David and Kathy – I have a lovely
memory of an evening trip on Stewart
Island, going by boat across to
Paterson Inlet and waiting on the beach in the dark until Brown Kiwi emerged
from the scrub to feed. They eat
tiny creatures among the washed-up seaweed. I think there were Yellow-eyed Penguins
around there too.
On the mainland we put in at uninhabited Motuara Island in Queen Charlotte Sound and saw one Saddleback – and there weren’t many of
those left. None
on the mainland. Also Black Stilt
somewhere near Twizel, I think it was a reserve for this very
endangered species. It was in the
tussocklands of the Mackenzie Basin – sorry I can’t be more specific but the visit was in
1996!
Cheers, Phyl
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From: David Cook
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Sent: Monday, 20 June 2005 7:28 PM
To: Canberra Birds
Subject: [canberrabirds] RFI NZ
South Island
Kathy and I will be visiting NZs
South Island in end Nov/early Dec this year and are looking for birdy things to
do for a week or so. We're thinking of visiting Stewart Island, as well as the
Royal Albatross colony at Dunedin, and Milford Sound.
If anyone has any particularly
memorable experiences or must-see places or trips, could you please let me (or
the list) know?
