14 Mar migrating birds. ["sheila petch" ] 13 Mar Greenpark Sands - no little stint AM- today ["albertlaysan" ] 12 Mar BirdingNZ.net Alert: Unknown tern at Foxton [] 12 Mar BirdingNZ.net Alert: Possible frigatebird around Wanganui [] 12 Mar Birds in Porirua Scenic Reserve on 11 March ["Ian Armitage" ] 12 Mar Re:Canada Geese Question ["Alan Shaw" ] 11 Mar Opua pelagic 13 March - 4 places left ["detlefdavies" ] 11 Mar Re: Canada Geese Question ["David Melville" ] 10 Mar BirdingNZ.net Alert: Tapora terek sandpiper and large sand dotterel [] 10 Mar Canada Geese Question ["harrier_talon" ] 09 Mar white herons around Chch ["albertlaysan" ] 09 Mar Little stints in NZ ["albertlaysan" ] 9 Mar Birds at Lake Ellesmere 8th march 2010 plus banded Wrybill [Jan Walker ] 09 Mar Request for bittern sightings ["albertlaysan" ] 08 Mar BirdingNZ.net Alert: Tapora/Kaipara plover ID? [] 9 Mar Re: The Unnatural History of the Kakapo [Martin Sanders ] 09 Mar Pelagic trip out of Tauranga - Seaweek ["tony.crocker" ] 09 Mar Semipalmated Plover [] 08 Mar The Unnatural History of the Kakapo [Duncan Watson ] 8 Mar RE: farewell from foxton??? ["Andy Falshaw" ] 07 Mar BirdingNZ.net Alert: Little Stint - at Lake Ellesmere [] 8 Mar FW: BirdingNZ.net Alert: Little Stint Lake Ellesmere ["Wratten, Stephen" ] 8 Mar Re: great knot at big sand island [Shane McPherson ] 8 Mar RE: farewell from foxton??? ["Battley, Phil" ] 07 Mar BirdingNZ.net Alert: Possible Grey Plover [] 07 Mar Cook Strait birds and mammals [Colin ] 7 Mar Re: Sharp Tailed Sandpiper at Foxton beach banded ["David Melville" ] 07 Mar Sharp Tailed Sandpiper at Foxton beach banded [Duncan Watson ] 7 Mar farewell from foxton??? ["Andy Falshaw" ] 7 Mar Re: BirdingNZ.net Alert: E7 at Little Waihi ["David" ] 7 Mar Re: Re: Colour banded wrybills [Jan Walker ] 7 Mar RE: BirdingNZ.net Alert: E7 at Little Waihi ["Crossland, Andrew" ] 06 Mar BirdingNZ.net Alert: Little Stint Lake Ellesmere [] 06 Mar BirdingNZ.net Alert: E7 at Little Waihi [] 06 Mar BirdingNZ.net Alert: Waterbird chick ID [] 06 Mar Re: Colour banded wrybills ["macjohnimber" ] 06 Mar BirdingNZ.net Alert: Black Fronted Tern at Foxton [] 06 Mar Terns [Duncan Watson ] 06 Mar BirdingNZ.net Alert: Little Tern Foxton [] 05 Mar FW: [Fwd: Enquiry through the Tiritiri Matangi website] [Simon Fordham ] 5 Mar Fw: RE: BirdingNZ.net Alert: More on terns ["rplatham" ] 5 Mar Rabbit Island, Nelson ["David Melville" ] 04 Mar RE: BirdingNZ.net Alert: More on terns [Sav Saville ] 4 Mar Common sandpiper at Washdyke Lagoon, Timaru, Sth Canty ["Crossland, Andrew" ] 4 Mar Christchurch Farewell to the Godwits event yesterday ["Crossland, Andrew" ] 2 Mar (unknown) [Keith bell ] 01 Mar BirdingNZ.net Alert: Fiordland crested penguins [] 01 Mar BirdingNZ.net Alert: Fiordland crested penguins [] 2 Mar Re: BirdingNZ.net Alert: More on terns ["Stuart Chambers" ] Subject: Fwd: Departure of the Curlew sandpipers From: Jan Walker <shesagreen AT gmail.com> Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:05:47 +1300 With acknowlegments to Jesse Conklin hope he doesn't mind, just so amazing! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jan Walker Date: Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 5:03 PM Subject: Departure of the Curlew sandpipers To: Jan Walker [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: Barwits migrating From: Grahamekins AT aol.com Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:15:46 EDT Hi, I have been reading with great interest the start of the impressive Barwit migration in NZ. I had a party of 85 Godwits flying high over the straight between Tiritri Matangi Island and the mainland at 15.20 on Thursday. They were already in a wide V shape heading initially N and then swung NW as they continued to gain height and headed out to sea. An impressive site for me. Also of interest was the behaviour of Tuis. Early on Thursday morning 24 very vocal birds gained height from the wharf area on TTM Island and headed out high NW until dots in the sky. 10 minutes later some at least came straggling back and dived from a great height into the vegetation at the N end of the island. Regards, Graham Ekins temporarily ex Boreham, Essex, UK [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Of departing godwits and more From: "Rob Schuckard" <rschckrd AT xtra.co.nz> Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:55:38 +1300 A range of people visited Farewell Spit between 12/3 and 17/3 to document departing godwits for the 2009-2010 season. All 180 departures (about 1% of summer population) took place in late afternoon and early evening, between 16:42 and 19:50 with groups varying between 12 and 60 birds. All departures were heading in NW directions with wind varying between W and NE. We observed 4 colour banded birds in two groups. Their whereabouts at the moment will be of great interest with a big tropical cyclone Ului playing havoc in Queensland/Solomon Island area. We know from the satellite work that the birds will normally go straight through this area. We have contacted the Australians to look out for possible colour banded birds that will land in unexpected places along the Queensland coast. A few nice twitches from Farewell Spit: 15 Golden Plovers (a few with very well developed breeding plumage) 5 Grey Plovers (one of them just developing the first signs of breeding plumage) At least two Fernbird calls from around the lighthouse. The Grey Plovers were a big surprise and hasn't happened for a while at Farewell Spit. High numbers were recorded in November 1993 (9) and January 1995 (6). Cheers Rob [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: LIttle Stint still at Lake Ellesmere From: "Wratten, Stephen" <Steve.Wratten AT lincoln.ac.nz> Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:17:21 +1300 Thursday March 18 Colin Hill and I found it again- this time at the Clark's Road area-it was just back from the lake edge among many pools and loosely associated with red-necked stints-see below. There is a broken, small mai mai at the lake edge where we found the bird- the mai mai looks like a square from a distance and closer, it looks like a chair with no back or seat. It has 3 larger mai mai near it-also in the water When the bird was feeding facing the observers, the white mantle 'V' was very prominent Bright rufous including mantle was obvious as before What we counted was: Little Stint 1 Red-necked stint 32 (the highest count we have had this summer) Sharp-tailed sandpiper 15 Red Knot 6 Curlew sandpiper 2 Wrybill: Minimum of 150 No godwits or Pacific Golden Plovers 7 royal spoonbills flying west near Yarr's Reserve Very wet and muddy-the tractor was needed to pull/push out the SUV at least twice! Cheers Steve ext 8221 "The contents of this e-mail (including any attachments) may be confidential and/or subject to copyright. Any unauthorised use, distribution, or copying of the contents is expressly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please advise the sender by return e-mail or telephone and then delete this e-mail together with all attachments from your system." [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Ohiwa birds From: "B & J Groom" <bjgroom AT xtra.co.nz> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:11:57 +1300 Tuesday ; count just after high tide 1200--1500 godwit very restless small groups of 50--100 rising --circleing a few times before rejoining the roosting flock . 5 pacific golden plover . 300--400 SIPO , 100 + banded dotterel . 61 N.Z. dotterel (low count) should be 80--90 so will recount in 2 weeks time . John [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Fw: [SEABIRD] lesser frigatebird PNG From: Rosemary Tully <rosemarytully AT clear.net.nz> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:04:19 +1300 Hi,The last listing I did was about a frigate bird. I thought it was on the birding network that it was mentioned but it was on the seabird one. Sorry if I confused everyone. cheers Rosemary See below the text of the original ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janos Hennicke" To: Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 2:02 AM Subject: [SEABIRD] lesser frigatebird PNG Dear all, on behalf of Lisa Hardy from the Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme, I would like to ask for your help to identify a wing tagged and banded Lesser Frigatebird found in Papua New Guinea. On Wed, 10 Mar 2010, a Lesser Frigatebird was brought into Walindi by Plantation staff from Lolokoru Plantation at the top of the Peninsula, Papua New Guinea. On both wings are yellow canvas type material with the number N16. A metal ring on the right leg has the following stamped on it: 1567-02 105." If anyone is familiar with this type of band series being used in this species, could you please let Lisa know, so she can obtain the original banding details for this bird and pass them onto the finders. Any information is appreciated. Please pass them on to: Lisa J Hardy Project Officer Australian Bird & Bat Banding Scheme Dept of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts GPO Box 8 CANBERRA ACT 2601 AUSTRALIA Ph: +61-2-62742150 Fx: +61-2-62742455 Email: lisa.hardy AT environment.gov.au http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/science/abbbs Thanks a lot and cheers Janos ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Janos Hennicke Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé - CNRS UPR 1934 79360 Villiers-en-Bois France Ph: +33 - (0)5 49 09 35 57 Fx: +33 - (0)5 49 09 65 26 email: janos.hennicke AT cebc.cnrs.fr, janos.hennicke AT uni-hamburg.de www.seevogelprojekt.de www.seabirdproject.cx _______________________________________________ seabird mailing list seabird AT lists.uct.ac.za https://lists.uct.ac.za/mailman/listinfo/seabird Subject: Gamebirds From: Julian Fitter <julianfitter AT xtra.co.nz> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:54:28 +1300 Does anyone have any recent ­ last 5 years, records of: Grey Partridge - Perdix perdix Red-legged Partridge ­ Alectoris rufa Bobwhite Quail ­ Colinus virginianus Golden Pheasant ­ Crysolophus pictus In the wild - not in captivity. Many thanks, this is all for a book, just trying to ascertain if these species are still around. Julian Fitter 101 Town Point Rd. Maketu RD9. Te Puke 3189 New Zealand Tel/Fax. +64 7 533 2040 Mob. +64 21 076 9436 email: julianfitter AT xtra.co.nz [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: Nankeen Night Heron - Nycticorax caledonicus From: "Peter Frost" <pghfrost AT xtra.co.nz> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:57:16 +1300 Hi, I understand that Bruce Shanks has already replied directly to Israel over his query, but perhaps others also need to know the context. Iwi along the Whanganui River, especially in the vicinity of Jerusalem, consider the birds to be kaitiaki (caretakers) of the remains of one of their tupuna, Hohepa Te Umuroa. He and four other Whanganui maori were exiled to Tasmania in 1846, following an incident in the Hutt Valley in which Te Umuroa was said to have taken part. He died of tuberculosis on Maria Island, Tasmania, in 1847 and was buried there. His four companions were returned to New Zealand the following year. In 1988, Umuroa's remains were repatriated from Tasmania and reburied at Jerusalem. The Nankeen Night Herons were first noticed in Jerusalem soon after, and are said to have carried him home, in a spiritual sense. Accordingly, local people may sometimes be reluctant to reveal the birds' whereabouts and do not always welcome enquiries about them. Incidentally, the incident of Te Umuroa's capture, exile, death and repatriation forms the basis for Witi Ihimaera's recently much-discussed novel The Trowenna Sea. He presents essentially the same account of the night-herons and their cultural significance as above, although derived independently. All the best, Peter Frost 87 Ikitara Road, Wanganui 4500 New Zealand email: pghfrost AT xtra.co.nz phone: +64 (0)6 343 1648 __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4950 (20100316) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com Subject: Re: BirdingNZ.net Alert: Brown Teal near Auckland From: Phil Hammond <philxhammond AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:25:50 -0700 (PDT) hi suzi   the brown teal closest to auck are probably those at