Hi Mike,
Thanks for this… I would have loved to have borrowed your book - but
unfortunately (fortunately?) am already in NZ!
All the best,
Paul
> On 26 Mar 2018, at 4:52 pm, Michael Honeyman <>
> wrote:
>
> Most of my NZ birding has been on south island so I’m struggling a bit for
> north island spots I can personally recommend.
>
> As Bill said, Tiritiri Matangi is a good spot, a short boat ride from
> Auckland. A bit of an island retreat for some of NZ’s scarce woodland birds.
> Not sure how tick-able they are if that bothers you, many originate from
> re-introductions / translocations from the mainland. If that doesn’t bother
> you then Sanctuary Mountain south of Cambridge is probably an easy trip from
> Hamilton as another alternative. I’ve been to Tiritiri but not Sanctuary
> Mountain.
>
> The Miranda Shorebird Centre is another must do. Checking the website there
> are good numbers of Wrybills there already which makes it worth the trip
> alone.
>
> I have the last edition of the Stuart Chambers Birds of New Zealand Locality
> Guide (2009) you are welcome to have a loan of it if you can arrange pick up.
>
> Hope that helps
>
> Mike
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