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A Spring trip to New Zealand Oct 21st to Dec 15th 2008 
- In 2008 we spent about 8 weeks in New Zealand – roughly 15 days in North Island, 20 days in South Island, 4 days on Stewart Island and an 11 day cruise to the Sub-Antarctic Islands. This balance seemed about right for a leisurely bird-watching trip....Rosemary Royle reports.
New Zealand 1-15 June 2007
- During the 40-minute ferry crossing, we saw five Blue Penguins and several hundred Fluttering Shearwaters, as well as Australian Gannets, Pied and Little Pied Shag, Great Cormorant, and a male Orca (killer whale) at rather close range...Douglas Futuyma reports.
New Zealand's South Island: March
17 to April 1 2007
- This was my first trip to New Zealand, and I decided
to focus on South Island only. The objectives of the trip were to find as
many of the endemics and specials as possible whilst enjoying the incredible
scenery that South Island has to offer....Duan Biggs reports
Endemic
and scarce birds in New Zealand December
10th 2006 to January 7th 2007
- This report covers a four week holiday in New
Zealand...This report is intended to provide an update on already
published material related to finding endemic and other scarce bird species on
the main islands...Greg Baker reports
New Zealand 12
January to 15 March 2006
- New Zealand’s birds are a strange mixture of
endemics, seabirds, and introductions. The balance of nature has
been badly upset by the arrival of man (especially Europeans) and the
animals and plants he has brought with him...Steve
and Ann Newman report.
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Searching for the
endemic birds of New Zealand 15 Nov -
3 Dec 2005
- Near the Orewa Motor Lodge, our first Tui and 2 Australasian
Gannets very near the beach ! In the afternoon we drive
to Waipu Cove for Fairy Tern and NZ Dotterel...Georges
Olioso reports
More photos by Georges
Olioso taken in New Zealand |
New Zealand May 2005
- If the United Kingdom ever runs out of Goldfinches, Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Starlings, Blackbirds, Song Thrushes or House Sparrows – New Zealand has them to spare and, similarly, Australia’s Swamp Harriers. I reckon a conservative estimate for the latter at 1 for every 5 kms. I saw most of these species nearly every day...Colin Reid reports.
New Zealand November
27th - December 21st 2004
- This trip report contains the bird observations made during a
holiday trip to New Zealand. The main purpose of the trip was to see as many
interesting birds and mammals as possible, but also to escape from the Scandinavian
winter and to enjoy the scenery, culture, wine and food of the country...Hans-Åke
Gustavsson reports
New Zealand November
19th - December 3rd 2003
- This trip was to be my first to New Zealand, after having
visited Australia on six occations 1997 - 2003. My fiancée Maja and myself
flew from Dubai to Christchurch via Singapore, Sydney and Auckland, and rented
a car from Christchurch. We had a busy trip planned ahead....Tommy Pedersen
reports. Big report - lots of Photos
New Zealand July-September
2002
- This summer I spent 9½ weeks in New Zealand, 6 weeks
of which was on Codfish Island (Whenua Hou) doing conservation work with Kakapo.
As Codfish Island is a restricted area which is not open to the general public
I won't dwell too long on the birdlife, which although abundant, is not likely
to be enjoyed by any visitors to New Zealand unless they do any conservation
work with the Department of Conservation.....Saul Cowen reports
New Zealand July
29 - Aug 15 2002
- I saw 102 species, with 48 lifers (4 more if you count
the new albatross splits). Biggest misses were the Kiwis, Kaka (would have
been easy on Stewart Island), Rock Wren, Flesh-footed Shearwater and pterodromas
(wrong season). Highlights were excellent looks at Blue Duck, Yellow-Eyed
Penguin, and the seabirds, especially albatrosses, on the Kaikoura Sound trip...Dave
Klauber reports
New Zealand 27
Nov 2000 - 13 Feb 2001
- We were met by the wardens who introduced us to the native
and other birds, Blue Penguin in nest boxes, Brown Quail, Pukeko (Swamphen),
Takahe with young, Eastern Rosella, Red-crowned Parakeet, Skylark, NZ Pipit,
Whitehead, Grey Warbler, (Grey) Fantail, NZ Robin, Stitchbird, Bellbird, Yellowhammer
and Saddleback. Superb close views of all these world rarities in quick succession
were overwhelming, as were the numbers. We spent most of our 6 hours ashore
sitting in the sun enjoying the endemics or wandering the trails, finding
Kokako.....Peter Wilson reports
New Zealand 10/12/2000
- 6/1/2001
- Cloudy cold conditions not ideal for birding but did
see Tomtits, Brown Creepers, Yellow-crowned Parakeets, Kakas including a nest
with two eggs, and the Wekas were good fun. Bruce showed us an amazing dead
caterpillar that had been killed by a fungus on eating its spores which then
produces a new spike from the caterpillar's forehead right between its eyes
- real horror story stuff....David Cooper reports.
Codfish Island, New
Zealand
- Put an Australian, a South African and two Kiwi's (one
of whom is of half Irish and the other person of half Chinese descent), on
an island for two weeks and..No not the start of a good joke, rather an expedition
to capture and transfer female kaka from Codfish Island to a mainland population
at the Nelson Lakes...Glen Holland reports
New Zealand and Hawaii May
1998
- I spent between 28 April to 3 May 1998 in New Zealand
and from 2 to 7 May I spent some time at Oahu at Hawaii.....Justin Jansen
reports (photo's too.)
New Zealand 7-30 August
1996
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The following report relates to a visit to New Zealand
by Richard Fairbank and Nick Preston. Nick arrived in New Zealand
the day before me, having been in Queensland, Australia for the previous
two weeks.... We covered much of New Zealand and thought it a brilliant
country. So much so that, ignoring birds, it is the only place I have visited
where I'd probably prefer to live than in England.
New Zealand - Quality not quantity
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The first few days in New Zealand were spent on the
North Island visiting relatives. However, we picked up Grey Warbler, Tui,
Bell Bird, Spur-winged Plover, loads of NZ Kingfisher, Rifleman and Eastern
Rosella. We also saw plenty of Wild Turkey - not strictly tickable in New
Zealand, but they are wild, plentiful and breed so must compare with something
like Canada Goose in the UK. Bren McCartney reports
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