mangere ---they have been there consistently and the highest count for the summer was about 8   nice to see that 2nd brood at army bay and nice to know all 3 ducklings are still alive   regards phil --- On Wed, 17/3/10, noreply AT birdingnz.net wrote: From: noreply AT birdingnz.net Subject: [BIRDING-NZ] BirdingNZ.net Alert: Brown Teal near Auckland To: "BIRDING-NZ" Received: Wednesday, 17 March, 2010, 4:15 PM   Hello BIRDING-NZ, Suzi has posted an important post on the BirdingNZ.net website. ------------ --------- --------- --------- ----- Here's the text of the post: I'm not sure if these would be the closest Brown Teal to Auckland but ... Three Brown Teal adults and three BT ducklings at the pond near the entrance to Shakespear Regional Park at the end of the Whangaparaoa Peninsula this week. There is a BT pair with three ducklings, and what may be the surviving youngster from this pair's spring nesting is also present. These ducklings are quite late in the season and look a few weeks old. Best time to see the ducklings is just after dawn, around 7am at present swimming on the pond with an adult. Otherwise, the adults can be seen in pairs or singly on the pond, reliably early morning and late afternoon/early evening. It's interesting to note how "assertive" these BT are around other ducks - they keep both the larger Mallard and Paradise Ducks in line Also in this area were two Red-crowned Kakariki, most likely from Tiritiri Matangi Island where it is very dry at present. There are large flocks of Eastern Rosellas in the park, and the Kakariki were seen (and heard) on separate days near a flock of 12 Rosellas, and later quite separate from them. Another early morning highlight was a Morepork/Ruru just up the path into Waterfall Gully where Fantails, Tui, and Kereru were also in abundance. Other birds seen at the park this week include; White-faced Heron, Paradise Ducks, Mallards, Little Shag, Pukeko, Spotless Crake, Kingfisher, Welcome Swallow, Australasian Harrier, Pheasant, Turkey, Grey Warblers, Pied Stilts, Spur-wing Plover, California Quail, Goldfinch, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Black-backed Gull, Red-billed Gull, Caspian Tern. Suzi ------------ --------- --------- --------- ----- You can use the following link to view and reply to the post: http://www.birdingn z.net/forum/ viewtopic. php?f=9&t= 459&p=1964# p1964 Please note that email sent by reply to this message will not go to BirdingNZ.net. Use the link above instead. -- BirdingNZ.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: BirdingNZ.net Alert: Brown Teal near Auckland From: <noreply AT birdingnz.net> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:15:06 -0500 Hello BIRDING-NZ, Suzi has posted an important post on the BirdingNZ.net website. -------------------------------------------- Here's the text of the post: I'm not sure if these would be the closest Brown Teal to Auckland but ... Three Brown Teal adults and three BT ducklings at the pond near the entrance to Shakespear Regional Park at the end of the Whangaparaoa Peninsula this week. There is a BT pair with three ducklings, and what may be the surviving youngster from this pair's spring nesting is also present. These ducklings are quite late in the season and look a few weeks old. Best time to see the ducklings is just after dawn, around 7am at present swimming on the pond with an adult. Otherwise, the adults can be seen in pairs or singly on the pond, reliably early morning and late afternoon/early evening. It's interesting to note how "assertive" these BT are around other ducks - they keep both the larger Mallard and Paradise Ducks in line Also in this area were two Red-crowned Kakariki, most likely from Tiritiri Matangi Island where it is very dry at present. There are large flocks of Eastern Rosellas in the park, and the Kakariki were seen (and heard) on separate days near a flock of 12 Rosellas, and later quite separate from them. Another early morning highlight was a Morepork/Ruru just up the path into Waterfall Gully where Fantails, Tui, and Kereru were also in abundance. Other birds seen at the park this week include; White-faced Heron, Paradise Ducks, Mallards, Little Shag, Pukeko, Spotless Crake, Kingfisher, Welcome Swallow, Australasian Harrier, Pheasant, Turkey, Grey Warblers, Pied Stilts, Spur-wing Plover, California Quail, Goldfinch, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Black-backed Gull, Red-billed Gull, Caspian Tern. Suzi -------------------------------------------- You can use the following link to view and reply to the post: http://www.birdingnz.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=459&p=1964#p1964 Please note that email sent by reply to this message will not go to BirdingNZ.net. Use the link above instead. -- BirdingNZ.net Subject: Re: Re: Nankeen Night Heron - Nycticorax caledonicus From: Israel Didham <israeldidham AT yahoo.com.au> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:33:44 -0700 (PDT) in which way is the nankeen night heron "culturally significant" to the locals, given that the birds are such recent colonists? --- On Tue, 16/3/10, Peter Frost wrote: From: Peter Frost Subject: [BIRDING-NZ] Re: Nankeen Night Heron - Nycticorax caledonicus To: BIRDING-NZ AT yahoogroups.com Cc: julianfitter AT xtra.co.nz Received: Tuesday, 16 March, 2010, 10:53 PM   Hi, Breeding was first reported by Norman Marsh and Gabor Lovel in a short note published in Notornis in 1967 (Marsh, N. and Lovel, G.L. 1997. The first confirmed breeding by the Nankeen Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) in New Zealand. Notornis 44: 152-155). They saw adults and juveniles near Pipiriki on the Whanganui River in February 1994. On 2nd November 1995, they found a nest with three chicks on the true right bank of the Mangoihe Stream, about 600 m upstream from its junction with the Whanganui R, just south of Jerusalem. Further searching produced 3 other nestsin close proximity, but they were unable to examine them closely. There was no sign that the nests were active at the time. Earlier, in August 1995, Colin Ogle and others from the Department of Conservation saw at least one juvenile among birds recorded at the junction between the Kauarapaoa Stream and Whanganui River junction ("Kemps Pole"). In February 2009, I received information from Sister Sue Cosgrove of the Sisters of Compassion at Jerusalem that she had flushed three young birds in the orchard at Jerusalem that she thought were recently fledged Nankeen Night-herons (the birds did not fly particularly strongly). Sister Sue knows the species, as in winter birds have roosted in a cypress near the hostel, and she has photographs of an adult night-heron taken by a friend. I have no doubt that her report is reliable. (Note: her identification of the young birds was tentative.) Around the same time, a schoolboy at Jerusalem reported to both Sister Sue and his teacher at the Whanganui Awa School that his cat had brought in a young night-heron. Local people know the species because it is culturally significant to them. The boy, DJ, described it thus to his teacher: "He's got green ogre legs. He's all beak and claws. He's a Nankeen." His teacher is Barbara Lovatt's daughter, Fiona Davis (Barbara is the OSNZ's Regional Representative for the Wairarapa). During a joint field trip between members of the Wairarapa and Wanganui branches of the OSNZ in June 2009, the young boy repeated his observations, and we have no doubt that he was correct in what he saw. We have other occasional sightings of birds in juvenile or immature plumage in the vicinity of the roost near Kauarapaoa (e.g. a photograph taken by Paul Gibson on 20 Sept 2008 of an immature at Kauarapaoa, and a sighting by Phil Hammond of a possible immature about 8-9 km upstream from Wanganui, also in Sept 2008). So, all in all, there is evidence that the birds breed here, although it is slim and in some cases circumstantial. Given the small number of birds, difficulties of accessing areas in which they might be breeding, and the cultural sensitivities of local people about disturbing the birds, we've not made any concerted effort to find nests, relying instead on accumulating incidental observations of young birds, as detailed above. I hope this helps. Peter Frost 87 Ikitara Road, Wanganui 4500 New Zealand email: pghfrost AT xtra. co.nz phone: +64 (0)6 343 1648 __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4948 (20100316) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset. com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: BirdingNZ.net Alert: Manawatu estuary waders From: <noreply AT birdingnz.net> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:19:52 -0500 Hello BIRDING-NZ, Brent Stephenson has posted an important post on the BirdingNZ.net website. -------------------------------------------- Here's the text of the post: Hi all, Nice high tide at the Manawatu Estuary yesterday. The godwit and knot are looking pretty stunning...and Phil...managed to fulfil your wish, so will send you a photo! Both curlew sands present, about 16+ golden plover in various stages of breeding dress with at least three looking stonking. Red-necked stint also present, but didn't see the sharp-tailed sand(s). No strange terns either. IMG_6569.jpg IMG_6757.jpg IMG_7593.jpg Cheers, -------------------------------------------- You can use the following link to view and reply to the post: http://www.birdingnz.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=458&p=1962#p1962 Please note that email sent by reply to this message will not go to BirdingNZ.net. Use the link above instead. -- BirdingNZ.net Subject: FW: Little Stint Lake Ellesmere From: "Crossland, Andrew" <andrew.crossland AT ccc.govt.nz> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:17:17 +1300 That same dsay truned cold, windy and dark later in the afternoon. Niall Mugan and I did a gull search from Greenpark Huts - Jarvis Rd and then from Embankment Rd to the Yarrs Flat. Scattered Black-backs, mostly at roost, but nothing unusual. A couple of groups of Black-billed Gulls out in the lake feeding, but again no unusual gull. Niall made the point that both Franlkins and Laughing Gulls are fish'n'chip gulls so a look around the parks, riverbanks and estuaries of suburban Christchurch might turn it up? AC ________________________________ From: BIRDING-NZ AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:BIRDING-NZ AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jan Walker Sent: Tuesday, 16 March 2010 9:08 pm To: Birding NZ Cc: Adrian Riegen Subject: [BIRDING-NZ] Little Stint Lake Ellesmere Very busy in the wader department today, with no wind to speak of. Lots of roosting/feeding gulls a long way off, but Colin came along with the tractor with the sheep pen on the back, so we stood in that while he drove us around. But the Little Stint was RIGHT THERE Also saw 16 Sharpies c200 Wrybill 1000s Banded Dotts , 1 with really bright O flag rt leg 3 Turnstone 6 Red Knot 24 RNS 1 male? Little Stint Lovely day, with 7 Cattle egrets at Drain Rd as well. Colin, Sheila, Bev and jan [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ********************************************************************** This electronic email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. The views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the Christchurch City Council. If you are not the correct recipient of this email please advise the sender and delete. Christchurch City Council http://www.ccc.govt.nz ********************************************************************** [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Frigate Bird From: Rosemary Tully <rosemarytully AT clear.net.nz> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:59:13 +1300 Just heard this from my friend who has been working on an island in P N G and has this information on the band. "The researchers who were working with me in January put the information onto the net and it has now been identified as one Greater Frigatebird banded on Tern island in 2007 as a breeding bird so all very interesting." 