I can't promise a chorus at 4am, but I got some nice bellbird
recordings on the West Coast of the south island of NZ at the hapuka
nature reserve, which is a beautiful loop trail with a raised boardwalk
through a marshy area. If memory serves, it is near Haast. I can find
the details before your trip.
The bellbird is an amazing sounding bird. There is a prominant one in
one of the lord of the rings film, when the elves are marching sadly
through the forest on their way out of middle earth.
Rudy
On Feb 9, 2005, at 5:46 AM, wrote:
>
> Message: 17
> Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 21:27:13 -0800
> From: Dan Dugan <>
> Subject: RE: Looking for Northern Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula
> pyrrhula) recordings
>
> David Shepherd, you wrote:
>
>> During December in Fiordland (the bottom of the South Island)
>> hundreds of mating pairs gather together. Each pair sings to each
>> other but in separate trees. Standing in the middle of a pair is
>> quite extraordinary and would need a recording to do the description
>> justice! And at 4 AM just as the sun is coming up all of them
>> launch into chorus.
>
> I'm planning a trip to the South Island this Christmas. Where's that
> spot?
>
> -Dan Dugan
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