News Archive

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

Spring time offers many opportunities to photographers as fresh life and growth change the landscape from the dull of winter to the splendor of spring. I love to find fields … … Continued

The Whanganui River flooded badly this last weekend causing major damage and disruption in the city. The large quantity of rain also caused surface flooding in low lying areas as … … Continued