'Never frown, even when you are sad, Because you never know who is Falling in love with your smile. ' "Every one smiles in the same language" Rosemary Tully 513A Taneatua Road RD1 Whakatane 3191 New Zealand Phone 0064 7 3129475 Website http://www.nzbirds.com/more/rescue.html [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: Nankeen Night Heron - Nycticorax caledonicus From: "Peter Frost" <pghfrost AT xtra.co.nz> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:53:10 +1300 Hi, Breeding was first reported by Norman Marsh and Gabor Lovel in a short note published in Notornis in 1967 (Marsh, N. and Lovel, G.L. 1997. The first confirmed breeding by the Nankeen Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) in New Zealand. Notornis 44: 152-155). They saw adults and juveniles near Pipiriki on the Whanganui River in February 1994. On 2nd November 1995, they found a nest with three chicks on the true right bank of the Mangoihe Stream, about 600 m upstream from its junction with the Whanganui R, just south of Jerusalem. Further searching produced 3 other nestsin close proximity, but they were unable to examine them closely. There was no sign that the nests were active at the time. Earlier, in August 1995, Colin Ogle and others from the Department of Conservation saw at least one juvenile among birds recorded at the junction between the Kauarapaoa Stream and Whanganui River junction ("Kemps Pole"). In February 2009, I received information from Sister Sue Cosgrove of the Sisters of Compassion at Jerusalem that she had flushed three young birds in the orchard at Jerusalem that she thought were recently fledged Nankeen Night-herons (the birds did not fly particularly strongly). Sister Sue knows the species, as in winter birds have roosted in a cypress near the hostel, and she has photographs of an adult night-heron taken by a friend. I have no doubt that her report is reliable. (Note: her identification of the young birds was tentative.) Around the same time, a schoolboy at Jerusalem reported to both Sister Sue and his teacher at the Whanganui Awa School that his cat had brought in a young night-heron. Local people know the species because it is culturally significant to them. The boy, DJ, described it thus to his teacher: "He's got green ogre legs. He's all beak and claws. He's a Nankeen." His teacher is Barbara Lovatt's daughter, Fiona Davis (Barbara is the OSNZ's Regional Representative for the Wairarapa). During a joint field trip between members of the Wairarapa and Wanganui branches of the OSNZ in June 2009, the young boy repeated his observations, and we have no doubt that he was correct in what he saw. We have other occasional sightings of birds in juvenile or immature plumage in the vicinity of the roost near Kauarapaoa (e.g. a photograph taken by Paul Gibson on 20 Sept 2008 of an immature at Kauarapaoa, and a sighting by Phil Hammond of a possible immature about 8-9 km upstream from Wanganui, also in Sept 2008). So, all in all, there is evidence that the birds breed here, although it is slim and in some cases circumstantial. Given the small number of birds, difficulties of accessing areas in which they might be breeding, and the cultural sensitivities of local people about disturbing the birds, we've not made any concerted effort to find nests, relying instead on accumulating incidental observations of young birds, as detailed above. I hope this helps. Peter Frost 87 Ikitara Road, Wanganui 4500 New Zealand email: pghfrost AT xtra.co.nz phone: +64 (0)6 343 1648 __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4948 (20100316) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Opua Pelagic (Bay of Islands) 13 March From: "detlefdavies" <detlefdavies AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:59:19 -0000 Hi guys, Below is a report of a recent pelagic. Although not as productive as last time, we hope to go out there regularly & keep looking, good birds ARE there! Saturday 13 MARCH 2010 - PELAGIC from OPUA HARBOUR Day trip on David & Melita Mair's 55 ft boat `MV Zeus' leaving 7.10 from Opua Harbour. On board were David & Melita Mair, Detlef Davies, John & Georgina Owen, Derek Bettesworth, Soozee McIntyre, Richard Robbins, Kevin Matthews, Steve Amon and Peter Yates. Weather warm & sunny, southerly breeze, reasonably calm but boat rocking considerably when travelling south & sometimes while chumming. Birds seen in the harbour: Red-billed & Black-backed Gulls, White-fronted Terns, Pied Shags, Australian Gannets & (on the return) 2 Variable Oystercatchers. From the harbour to Ninepins (Bay of Islands) we saw many Buller's Shearwaters, a few Flesh-footed Shearwaters but not as many Fluttering Shearwaters as usual; also a couple of Blue Penguins. At least one juv Gannet was on the Ninepins suggesting successful breeding, a few Starlings here too. One Dolphin (probably Bottlenose) was leaping clear of the water close to a `Dolphin Encounter' tourist boat. From the Ninepins we headed out to sea in north-easterly direction to the Nine Pin trench where the depth reaches 400m and spent the rest of the day in this general area. There were many more of the 3 common shearwaters (but Buller's was by far the commonest). A Spur-winged Plover over a fishing boat well out at sea was a surprise. One Common Diving Petrel gave good views as did a Black Petrel early on and a White-capped Albatross took off from the sea with prey looking like a squid. Kevin suggested that a hook might be preventing the bird finishing its meal. Among some of the rafts of Buller's Shearwaters were at least 2 Sooty Shearwaters. A pod of Short-beaked Common Dolphins was spotted well ahead of the bows and they performed quite nicely for us alongside the boat. The first of about 6 Cook's Petrels flew quickly by to the north of us and the other birds seen all gave rather distant views. With a few distant shearwaters & Black Petrels around, we tried a chumming session c.11.30 am, this was unsuccessful, no birds coming any nearer. There was another distant White-capped Albatross but birds were very sparse over the next hour or so. At about 1 pm we tried another chumming session and this time a group of c.30 Black Petrels came to feed at the back of the boat, along with a few Flesh-footed Shearwaters. Our first 2 Fairy Prions came in sometimes settling on the water, there were several more during the rest of the day. Then an albatross with a bright orangy-yellow bill and thick black underwing margins suddenly appeared, crossed the stern but then headed on past, obviously either Black-browed or Campbell Island Albatross but photos so far not providing conclusive ID (more likely Campbell Island); a short while later another White-capped Albatross put in a close but equally brief appearance. The return trip to Opua taking 3 hours produced more of the same species, we returned c.5.30 pm. Our impression was that there were rather few seabirds in the area and no evidence of big shoals of fish; not many fishing trawlers were patrolling the region. We did see a few Flying Fish. We were surprised at the complete absence of storm petrels (White-faced regularly occurs in the Bay of Islands). Although the species list for the day was shorter than might have been expected, it was an enjoyable day for all, the weather turning out to be much calmer than forecast. The brief but close albatrosses were the highlight of the day. Species List White-capped Albatross BLACK-BROWED / CAMPBELL ISLAND ALBATROSS Buller's Shearwater Sooty Shearwater Flesh-footed Shearwater Fluttering Shearwater Common Diving Petrel Black (Parkinson's) Petrel Fairy Prion Cook's Petrel Blue Penguin Australasian Gannet Pied Shag Variable Oystercatcher Spur-winged Plover Black-backed Gull Red-billed Gull White-fronted Tern Starling Common Myna Mammals Bottlenose Dolphin Short-beaked Common Dolphin Detlef Davies Subject: Little Stint Lake Ellesmere From: Jan Walker <shesagreen AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:08:21 +1300 Very busy in the wader department today, with no wind to speak of. Lots of roosting/feeding gulls a long way off, but Colin came along with the tractor with the sheep pen on the back, so we stood in that while he drove us around. But the Little Stint was RIGHT THERE Also saw 16 Sharpies c200 Wrybill 1000s Banded Dotts , 1 with really bright O flag rt leg 3 Turnstone 6 Red Knot 24 RNS 1 male? Little Stint Lovely day, with 7 Cattle egrets at Drain Rd as well. Colin, Sheila, Bev and jan [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: RE: Nankeen Night Heron - Nycticorax caledonicus From: Stuart & Jane Nicholson <nicholson AT paradise.net.nz> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:09:48 +1300 I understand that the thinking/theory is that, given how long the colony has been in the Whanganui River valley, they must be breeding. Don't know if any specific breeding criteria have been recorded/reported. Stuart -----Original Message----- From: BIRDING-NZ AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:BIRDING-NZ AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Julian Fitter Sent: Tuesday, 16 March 2010 10:34 To: BIRDING-NZ AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [BIRDING-NZ] Nankeen Night Heron - Nycticorax caledonicus Does anyone have any information on Nankeen Night Heron - Nycticorax caledonicus breeding in NZ, Heather & Robertson suggest that it has done in the past, the Atlas data seems to suggest that it does not, any information on recent breeding would be much appreciated. Thanks Julian Fitter [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ BIRDING-NZ is moderated by Brent Stephenson Yahoo! Groups Links Subject: Whitefaced Herons at Lake Waikaremoana From: "garyasta" <garyasta AT farmside.co.nz> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:25:55 -0000 I had the chance to see two Whitefaced Herons in a tree at the rear of the Waiopaoa Hut on the shores of Lake Waikaremoana on the 4th March. Initially, I could see the two of them and later managed to photograph one standing on the branch on its own. It looked like they may have been nesting. If anyone would like to see an image, either low-format (normal email size) or full-format, let me know. Cheers Gary Little Subject: Nankeen Night Heron - Nycticorax caledonicus From: Julian Fitter <julianfitter AT xtra.co.nz> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:34:27 +1300 Does anyone have any information on Nankeen Night Heron - Nycticorax caledonicus breeding in NZ, Heather & Robertson suggest that it has done in the past, the Atlas data seems to suggest that it does not, any information on recent breeding would be much appreciated. Thanks Julian Fitter [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Strange Gull sp - Lake Ellesmere From: Sav Saville <sav AT wrybill-tours.com> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:51:33 +1300 Jus had a call from Tim Barnard at Lake Ellesmere (unsuccessfully looking for the Stint). He reports a largish gull, mid-grey wings, dark primaries, and drooping bill flying past on the lake shore. Possible Laughing? Or Franklin's Gull? Sav Saville Wrybill Birding Tours, NZ "Great birds, real birders" 24 Puketiro Drive Feilding 4702 New Zealand +64 6 323 1441 sav AT wrybill-tours.com www.wrybill-tours.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: BirdingNZ.net Alert: Strange Gull at Lake Ellesmere From: <noreply AT birdingnz.net> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:52:24 -0500 Hello BIRDING-NZ, sav has posted an important post on the BirdingNZ.net website. -------------------------------------------- Here's the text of the post: Just had a call from Tim Barnard at Lake Ellesmere (unsuccessfully looking for the Stint). He reports a largish gull, mid-grey wings, dark primaries, and drooping bill flying past on the lake shore. Possible Laughing? Or Franklin’s Gull? -------------------------------------------- You can use the following link to view and reply to the post: http://www.birdingnz.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=454&p=1928#p1928 Please note that email sent by reply to this message will not go to BirdingNZ.net. Use the link above instead. -- BirdingNZ.net Subject: BirdingNZ.net Alert: Strange Gull at Lake Ellesmere From: <noreply AT birdingnz.net> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:52:12 -0500 Hello BIRDING-NZ, sav has posted an important post on the BirdingNZ.net website. -------------------------------------------- Here's the text of the post: Just had a call from Tim Barnard at Lake Ellesmere (unsuccessfully looking for the Stint). He reports a largish gull, mid-grey wings, dark primaries, and drooping bill flying past on the lake shore. Possible Laughing? Or Franklin’s Gull? -------------------------------------------- You can use the following link to view and reply to the post: http://www.birdingnz.