News Archive

After ten years of taking me all over the country birding I've upgraded my vehicle, not with some big flash 4 x 4, but with another just the same - … … Continued

Most wild creatures get accustomed to humans if they are around them enough, and birds are no exception. At the house we use at Foxton, located on the Manawatu River … … Continued

As a birder part of your kit is a good pair of binoculars and a decent spotting scope. I recently upgraded my optics by making a decent investment in Swarovski … … Continued

A week in Taranaki (New Plymouth) gave us many opportunities to photograph things that are, 'like no other', as their district motto says. It is a unique area of New … … Continued

Only twice have I seen a black phase fantail in the North Island, where their numbers are less than 1% of the total fantail population. In the South Island they … … Continued

It is not often these days that I get to photograph a new bird species in New Zealand, but this last week I had the opportunity. A Terek Sandpiper was … … Continued

As the year ebbs to a close we realise Christmas will soon be upon us. Wanganui's Christmas Parade is always a colourful event and another chance for me to add … … Continued

One of my special interests in birds is to learn about the migration of certain species, and in particular the godwit. The godwit has the longest recorded non-stop journey of … … Continued

Good to see a number of godwits (22) on the Whanganui River Estuary this week, (and four red knots), with 21 of the godwits being juvenile birds. Some have orange … … Continued

As a birder I always look for the return of migrant waders from the northern hemisphere, from mid-September onwards. So for this reason we took a visit to the Manawatu … … Continued