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10 Feb 2021

An Australian Rarity

by Paul Gibson | posted in: Uncategorized | 0
It still gives me a great thrill to find a lifer in NZ, a new bird I have never seen before. Such was my luck this week as I quickly … … Continued
08 Jan 2021

Cute Morepork Family

by Paul Gibson | posted in: Uncategorized | 0
After a tip-off from a member of the public I had the opportunity to photograph a morepork family, mum, dad and three young ones. What a cute sight, and quite … … Continued
22 Dec 2020

Rare Fairy Tern at Foxton

by Paul Gibson | posted in: Uncategorized | 0
Previous photos of fairy terns have come at great cost - a trip to north Auckland, a 5 km walk along a beach, only to find a bird who favoured … … Continued
04 Dec 2020

Godwit AJD back on the Whanganui Estuary for 13th Summer

by Paul Gibson | posted in: Uncategorized | 0
Our old friend, AJD, is back on the Whanganui Estuary for the 13th summer. I first found him this year after migration at Foxton, on 2 October, so he has … … Continued
11 Nov 2020

Bird Flagged in Russia Visits Whanganui

by Paul Gibson | posted in: Uncategorized | 0
It is always interesting to find the origin of birds with bands or flags, and a red knot photographed on the Whanganui River Estuary last Saturday (7 November 2020) proved … … Continued
11 Nov 2020

Kaikoura - Sea Bird Mecca

by Paul Gibson | posted in: Uncategorized | 0
I know of no other place to get so close, so easily, to a range of sea birds, as off the Kaikoura Coast. A selection of albatrosses is always guaranteed, … … Continued
15 Sep 2020

Pied Shags now nesting in Whanganui

by Paul Gibson | posted in: Uncategorized | 0
Pied shag are common in many coastal areas of NZ, but have never been along the Whanganui and Taranaki coastlines. We have noticed a few birds along our estuary the … … Continued
26 Aug 2020

Australasian Harrier

by Paul Gibson | posted in: Uncategorized | 0
Harriers, or hawks as many people call them, are a very common bird of the New Zealand countryside. However, it is interesting how many bird photographers have never gotten a … … Continued
20 Jul 2020

Pure white fantail, Stratford

by Paul Gibson | posted in: Uncategorized | 0
Sometimes I have come across a bird with colour aberration, but this last week's pure while fantail was extra special. A beautiful bird whatever the colour, I now have pictures … … Continued
01 Jul 2020

Nankeen Night Heron - a rare bird in NZ

by Paul Gibson | posted in: Uncategorized | 0
Near Whanganui, along the river in several places, are found Nankeen Night Heron, a very rare bird in NZ, and not known to nest anywhere else. I have been fortunate … … Continued

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