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=453&p=1927#p1927 Please note that email sent by reply to this message will not go to BirdingNZ.net. Use the link above instead. -- BirdingNZ.net Subject: BirdingNZ.net Alert: Strange Gull at Lake Ellesmere From: <noreply AT birdingnz.net> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:51:15 -0500 Hello BIRDING-NZ, sav has posted an important post on the BirdingNZ.net website. -------------------------------------------- Here's the text of the post: Just had a call from Tim Barnard at Lake Ellesmere (unsuccessfully looking for the Stint). He reports a largish gull, mid-grey wings, dark primaries, and drooping bill flying past on the lake shore. Possible Laughing? Or Franklin’s Gull? -------------------------------------------- You can use the following link to view and reply to the post: http://www.birdingnz.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=452&p=1926#p1926 Please note that email sent by reply to this message will not go to BirdingNZ.net. Use the link above instead. -- BirdingNZ.net Subject: Cape Barren Goose - Cereopsis novaehollandiae From: Julian Fitter <julianfitter AT xtra.co.nz> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:41:36 +1300 Does anyone have any records of or information on, Cape Barren Goose - Cereopsis novaehollandiae breeding in New Zealand? Thanks Julian [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: BirdingNZ.net Alert: That All Black penguin From: <noreply AT birdingnz.net> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:41:17 -0500 Hello BIRDING-NZ, molesunlimited has posted an important post on the BirdingNZ.net website. -------------------------------------------- Here's the text of the post: In case anyone missed it, here is as good a site as any: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/03/ ... 5145.shtml -------------------------------------------- You can use the following link to view and reply to the post: http://www.birdingnz.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=450&p=1920#p1920 Please note that email sent by reply to this message will not go to BirdingNZ.net. Use the link above instead. -- BirdingNZ.net Subject: Little stint (prob) seen Sunday evening From: <noreply AT birdingnz.net> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:08:38 -0500 Hello BIRDING-NZ, Brent Stephenson has posted an important post on the BirdingNZ.net website. -------------------------------------------- Here's the text of the post: Just heard from Tim this morning who is cautiously optimistic he had the little stint last night at about 7pm at Embankment Road (said he had to walk a fair distance). He saw 40-50 stints in all, and had one very bright one which he photographed, and the description sounds pretty good. He is aiming to get back there this afternoon. I've had to postpone my trip to the South Island unfortunately. Cheers, -------------------------------------------- You can use the following link to view and reply to the post: http://www.birdingnz.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=436&p=1915#p1915 Please note that email sent by reply to this message will not go to BirdingNZ.net. Use the link above instead. -- BirdingNZ.net Subject: migrating birds. From: "sheila petch" <birdo AT snap.net.nz> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:02:41 +1300 was at the Ashley Estuary, yesterday afternoon. The tide was half way in. Whilst looking at the birds noticed a flock of 25 Pied Oystercatchers lift off and circle around, calling all th time. They then flew straight to the sea, could not follow them from there owing to sand dunes. Pretty sure they were heading for the N.I. Still 2 all black Stilts there. cheers, Sheila [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Greenpark Sands - no little stint AM- today From: "albertlaysan" <langlands AT xtra.co.nz> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:36:02 -0000 Just back from Greenpark Sands - with Steve Wood and Rob Lawerance. No cigar - with the little stint but following seen 150 wrybill - including one colour banded on Upper Rangitata on 20 Oct 2009. 400 Pied Stilt 2 Golden Plover 12 Sharp tailed Sandpiper 2 Curlew sandpiper 7 Bar tailed Godwit 6 Knot 20 Red necked stint- many highly coloured- very impressive 1 black- hybrid stilt 1 Caspian Tern 40 Black billed gulls Large flocks grey teal and shoveler Rgds Peter Subject: BirdingNZ.net Alert: Unknown tern at Foxton From: <noreply AT birdingnz.net> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:25:03 -0600 Hello BIRDING-NZ, harrier.talon has posted an important post on the BirdingNZ.net website. -------------------------------------------- Here's the text of the post: Hi all, Was out at Foxton high tide yesterday. Amongst the flock of WF terns were two juv. Black fronted terns and one little tern. next to the little tern right at the end of the flock was another tern that I was unable to ID. The bird was the same size a WF tern. Generally appeared very pale with only smudgy grey-brown on the head. Please see photo, WF tern on right and the unknown tern on the left of the image. Is a terrible image but hopefully someone can help with the ID. Is this a juvenile WF tern, it just didn't look right for this species to me. Interesting birds seen: 20 golden plover 2 curlew sandpipier (one banded on left leg with single metal band) 2 BF terns 1 little tern 1 red-necked stint 1 sharp-tailed sandpiper -------------------------------------------- You can use the following link to view and reply to the post: http://www.birdingnz.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=448&p=1905#p1905 Please note that email sent by reply to this message will not go to BirdingNZ.net. Use the link above instead. -- BirdingNZ.net Subject: BirdingNZ.net Alert: Possible frigatebird around Wanganui From: <noreply AT birdingnz.net> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:38:39 -0600 Hello BIRDING-NZ, Peter Frost has posted an important post on the BirdingNZ.net website. -------------------------------------------- Here's the text of the post: I received the following email this evening from Paula Dennison; "Saw something unusual the other day on the river between the boat club and Warf Street... a large black bird with red under its beak and breast, long sharp bill, scared the hell out of the black backed gulls that were there on the flats, they did not like it what ever it was, it hovered but never landed, saw it a day later doing the same thing but not today at all. I am wondering if it may have been a frigate [bird] as I have seen these before!!" On starting to read her email, my first thought also was "frigate bird", even before I got to her last sentence. By now, of course, it could be anywhere. I certainly didn't see anything on the three occasions that I surveyed the estuary this week, including in the vicinity of Wharf Street, but it might pay people along the south coast of the North Island around to New Plymouth to keep an eye open for the bird, whatever it is. All the best, Peter -------------------------------------------- You can use the following link to view and reply to the post: http://www.birdingnz.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=447&p=1904#p1904 Please note that email sent by reply to this message will not go to BirdingNZ.net. Use the link above instead. -- BirdingNZ.net Subject: Birds in Porirua Scenic Reserve on 11 March From: "Ian Armitage" <ian.armitage AT xtra.co.nz> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:45:52 +1300 Three interesting forest species were observed on the edge of the Porirua Scenic Reserve, close to Porirua City centre yesterday, 11th March. Whiteheads, 3. (2 adults, one fledgling). Good views for nearly 5 minutes, including one adult feeding an insect to the begging fledgling. Although whiteheads have been seen here before this is the first record for more than one year and is the second occurrence of young birds since 2004. Kakariki (red-crowned parakeet), 1. Up to 3 birds are regularly seen here and have been present in Porirua Scenic Reserve for about 5 years. Bellbird, 1 juvenile. Clear close up views for several minutes. Although bellbirds have been in Porirua Scenic Reserve since 2004 (and more recently in some suburban Porirua gardens) and breeding has been suspected for some time this is the first observation of a juvenile bird. The bird was not calling and it was observed moving through the understorey forest. Numerous tui, silvereye, fantails, kereru and one grey warbler were also present. Cheers. Ian Armitage [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re:Canada Geese Question From: "Alan Shaw" <alanshawvideo AT yahoo.co.uk> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:45:22 +1300 Hi Andrew, Canada Geese frequently hybridise with Grey Lag Geese in the UK and roam around in mixed flocks. It is a fairly recent happening, since feral Grey Lags have spread over many parts of the UK in recent years. The resulting hybrids can vary enormously in plumage, with some only showing small changes from one species or the other. Cheers, Alan Shaw at Kaikoura Subject: Opua pelagic 13 March - 4 places left From: "detlefdavies" <detlefdavies AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:42:15 -0000 Hi all, Regret short notice but 4 places still left on pelagic from Opua (Far North) on Saturday. Forecast looks OK to go. Cost between $110 & $140 each. Email or phone me for details. Cheers, Detlef 09 407 3874 Subject: Re: Canada Geese Question From: "David Melville" <david.melville AT xtra.co.nz> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:31:18 +1300 I have seen Canada x Greylag in the UK in the 1960s. David ----- Original Message ----- From: "harrier_talon" To: Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:16 AM Subject: [BIRDING-NZ] Canada Geese Question >I am interested in the variation of colours seen in Canada geese. I used to >live in Palmerston North. On Hokowhitu Lagoon, a small urban lake, there >are some interestingly coloured Canada geese. A least one bird is >leucistic. Out near Foxton there was a hybrid Canada x greylag goose late >last year. Is hybridisation common between these species? Plus have others >seen leucistic or extra dark-faced Canada geese? > > From Andrew Thomas > > > > ------------------------------------ > > BIRDING-NZ is moderated by Brent Stephenson > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > Subject: BirdingNZ.net Alert: Tapora terek sandpiper and large sand dotterel From: <noreply AT birdingnz.net> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:19:32 -0600 Hello BIRDING-NZ, Shane McPherson has posted an important post on the BirdingNZ.net website. -------------------------------------------- Here's the text of the post: Hi all I recieved a report today of a Terek Sandpiper and a SECOND great knot at Journeys End. Yesterday also maybe a large sand dotterel at Big Sand Island. Tony Habraken is based here for the march migrations, keeping tabs on the godwits. As migration departures reach thier peak in the coming weeks it would be great to hear what is happening at other sites eg Manakau, Miranda and Farewell spit if there are people on the spot. Shane -------------------------------------------- You can use the following link to view and reply to the post: http://www.birdingnz.