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New Zealand Field Guide

To: Steve Potter <>, Birding-Aus <>
Subject: New Zealand Field Guide
From: Tim Dolby <>
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 00:18:45 +0000
Hey  Steve,

You may want to purchase a copy of 'Birds of New Zealand - Locality Guide' by 
Stuart Chambers. Usual cost is around $55. Another similar book is 'Where to 
watch birds in New Zealand: more than 30 of the country's best birding 
locations' by Kathy Ombler. Another areas for site information is New Zealand 
Birding Sites at http://www.nzbirds.com/birding/birdwatching.html.

There are a couple of good guides, with perhaps the best being 'The Field Guide 
to the Birds of New Zealand', by Barrie Heather and Hugh Robertson, mainly 
because of the good words. For example it gives estimated numbers for species 
such as albatross and terns i.e. breeding location with estimated numbers. The 
plates are o.k. Also 'The Hand Guide to the Birds of New Zealand' by Hugh 
Robertson and Heather Barrie, which has less words / information. There is also 
an o.k 'Field Guide to New Zealand Seabirds' by Brian Parkinson.

Have a look at BirdingNZ.net at http://www.birdingnz.net. It's a bit like 
Birding-aus and Australia's Birdlines combined, with the two most relevant 
links being:
. http://www.birdingnz.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=3 for general birding 
discussion, and;
. http://www.birdingnz.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=9 for bird sightings and 
alerts.

Also check out NZ birding pals at http://www.birdingpal.org/newzealand.htm.

Hope this helps.

Tim Dolby

http://tim-dolby.blogspot.com


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From:  
 on behalf of Steve Potter 

Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 10:13 AM
To: Birding-Aus
Subject: New Zealand Field Guide

Hi folks.
Just a quick enquiry as to the best NZ field guide to purchase for a
3-4 week visit??
North and South Island.
Cheers
Steve Potter
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