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Hi all,
Further to Sean Dooley's posting about his NZ
weekend, I can confirm that he found the best bush birding site near
Kaikoura - at Mt Fyffe. He was a bit unlucky not to score some of the other
endemics there. There are also South Island Robins, NZ Pigeon and Rifleman at
the site (and California Quail).
Hutton's Shearwater is not normally seen in big
numbers from the Oceanwings pelagic, but a short stop at the tip of the
peninsular always brings this species in view. There are also Cirl Buntings on
the peninsular.
A visit to Lake Ellesmere should also have produced
Wrybill, but it is a case of knowing exactly where to look.....
Sean's comments about introduced mammalian
predators were close to the truth, except that we dont have any Foxes - probably
the one saving grace!!
Cheers,
Sav Saville
Wrybill Birding Tours, NZ
23 Duke
St
Feilding
New Zealand
+64 6 323 1441
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