The birds have migrated, four days late due to bad weather (strong NW wind). At 7:10 pm, AJD and four others flew into the setting sun, enroute to the Yellow …
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This morning at around 10 am we located AJD and others still on the estuary. A large group of people came to see him, but soon after 10 am, with …
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We are now 20 March 2024, and AJD's migration time is nearing. We are watching and photographing him each day, and he is piling on the weigh ready for the …
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We are at that time of the year again, and our old friend AJD is colouring up nicely for his departure next month to the Yellow Sea, enroute to Alaska. …
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On two recent visits to the Koitiata Lagoon, at Turakina Beach (25 kms south of Whanganui), we have found Pectoral sandpipers, one bird on the first visit, then two on …
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The Nankeen night herons at Upokongaro, near Whanganui, are busy with nests and chicks, and it looks like we are going to have another bumper breeding season. There are five …
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A surprise find last evening on our local Whanganui Estuary, was a Marsh Sandpiper, a rare bird for NZ. Only once before have I seen one here in Whanganui, that …
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Happy to report that AJD, our godwit friend, is back on the Whanganui Estuary for his 16th summer. He returned from Alaska to Foxton in October, then made the move …
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Although not a birding hotspot, our local Whanganui River Estuary turns up some very nice birds. A sharp-tailed sandpiper was found one morning, in the company of a group of …
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For Christmas 2023 we have a new book out, RARE BEAUTY Nankeen Night Heron in New Zealand, a fascinating read of one of New Zealand's rarest birds, only found resident …
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