News Archive

Our Whanganui special, AJD, has been on our Whanganui River Estuary since early January and again has departed on migration on March 25 in late afternoon for his 11th circuit … … Continued

The South Island is a great birding destination and we have just returned from a very successful two and half weeks there. Good photos were obtained of all our target … … Continued

I am to give an illustrated talk at the Regent Theatre in Hokitika on Friday, October 27, at 7 pm. See poster below.   PS. The evening went very well, … … Continued

A visit to the Manawatu River Estuary on Saturday produced a red-necked stint, the smallest Arctic wader that comes to New Zealand. Only sparrow sized, its migration journey is one … … Continued

Most winters I try to spend some time in a hide down on the Whanganui River bed, as it is the time of the year when kingfishers congregate. This last … … Continued

A weekend in Tauranga after much heavy rain meant the waterways were full, and the waterfalls spectacular. Friends we were staying with suggested we check out the McLaren Falls, just … … Continued

We have a godwit who visits us in Whanganui each summer, or at least has done for the last 10 years, as I have previously reported in my posts. I … … Continued

The Royal Spoonbill is a very photogenic bird, a photographer's dream subject. Over the years I have photographed many of them but almost always on the ground, usually at some … … Continued

This has been a good summer for new bird species in New Zealand - for me, three new birds photographed in three weeks, not too bad considering some years there … … Continued

When word was out that a MEGA rarity, in the birding world, had shown up at Napier I was making plans to get there as quick as possible. Only the … … Continued