On my third attempt this year, I finally got back to Tiritiri to look for
the Kokako which I had not seen on my other visit about a year ago. I
spent most of my time on the island near the water trough on the Wattle
Track where I had been told a year ago the birds might be
seen. Eventually, my patience was rewarded when two (of the nine on the
island) of these very handsome birds appeared and jumped from branch to
branch in the low trees. I had to reassess my opinion that the Saddleback
was the most handsome of the NZ forest birds.
This is a good spot for just about all of the forest birds on the island
and while waiting I saw Saddleback, Silvereye, Tui, Bellbird, Whitehead,
Red-fronted Parakeet, Stitchbird, N Z Robin, Grey Fantail and Brown
Quail. Others saw the Grey Gerygone here.
Look on the WWW for the Tiritiri Matangi Supporters' web site for details
on access.
Regards,
Gil Langfield
Melbourne, Australia
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