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=445&p=1899#p1899 Please note that email sent by reply to this message will not go to BirdingNZ.net. Use the link above instead. -- BirdingNZ.net Subject: Canada Geese Question From: "harrier_talon" <harrier.talon AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:16:33 -0000 I am interested in the variation of colours seen in Canada geese. I used to live in Palmerston North. On Hokowhitu Lagoon, a small urban lake, there are some interestingly coloured Canada geese. A least one bird is leucistic. Out near Foxton there was a hybrid Canada x greylag goose late last year. Is hybridisation common between these species? Plus have others seen leucistic or extra dark-faced Canada geese? From Andrew Thomas Subject: white herons around Chch From: "albertlaysan" <langlands AT xtra.co.nz> Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:43:13 -0000 I haven't noticed any for a while around Chch- has anyone any recent sightings. Kind rgds Peter Subject: Little stints in NZ From: "albertlaysan" <langlands AT xtra.co.nz> Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:14:33 -0000 I am writing an article about little stints- can someone provide a brief summary of how many sightings of little stint have been made in NZ- was the first confirmed sighting in 1993 at lake Ellesmere ? Kind regards Peter Langlands Subject: Birds at Lake Ellesmere 8th march 2010 plus banded Wrybill From: Jan Walker <shesagreen AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 16:40:47 +1300 Hi All, Here's what we managed to get onto yesterday, 8th March, Between Embankment and Clarkes Rds 1 Wrybill with bands: David can you help? I can't find the email of the banding office. WRWY There was also a Banded Dotterel with O flag right tibia. Other spp.: Banded dotterel 800+ Wrybill 130+ Pied stilt 300+ Hybrid Stilt, possibly F node Red-necked stint 10 Pectoral sandpiper 3 Sharp-tailed sandpiper 11 Curlew sandpiper 2 Black-billed Gull 48 plus the other usuals like skylarks, Kelp gulls and waterfowl. Sheila, Bev and jan [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Request for bittern sightings From: "albertlaysan" <langlands AT xtra.co.nz> Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:20:33 -0000 Hi all- bitterns should be dispersing now. I am very keen on any bittern sightings over the last 6 months. Basic data needed is location, date and number of birds. The data will contribute towards a research project that was initiated by DOC. I will present some findings, as well as contribute a summary paper, to OSNZ this year. Thanks Peter Subject: BirdingNZ.net Alert: Tapora/Kaipara plover ID? From: <noreply AT birdingnz.net> Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:03:19 -0600 Hello BIRDING-NZ, Shane McPherson has posted an important post on the BirdingNZ.net website. -------------------------------------------- Here's the text of the post: Posted on Birding-NZ but I have some extra info... numbers, band/flag combinations, and a call for help to ID. A big tide and many thousand barwit, knot, and SIPO. I saw more than three knots with orange flags (right leg) One BANDED godwit L none:R orange/green, and one with flag L metal:R orange flag. Banded NZDotterel L metal:R blue Later in the evening, tide well out, there were many banded dotterel out over the southern part of 'the causeway'. There was one here who took my interest, dark and abruptly ending partial collar. Also behaviourally it seems to be picking more instread of the typical strut-pek-strut-pek of the other bandies. After watching and stalking for half-hour, I convinced myself that it was a mongolian plover, but after reviewing photos actually seems like theres a shadow of the lower [rufous] band, and it remains a banded dotterel? one right.JPG front.JPG profile.JPG And finally, the full eBird report: Location: Kaipara Harbour -- Tapora Sandspit Observation date: 3/2/10 Notes: first quick drive to sth mainland, some largish flocks gathering far sth end of island, but moved to north and carried bioacoustic recorder over to the north roost. a very large tide (3.6m AT PP). beautifully calm (glassy across harbour!) with altrocirrus overcast and approaching rain which fell between 1800-2030. dry most of night. Number of species: 33 Black Swan 173 Pied Shag 7 White-faced Heron 1 Pacific Golden-Plover 33 New Zealand Dotterel 37 m:blue [flag] Banded Dotterel 42 Wrybill 30 South Island Pied Oystercatcher (SIPO) 5000 Variable Oystercatcher 2 Pied Stilt 90 Whimbrel 6 skittish on far west end of point Bar-tailed Godwit 7000 m:org [x1 flag] & -:org/grn [bands] Ruddy Turnstone 218 Red Knot 6000 -:org [x3 flag] Red-necked Stint 2 Black-billed Gull 30 Red-billed Gull 2 South Black Backed Gull 42 Little Tern 21 Caspian Tern 87 White-fronted Tern 5 Eastern Rosella X Morepork X Australasian Magpie X Skylark X Welcome Swallow 56 Grey Warbler X Fernbird X Song Thrush X Silver-eye X Common Myna X Australasian Pipit X Yellowhammer X -------------------------------------------- You can use the following link to view and reply to the post: http://www.birdingnz.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=444&p=1889#p1889 Please note that email sent by reply to this message will not go to BirdingNZ.net. Use the link above instead. -- BirdingNZ.net Subject: Re: The Unnatural History of the Kakapo From: Martin Sanders <martinz77 AT xtra.co.nz> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 08:58:28 +1300 Another World Premier screens in Auckland at Rialto 12.00 on Friday 12th. 12.00 see: http://www.documentaryedge.org.nz/2010/ak/film/unnatural-history-of-the-kakapo cheers, Martin On 8/03/2010, at 9:28 PM, Duncan Watson wrote: World premiere of the documentary on the Kakapo screens at the Wellington Documentary film festival Sat 13th March 7 pm, see: http://www.documentaryedge.org.nz/2010/wgtn/ (plus many other documentaries for film festival enthusiasts!). [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ BIRDING-NZ is moderated by Brent Stephenson Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BIRDING-NZ/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BIRDING-NZ/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: BIRDING-NZ-digest AT yahoogroups.com BIRDING-NZ-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: BIRDING-NZ-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: Pelagic trip out of Tauranga - Seaweek From: "tony.crocker" <tony.crocker AT clear.net.nz> Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:32:07 +1300 Hi all Am in the country for a few months, and have been asked to lead a pelagic out of Tauranga next Saturday. Bargain basement cost - $40! Details are below. Cheers Tony ==== As part of Seaweek, South Sea Sailing, in conjunction with DoC, is offering an opportunity to get in amongst some pelagic seabirds off the BoP coastline. The cruise is being run by South Sea Sailing, along with local seabird expert Tony Crocker. You are encouraged to bring binoculars. A camera is also a very good idea, as we hope to bring the birds close in alongside the boat. The trip is running on Saturday March the 13th from 10am. Tickets are $40. For more information/bookings contact Simon Hamer on 07 5786444 or 0272242266. Light refreshments will be provided. ======== Tony Crocker 92 Landing Drive, Pyes Pa, Tauranga 3112, New Zealand ph. 64 (7) 543 3457, mobile 021 795909 "They change their climate, not their soul, who rush across the sea." - Horace  ---------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.435 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2722 - Release Date: 03/04/10 19:34:00 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Semipalmated Plover From: <whare AT wave.co.nz> Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:21:40 +1300 G'day folks, Just to let you know the Semipalmated Plover was showing well in front of the hide at Ambury Regional Park on Sunday afternoon. Thanks to those who responded with information to Wendy's request on this e-mail list, a great "welcome home" present! Nigel Milius [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: The Unnatural History of the Kakapo From: Duncan Watson <watson_duncan AT xtra.co.nz> Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:28:29 +1300 World premiere of the documentary on the Kakapo screens at the Wellington Documentary film festival Sat 13th March 7 pm, see: http://www.documentaryedge.org.nz/2010/wgtn/ (plus many other documentaries for film festival enthusiasts!). Subject: RE: farewell from foxton??? From: "Andy Falshaw" <arfalshaw AT xtra.co.nz> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 20:18:07 +1300 I must have missed all the publicity…… From: BIRDING-NZ AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:BIRDING-NZ AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Battley, Phil Sent: Monday, 8 March 2010 9:38 AM To: Andy Falshaw; BIRDING-NZ AT yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [BIRDING-NZ] farewell from foxton??? There was one scheduled for the day of the tsunamic alert, but it was called off for precautionary reasons! Phil ___________________________ Dr Phil Battley Ecology Group - PN 624 Massey University Private Bag 11-222 Palmerston North New Zealand Courier address: AgHort Building (Ground Floor, A wing) Riddet Rd Phone 64 6 356 9099 ext 2605 Fax 64 6 350 5623 p.battley AT massey.ac.nz From: BIRDING-NZ AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:BIRDING-NZ AT yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Andy Falshaw Sent: Sunday, 7 March 2010 8:45 p.m. To: BIRDING-NZ AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [BIRDING-NZ] farewell from foxton??? Is there a farewell to the birds at Foxton this year? Ta Andy [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: BirdingNZ.net Alert: Little Stint - at Lake Ellesmere From: <noreply AT birdingnz.net> Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:16:23 -0600 Hello BIRDING-NZ, Peter Langlands has posted an important post on the BirdingNZ.net website. -------------------------------------------- Here's the text of the post: Sighted today- full breeding plumage[img][/imgfile:///C:/Users/Peter%20Langlands/Desktop/Little%20stint%20breeding%20plumage%20IMG_8418.jpg -------------------------------------------- You can use the following link to view and reply to the post: http://www.birdingnz.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=440&p=1880#p1880 Please note that email sent by reply to this message will not go to BirdingNZ.net. Use the link above instead. -- BirdingNZ.net Subject: FW: BirdingNZ.net Alert: Little Stint Lake Ellesmere From: "Wratten, Stephen" <Stephen.Wratten AT lincoln.ac.nz> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 12:18:17 +1300 Cheers Steve ext 8221 From: Wratten, Stephen Sent: Monday, 8 March 2010 9:02 a.m. To: 'birding-nz AT yahoogroups.com' Subject: FW: [BIRDING-NZ] BirdingNZ.net Alert: Little Stint Lake Ellesmere I sent this around yesterday but it did not work for some reason Cheers Steve ext 8221 From: Wratten, Stephen Sent: Sunday, 7 March 2010 1:27 p.m. To: birding-nz AT yahoogroups.com Subject: FW: [BIRDING-NZ] BirdingNZ.net Alert: Little Stint Lake Ellesmere I'd givet 'very probable' status to this stint-Colin and I made notes-see below The bird was in the pool east of the Embankment Road fence and roosying with Wrybills and r n s east of there It stood out like a beacon-the rufous colouation overall was almost orange Other notes: -dark centres to wing coverts and mantle with v. bright rufous edges -mantle V present -pale cream smaller than red-necks and no humped back appearance typical of that sp -very active feeder-jumping into the air occasionally-much faster feeder then RNS -whitish below 'chin' pale suprtcilium-creamish crown pale brown and lightly streaked -legs dark and short bill smaler than RNS-and only loosely associated with them -pale and diffuse greyish streaking on neck side -white below Also seen wrybill 150 min sharp-tailed sandpiper-15 (highest coint to date was 14 this summer) turnstone 2 red knot 4 pacific golden plover 48 (highest this summer) red-necked stint 21 little stint 1 No godwits or curlew sands one wrybill had metal band above left 'knee' with Left green over yellow Right white over yellow From: BIRDING-NZ AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:BIRDING-NZ AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of noreply AT birdingnz.net Sent: Sunday, 7 March 2010 10:54 a.m. To: birding-nz AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [BIRDING-NZ] BirdingNZ.net Alert: Little Stint Lake Ellesmere Hello BIRDING-NZ, Nick Allen has posted an important post on the BirdingNZ.net website. -------------------------------------------- Here's the text of the post: Sheila Petch rang me about an hour ago to say Colin Hill had found a Little Stint among the Red-necked Stints in the Clarks area of Greenpark Sands yesterday. The Clarks area is east of the Embankment Road fence. Park at the end of Embankment Road, follow the fence to near the lake edge then turn left to search for the stint flock. However the birds could be in any of the area between Jarvis Road and the western edge of the mud and sand flats at Embankment Road. -------------------------------------------- You can use the following link to view and reply to the post: http://www.birdingnz.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=436&p=1855#p1855 Please note that email sent by reply to this message will not go to BirdingNZ.net. Use the link above instead. -- BirdingNZ.net "The contents of this e-mail (including any attachments) may be confidential and/or subject to copyright. Any unauthorised use, distribution, or copying of the contents is expressly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please advise the sender by return e-mail or telephone and then delete this e-mail together with all attachments from your system." [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: great knot at big sand island From: Shane McPherson <shane.mcpherson AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 09:52:41 +1300 Its a few days delayed, but I was around at Big Sand Island on Tuesday and Wednesday last week. I spent over 2 hours with the big flock on the north end at high tide, must've looked over most knots three times over and was easily finding the non-breeding plumage birds amongst the sea of red. I could not get onto the Great Knot with much frustration, but there were plenty of gotwits and knots roosting on the south end too, so might've been there. The white VOC was also not around. An exceptionally calm day, and wonderful place to set up camp for the night. The whimbrel and little terns definitely compensated for the missing Gr Knot. 2 March Big Sand Island 1100-2100 Black Swan 173 WF Heron 1 Pied Shag 7 Harrier 3 [1 adult 2 fresh fledged] Turnstone 218 Golden Plover 33 NZ Dotterel 37 Banded Dotterel 42 Wrybill 30 RN Stint 2 Whimberel 6 Red Knot thousands Barwit thousands SIPO thousands VOC 2 Pied Stilt 90 Black-back Gull 42 Black-bill Gull 30 Red-bill Gull 2 Caspian Tern 87 WF Tern 5 Little Tern 21 Also seen/heard Rosella, Morepork, Magpie, Gerygone, Skylark, Swallow [56], Myna, Silvereye, Fernbird [5+], Song Thrush, Pipit, Yellowhammer, Sparrow Shane On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 9:49 AM, Phil Hammond wrote: > > > hi all > > there was a great knot among the reds at big sand island yesterday. birds > seen; > > great knot -----1 > red knot---------many--not counted > barwit------------ " " " > SIPO------------ " " " > VOC------------- " " " [included a pure white one seen here > from time to time] > turnstone------ c300 > wrybill----------c30 > PGP------------32 > red n stint----5 > nz dott--------35 plus > banded dott--many--not counted > black billed gull--8 > black backed gull--c100 > caspian tern---------155 plus > w.f. tern---------------only about 100 left now > arctic skua----1 light p,1 dark p > > apart from my 2nd great knot for the year [the other is at kidds] seen > roosting as well as flying the other highlight for me was when the dark > phase arctic skua landed just 12m in front of me to pick up and eat some > dropped prize and stayed there for a full minute or so--long enough for me > to close focus my scope for close eamination of eye , bill etc and the > manner of tail feather arrangement etc----ive seen hundreds of skuas in > flight but this was the closest ive been to a live one of this > species----some of the tern/skua acrobatics were pretty close tooand when it > was on the water it was very close to the beach too > > phil h > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ BIRDING-NZ is moderated by Brent Stephenson Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BIRDING-NZ/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BIRDING-NZ/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: BIRDING-NZ-digest AT yahoogroups.com BIRDING-NZ-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: BIRDING-NZ-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: RE: farewell from foxton??? From: "Battley, Phil" <P.Battley AT massey.ac.nz> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 09:37:46 +1300 There was one scheduled for the day of the tsunamic alert, but it was called off for precautionary reasons! Phil ___________________________ Dr Phil Battley Ecology Group - PN 624 Massey University Private Bag 11-222 Palmerston North New Zealand Courier address: AgHort Building (Ground Floor, A wing) Riddet Rd Phone 64 6 356 9099 ext 2605 Fax 64 6 350 5623 p.battley AT massey.ac.nz From: BIRDING-NZ AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:BIRDING-NZ AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Andy Falshaw Sent: Sunday, 7 March 2010 8:45 p.m. To: BIRDING-NZ AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [BIRDING-NZ] farewell from foxton??? Is there a farewell to the birds at Foxton this year? Ta Andy [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: BirdingNZ.net Alert: Possible Grey Plover From: <noreply AT birdingnz.net> Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:30:45 -0600 Hello BIRDING-NZ, Will Parsons has posted an important post on the BirdingNZ.net website. -------------------------------------------- Here's the text of the post: While out kayaking on tour noticed this bird but were unable to positively identify. Thought it could be Grey Plover due to size and width of white underparts. -------------------------------------------- You can use the following link to view and reply to the post: http://www.birdingnz.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=437&p=1865#p1865 Please note that email sent by reply to this message will not go to BirdingNZ.net. Use the link above instead. -- BirdingNZ.net Subject: Cook Strait birds and mammals From: Colin <hakawai AT paradise.net.nz> Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:19:48 +1300 I headed across to Picton on the morning of 6 March (with Kate McAlpine) and returned to Wellington on the evening of 7 March (with Alan Tennyson, coincidentally travelling at the same time). Wildlife (and weather) was very different only 34 hours apart. The following sightings are Cook Strait only (i.e. not in Queen Charlotte Sound or Wellington Harbour). This evening's excuse was that the Phoenix game was too exciting for the former, and it was too dark for the latter. 6 March - brisk south-easterly Gibson's wandering albatross 2 (1 following for some time) Southern royal albatross 2 Northern royal albatross 1 White-capped mollymawk 25 Salvin's mollymawk 6 Northern giant petrel 1 Fairy prion 1 White-chinned petrel 1 Flesh-footed shearwater 20 Buller's shearwater 25 Sooty shearwater 3 Fluttering shearwater 100 White-fronted tern 20 Black swan 17 (in a line, near sea surface, flying towards Wairarapa) Harrier 1 (also mid Strait and heading to North Island) 7 March - calm until approaching Wellington Heads White-capped mollymawk 12 Giant petrel sp. (juv.) 1 Flesh-footed shearwater 3 Sooty shearwater 8 Fluttering shearwater 10 Hutton's shearwater 4 (in a flock) White-fronted tern 4 Orca 1 Fur seal 1 (seen by Alan just before I joined him outside Tory Channel) Also 7 royal spoonbills roosting at high tide with 10 white-faced herons in a macrocarpa at the head of Kenepuru Sound about 3:30 pm on 7 March. Colin Miskelly [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: Sharp Tailed Sandpiper at Foxton beach banded From: "David Melville" <david.melville AT xtra.co.nz> Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 21:51:06 +1300 It is almost certainly one of two birds caught and banded at Foxton in November 2009. cheers David ----- Original Message ----- From: "Duncan Watson" To: Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 9:40 PM Subject: [BIRDING-NZ] Sharp Tailed Sandpiper at Foxton beach banded >I noticed from my photos that the Sharp Tailed Sandpiper that has been > at Foxton Beach for some time has a small silver band on its left leg. > Not sure if that means anything to anyone, the band is too small to read > any details on it without catching it. > Regards, Duncan. > > > > ------------------------------------ > > BIRDING-NZ is moderated by Brent Stephenson > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > Subject: Sharp Tailed Sandpiper at Foxton beach banded From: Duncan Watson <watson_duncan AT xtra.co.nz> Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:40:20 +1300 I noticed from my photos that the Sharp Tailed Sandpiper that has been at Foxton Beach for some time has a small silver band on its left leg. Not sure if that means anything to anyone, the band is too small to read any details on it without catching it. Regards, Duncan. Subject: farewell from foxton??? From: "Andy Falshaw" <arfalshaw AT xtra.co.nz> Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 20:44:38 +1300 Is there a farewell to the birds at Foxton this year? Ta Andy [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: BirdingNZ.net Alert: E7 at Little Waihi From: "David" <lawrie AT ps.gen.nz> Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 19:47:33 +1300 Tim, That is great news. I had just left the centre at Miranda when I got your text, and went back to spread the good news. It seems that she is enjoying the peace and quiet. We had a good day today at Miranda, about 120 people for Ken Gosbells talk, then even more down at the shoreline to wave good bye to the birds. However none left today, but some appear to be getting close. A good selection of birds Plenty of Godwit, a bunch of Knots, 1000s of SIPO, a couple of thousand Wrybill, many Black Billed Gulls, WF Terns, a few Caspians, 2 RN Stint, 2 ST Sandpiper, ! Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Turnstone, 28 P golden Plover, and just after Stuart Chambers left we found the Hudsonian Godwit in very heavy breeding plumage, with a score of about 5. A nice finish to the day. Earlier an Arctic Skua had put all the birds up, but just cruised past. David Lawrie ----- Original Message ----- From: noreply AT birdingnz.net To: BIRDING-NZ Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 10:49 AM Subject: [BIRDING-NZ] BirdingNZ.net Alert: E7 at Little Waihi Hello BIRDING-NZ, Tim Barnard has posted an important post on the BirdingNZ.net website. -------------------------------------------- Here's the text of the post: For those romantics out there ... E7 is alive and well and currently at Little Waihi - Murray Smith, Loretta Garrett and I found her amongst 500 bartails yesterday. I'd not seen her for a long time and thought she might have died, she was not in a good state the last winter having lost a leg. She's obviously made a good recovery and looked well, even chubby! There were some serious woops woops when we picked her up in the flock. This bird is a icon and a star, Dave hope you don't mind if we hang onto her for a bit longer. All the usuals still around, as reported recently - though we had a couple of arctic skuas offshore to round the off the day. All the best Tim ps good turnout from the local OSNZ too - a perfect Bay of Plenty day ... -------------------------------------------- You can use the following link to view and reply to the post: http://www.birdingnz.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=435&p=1854#p1854 Please note that email sent by reply to this message will not go to BirdingNZ.net. Use the link above instead. -- BirdingNZ.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Re: Re: Colour banded wrybills From: Jan Walker <shesagreen AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 17:42:42 +1300 Another banded one seen yest. at Ellesmere apparently. Band combo awaited. Plus the Little stint sighting. Cheers, jan On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 11:12 PM, macjohnimber wrote: > > > > > --- In BIRDING-NZ AT yahoogroups.com , > "albertlaysan" wrote: > > > > Hi all- John Dowding individually colour banded 12 adult (breeding) > wrybills for me on the upper Rangitata in Oct 2009. > > These birds should be in the NI now. If anyone has seen any colour banded > wrybills recently if they could please send me > > combinations, date and place- > > that would be much appreciated as I can incorporate the data into a > report I am writing for DOC. > > Please note that sightings of all colour banded birds should also go to > banding office in Wellington. > > > > Kind regards > > Peter Langlands > > > > At Manawatu Estuary on 4 March; Red/Blue left, Red/Green right, metal not > seen. > Mike Imber > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ BIRDING-NZ is moderated by Brent Stephenson Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BIRDING-NZ/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BIRDING-NZ/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: BIRDING-NZ-digest AT yahoogroups.com BIRDING-NZ-fullfeatured AT yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: BIRDING-NZ-unsubscribe AT yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Subject: RE: BirdingNZ.net Alert: E7 at Little Waihi From: "Crossland, Andrew" <andrew.crossland AT ccc.govt.nz> Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 11:05:43 +1300 good to hear that E7 has made a good recovery. Did the leg grow back, at all? AC ________________________________ From: BIRDING-NZ AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:BIRDING-NZ AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of noreply AT birdingnz.net Sent: Sunday, 7 March 2010 10:49 am To: BIRDING-NZ Subject: [BIRDING-NZ] BirdingNZ.net Alert: E7 at Little Waihi Hello BIRDING-NZ, Tim Barnard has posted an important post on the BirdingNZ.net website. -------------------------------------------- Here's the text of the post: For those romantics out there ... E7 is alive and well and currently at Little Waihi - Murray Smith, Loretta Garrett and I found her amongst 500 bartails yesterday. I'd not seen her for a long time and thought she might have died, she was not in a good state the last winter having lost a leg. She's obviously made a good recovery and looked well, even chubby! There were some serious woops woops when we picked her up in the flock. This bird is a icon and a star, Dave hope you don't mind if we hang onto her for a bit longer. All the usuals still around, as reported recently - though we had a couple of arctic skuas offshore to round the off the day. All the best Tim ps good turnout from the local OSNZ too - a perfect Bay of Plenty day ... -------------------------------------------- You can use the following link to view and reply to the post: http://www.birdingnz.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=435&p=1854#p1854 Please note that email sent by reply to this message will not go to BirdingNZ.net. Use the link above instead. -- BirdingNZ.net ********************************************************************** This electronic email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. The views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the Christchurch City Council. If you are not the correct recipient of this email please advise the sender and delete. Christchurch City Council http://www.ccc.govt.nz ********************************************************************** [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: BirdingNZ.net Alert: Little Stint Lake Ellesmere From: <noreply AT birdingnz.net> Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:54:28 -0600 Hello BIRDING-NZ, Nick Allen has posted an important post on the BirdingNZ.net website. -------------------------------------------- Here's the text of the post: Sheila Petch rang me about an hour ago to say Colin Hill had found a Little Stint among the Red-necked Stints in the Clarks area of Greenpark Sands yesterday. The Clarks area is east of the Embankment Road fence. Park at the end of Embankment Road, follow the fence to near the lake edge then turn left to search for the stint flock. However the birds could be in any of the area between Jarvis Road and the western edge of the mud and sand flats at Embankment Road. -------------------------------------------- You can use the following link to view and reply to the post: http://www.birdingnz.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=436&p=1855#p1855 Please note that email sent by reply to this message will not go to BirdingNZ.net. Use the link above instead. -- BirdingNZ.net Subject: BirdingNZ.net Alert: E7 at Little Waihi From: <noreply AT birdingnz.net> Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:49:19 -0600 Hello BIRDING-NZ, Tim Barnard has posted an important post on the BirdingNZ.net website. -------------------------------------------- Here's the text of the post: For those romantics out there ... E7 is alive and well and currently at Little Waihi - Murray Smith, Loretta Garrett and I found her amongst 500 bartails yesterday. I'd not seen her for a long time and thought she might have died, she was not in a good state the last winter having lost a leg. She's obviously made a good recovery and looked well, even chubby! There were some serious woops woops when we picked her up in the flock. This bird is a icon and a star, Dave hope you don't mind if we hang onto her for a bit longer. All the usuals still around, as reported recently - though we had a couple of arctic skuas offshore to round the off the day. All the best Tim ps good turnout from the local OSNZ too - a perfect Bay of Plenty day ... -------------------------------------------- You can use the following link to view and reply to the post: http://www.birdingnz.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=435&p=1854#p1854 Please note that email sent by reply to this message will not go to BirdingNZ.net. Use the link above instead. -- BirdingNZ.net Subject: BirdingNZ.net Alert: Waterbird chick ID From: <noreply AT birdingnz.net> Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:13:21 -0600 Hello BIRDING-NZ, Suzi has posted an important post on the BirdingNZ.net website. -------------------------------------------- Here's the text of the post: Hi there, On the edge of a wetland at Otautu Bay on Lake Rotoehu (Rotorua lakes) this week I was photographing some Coots with chicks (as you do when I noticed one had a chick that looked a bit different. This tiny chick had a bright red beak, and seemed to fit the description of a Dusky Moorhen chick. When I first saw it, it was with a Coot, calling to it, but the Coot soon drifted away from it some distance, and I suspect was just taking an interest in the chick. Have a look at the photos ... have Dusky Moorhens been reported from this area recently ? Thanks, Suzi -------------------------------------------- You can use the following link to view and reply to the post: http://www.birdingnz.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=434&p=1850#p1850 Please note that email sent by reply to this message will not go to BirdingNZ.net. Use the link above instead. -- BirdingNZ.net Subject: Re: Colour banded wrybills From: "macjohnimber" <macjohnimber AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:12:47 -0000 --- In BIRDING-NZ AT yahoogroups.com, "albertlaysan" wrote: > > Hi all- John Dowding individually colour banded 12 adult (breeding) wrybills for me on the upper Rangitata in Oct 2009. > These birds should be in the NI now. If anyone has seen any colour banded wrybills recently if they could please send me > combinations, date and place- > that would be much appreciated as I can incorporate the data into a report I am writing for DOC. > Please note that sightings of all colour banded birds should also go to banding office in Wellington. > > Kind regards > Peter Langlands > At Manawatu Estuary on 4 March; Red/Blue left, Red/Green right, metal not seen. Mike Imber Subject: BirdingNZ.net Alert: Black Fronted Tern at Foxton From: <noreply AT birdingnz.net> Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:31:41 -0600 Hello BIRDING-NZ, ledzep has posted an important post on the BirdingNZ.net website. -------------------------------------------- Here's the text of the post: A couple of photos of juvenile Black Fronted Tern at Foxton Beach today, showing highly variable plumage. BFT1.jpg BFT2.jpg BFT3.jpg -------------------------------------------- You can use the following link to view and reply to the post: http://www.birdingnz.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=433&p=1847#p1847 Please note that email sent by reply to this message will not go to BirdingNZ.net. Use the link above instead. -- BirdingNZ.net Subject: Terns From: Duncan Watson <watson_duncan AT xtra.co.nz> Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:52:44 +1300 At Waikanae Beach this morning I counted 646 White Fronted Terns on the beach, with another 100+ out at sea fishing. The Waimanu lagoons are very low, lowest I've ever seen them. 6 Spoonbill, 2 Dabchick and 7 Shoveller present. At Foxton Estuary there were at least another 400 White Fronted Terns. I scanned them carefully but couldn't make out any Common Tern, though there may be some there. I've seen the photos posted on BirdingNZ and I'm still not 100% confident of making a positive id in the field. Also at Foxton: 1 Little Tern (I think, see photo on BirdingNZ) 6 Black Fronted Tern juveniles 12 Golden Plover 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Sharp Tailed and 1 RN Stint still there on the spit 140 Godwit, 80 Knot, 20+ Wrybill, 40+ Banded Dotterel, 32 SIPO, 2 VOC I was finally able to get good views and photos of the Stint, and the Golden Plover look very golden and were more approachable today (does strong wind discourage birds from flying away? I was even able to get close to Spur Winged Plovers today). Red breasts showing up on many knots and Godwits. A group of people drove onto the beach, got out and stood admiring the large flock of WF Terns as I was leaving. They approached me and asked me if the birds were Godwits (they must have seen the Godwit leaving ceremony on tv)! Subject: BirdingNZ.net Alert: Little Tern Foxton From: <noreply AT birdingnz.net> Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:18:50 -0600 Hello BIRDING-NZ, ledzep has posted an important post on the BirdingNZ.net website. -------------------------------------------- Here's the text of the post: Can someone please confirm that the bird below is a Little Tern? At Foxton Beach beside a large flock (~400) of White Fronted Terns. LittleTern2.jpg LittleTern3.jpg -------------------------------------------- You can use the following link to view and reply to the post: http://www.birdingnz.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=432&p=1841#p1841 Please note that email sent by reply to this message will not go to BirdingNZ.net. Use the link above instead. -- BirdingNZ.net Subject: FW: [Fwd: Enquiry through the Tiritiri Matangi website] From: Simon Fordham <simonf AT clear.net.nz> Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:23:43 +1300 Can anyone help with this? If so, please contact Sally directly. sally.sutton AT xtra.co.nz ------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear Supporters of Tiritiri Matangi, I have a rather unusual request. I am a children's author and have written a book called 'Diary of a Pukeko' which will be published soon, but one fact continues to elude me. Perhaps the bird experts here will be able to help? I need to know when and how pukekos moult in the first couple of years of life. When they might start, if the process is gradual or quick, if they moult in specific areas first; anything along those lines. The book may be fictional, but I need to get the facts right! I'd be hugely grateful for any help at all you could give me. Thanks so much, kind regards, Sally Sutton Subject: Fw: RE: BirdingNZ.net Alert: More on terns From: "rplatham" <rplatham AT xtra.co.nz> Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 08:29:55 +1300 (New Zealand Daylight Time) Good morning Stuart et al. It puzzles me why this Common Tern was considered a juvenile.Perhaps someone will be able to enlighten me.Cheers.Paddy. -------Original Message------- From: Sav Saville Date: 4/03/2010 8:20:40 p.m. To: 'Stuart Chambers'; BIRDING-NZ AT yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [BIRDING-NZ] BirdingNZ.net Alert: More on terns Hi Stuart, and everyone. I think it would be best to nip this one in the bud! JUVENILE Common Terns have orange bills and legs, but by the time they arrive in NZ (or Australia) the bill is BLACK and the legs anything from black to red. Regards Sav Saville Wrybill Birding Tours, NZ "Great birds, real birders" 24 Puketiro Drive Feilding 4702 New Zealand +64 6 323 1441 sav AT wrybill-tours.com www.wrybill-tours.com From: BIRDING-NZ AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:BIRDING-NZ AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Stuart Chambers Sent: 02 March 2010 13:11 To: noreply AT birdingnz.net; BIRDING-NZ Subject: Re: [BIRDING-NZ] BirdingNZ.net Alert: More on terns Phil Looks just like some of the first summer birds seen here on Orewa Beach. I think young common terns have orange bills and legs. Regards Stuart Chambers ----- Original Message ----- From: noreply AT birdingnz.net To: BIRDING-NZ Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 12:13 PM Subject: [BIRDING-NZ] BirdingNZ.net Alert: More on terns Hello BIRDING-NZ, philbattley has posted an important post on the BirdingNZ.net website. -------------------------------------------- Here's the text of the post: Or should that be "Morons on terns..."? All this talk of Common Terns reinforces how little I know about identifying them in NZ, so here are some shots of a tern taken at the Manawatu Estuary last Monday. It just happened to be floating on a log in between me and the godwits that I was actually there for. I make no claims that it is a Common and would be happy as for someone who knows to point out to me why it is a White-fronted (if indeed it is). I know that at some times of year White-fronts can have many hallmarks of Commons. I'm just interested to know what people think of a bird like this. There was no other tern on the log for a direct size or stance comparison. Cheers, Philtern sp IMG_2795 700.jpgtern sp IMG_2807 700.jpg -------------------------------------------- You can use the following link to view and reply to the post: http://www.birdingnz.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9 &t=427&p=1816#p1816 Please note that email sent by reply to this message will not go to BirdingNZ.net. Use the link above instead. -- BirdingNZ.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.435 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2712 - Release Date: 02/26/10 19:39:00 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Rabbit Island, Nelson From: "David Melville" <david.melville AT xtra.co.nz> Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 00:09:32 +1300 Willie Cook, Don Cooper and I spent a pleasant afternoon on 4 March looking at/for colour-banded waders at Rabbit Island, Waimea Inlet, Nelson. In addition to the waders there were 60 Black-fronted Terns, 1 Little Tern and a very dark phase Arctic Skua. Cheers David [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: RE: BirdingNZ.net Alert: More on terns From: Sav Saville <sav AT wrybill-tours.com> Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:22:48 +1300 Hi Stuart, and everyone. I think it would be best to nip this one in the bud! JUVENILE Common Terns have orange bills and legs, but by the time they arrive in NZ (or Australia) the bill is BLACK and the legs anything from black to red. Regards Sav Saville Wrybill Birding Tours, NZ "Great birds, real birders" 24 Puketiro Drive Feilding 4702 New Zealand +64 6 323 1441 sav AT wrybill-tours.com www.wrybill-tours.com From: BIRDING-NZ AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:BIRDING-NZ AT yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Stuart Chambers Sent: 02 March 2010 13:11 To: noreply AT birdingnz.net; BIRDING-NZ Subject: Re: [BIRDING-NZ] BirdingNZ.net Alert: More on terns Phil Looks just like some of the first summer birds seen here on Orewa Beach. I think young common terns have orange bills and legs. Regards Stuart Chambers ----- Original Message ----- From: noreply AT birdingnz.net To: BIRDING-NZ Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 12:13 PM Subject: [BIRDING-NZ] BirdingNZ.net Alert: More on terns Hello BIRDING-NZ, philbattley has posted an important post on the BirdingNZ.net website. -------------------------------------------- Here's the text of the post: Or should that be "Morons on terns..."? All this talk of Common Terns reinforces how little I know about identifying them in NZ, so here are some shots of a tern taken at the Manawatu Estuary last Monday. It just happened to be floating on a log in between me and the godwits that I was actually there for. I make no claims that it is a Common and would be happy as for someone who knows to point out to me why it is a White-fronted (if indeed it is). I know that at some times of year White-fronts can have many hallmarks of Commons. I'm just interested to know what people think of a bird like this. There was no other tern on the log for a direct size or stance comparison. Cheers, Philtern sp IMG_2795 700.jpgtern sp IMG_2807 700.jpg -------------------------------------------- You can use the following link to view and reply to the post: http://www.birdingnz.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9 &t=427&p=1816#p1816 Please note that email sent by reply to this message will not go to BirdingNZ.net. Use the link above instead. -- BirdingNZ.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.435 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2712 - Release Date: 02/26/10 19:39:00 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Subject: Common sandpiper at Washdyke Lagoon, Timaru, Sth Canty From: "Crossland, Andrew" <andrew.crossland AT ccc.govt.nz> Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 18:47:09 +1300 Hi folks - just reporting a Commoin sandpiper at Washdyke Lagoon, Timaru. It was feeding in a small muddy channel between the foot of the carpark hill and the southern end of the shingle beach at about 3 PM today. Flew up toward the nth end of the lagoon when disturbed. Typical tail bobbing, wing-tip flicking Common sandpiper. Cheers Andrew Crossland ********************************************************************** This electronic email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. The views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the Christchurch City Council. If you are not the correct recipient of this email please advise the sender and delete. Christchurch City Council http://www.ccc.govt.nz ********************************************************************** Subject: Christchurch Farewell to the Godwits event yesterday From: "Crossland, Andrew" <andrew.crossland AT ccc.govt.nz> Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 08:51:38 +1300 Hi folks we had 780 people, 2000 Godwits and 4000-5000 SIPO attend the Avon-Heathcote Estuary "Farewell to the Godwits" event in CHCH last night. The 20 people shown on TV1 news were the ones who weren't camera shy! The other 760, (plus quite a few of us guides!) were hiding on the other side of a sand dune. Very successful event - people got to see the tide come in and the flocks of birds progressively jump from one sand bank to the next as they got flooded and most birds ended up very close to the viewers on the end of the spit. All dozen or more OSNZ and park ranger guides" had endless lines of people lined up at scopes and asking some very well though out questions (indicating how well the public imagination has been caught by the whole Godwit migration story). Lots of readers of Keith's book were evident. And great to see Japanese, Korean and Chinese people coming along and clearing "thinking" about some of the wider issues. Thnaks to all involved. Cheers AC ********************************************************************** This electronic email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. The views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the Christchurch City Council. If you are not the correct recipient of this email please advise the sender and delete. Christchurch City Council http://www.ccc.govt.nz ********************************************************************** Subject: (unknown) From: Keith bell <bdekdb AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 04:21:37 -0800 (PST) http://www.legassus.com.mx/NZjDxHaUUr.html Subject: BirdingNZ.net Alert: Fiordland crested penguins From: <noreply AT birdingnz.net> Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:20:42 -0600 Hello BIRDING-NZ, Eila has posted an important post on the BirdingNZ.net website. -------------------------------------------- Here's the text of the post: Birding highlight of a trip to Dusky and Doubtful Sounds week beginning 15 Feb was definitely the Fiordland Crested Penguins. Saw two groups still not gone to sea - one of 7 or 8 in a huge cave on Dusky, and four on one of the islands in Doubtful. Bellbird song on those islands where pest control has been carried out is amazing - I stood on Richard Henry's Pigeon Island at one stage and had 8 bellbirds in sight without moving my head, with lots more around. Untreated islands virtually soundless. Finished the trip up to Chch seeing 4 riflemen in Peel Forest. Grebe on Lake McGregor the previous day, including one parent still piggy-backing one of two young. -------------------------------------------- You can use the following link to view and reply to the post: http://www.birdingnz.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=429&p=1820#p1820 Please note that email sent by reply to this message will not go to BirdingNZ.net. Use the link above instead. -- BirdingNZ.net Subject: BirdingNZ.net Alert: Fiordland crested penguins From: <noreply AT birdingnz.net> Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:19:43 -0600 Hello BIRDING-NZ, Eila has posted an important post on the BirdingNZ.net website. -------------------------------------------- Here's the text of the post: Birding highlight of a trip to Dusky and Doubtful Sounds week beginning 15 Feb was definitely the Fiordland Crested Penguins. Saw two groups still not gone to sea - one of 7 or 8 in a huge cave on Dusky, and four on one of the islands in Doubtful. Bellbird song on those islands where pest control has been carried out is amazing - I stood on Richard Henry's Pigeon Island at one stage and had 8 bellbirds in sight without moving my head, with lots more around. Untreated islands virtually soundless. Finished the trip up to Chch seeing 4 riflemen in Peel Forest. Grebe on Lake McGregor the previous day, including one parent still piggy-backing one of two young. -------------------------------------------- You can use the following link to view and reply to the post: http://www.birdingnz.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=428&p=1819#p1819 Please note that email sent by reply to this message will not go to BirdingNZ.net. Use the link above instead. -- BirdingNZ.net Subject: Re: BirdingNZ.net Alert: More on terns From: "Stuart Chambers" <as_chambers AT xtra.co.nz> Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 13:11:04 +1300 Phil Looks just like some of the first summer birds seen here on Orewa Beach. I think young common terns have orange bills and legs. Regards Stuart Chambers ----- Original Message ----- From: noreply AT birdingnz.net To: BIRDING-NZ Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 12:13 PM Subject: [BIRDING-NZ] BirdingNZ.net Alert: More on terns Hello BIRDING-NZ, philbattley has posted an important post on the BirdingNZ.net website. -------------------------------------------- Here's the text of the post: Or should that be "Morons on terns..."? All this talk of Common Terns reinforces how little I know about identifying them in NZ, so here are some shots of a tern taken at the Manawatu Estuary last Monday. It just happened to be floating on a log in between me and the godwits that I was actually there for. I make no claims that it is a Common and would be happy as for someone who knows to point out to me why it is a White-fronted (if indeed it is). I know that at some times of year White-fronts can have many hallmarks of Commons. I'm just interested to know what people think of a bird like this. There was no other tern on the log for a direct size or stance comparison. Cheers, Philtern sp IMG_2795 700.jpgtern sp IMG_2807 700.jpg -------------------------------------------- You can use the following link to view and reply to the post: http://www.birdingnz.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=427&p=1816#p1816 Please note that email sent by reply to this message will not go to BirdingNZ.net. Use the link above instead. -- BirdingNZ.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]