Nine of Cups
New Zealand Birds
Nov 2009 - March 2010
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Royal Albatross - en route from Tonga
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Paradise Shelduck couple - Nelson
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Grey Duck - at the dock, Opua Marina
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Masked Lapwing (aka spur-winged plover or
masked plover) - near Kawerua
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Bird photography in
New Zealand was
fantastic! Although not
all endemic to New
Zealand, there were so
many new bird species
we'd never seen before.
Our main resource
guide for identifying
new birds was Collins
Field Guide to New
Zealand Wildlife by
Lindsey & Morris,
ISBN 1-86950-300-7.
Grey duck with duckling - Opua Marina
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Wild turkey - field near Kaikohe
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Welcome Swallow - Opua/Paihia Track
Peacock - field near Kaikohe
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Sooty Shearwater - en route NZ from Tonga
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Yellow Hammer - Waipoua Forest
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White-faced Heron - East Cape
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Australasian Gannet - Mangonui Harbour
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Blue Penguin - D'Urville Island
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Check back often...we'll add more
birds as we see them. We'll also
replace photographs as we're able
to get better ones.
California Quail - near Cape Farewell
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New Zealand Robin - Motukawanui
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New Zealand Dotterel - Motukawanui
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New Zealand Dotterel fledge- Motukawanui
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Variable Oystercatcher - Motukawanui
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Canada Geese - New Plymouth
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New Zealand Pigeon - New Plymouth
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Black Swan couple - Pukehina
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Bellbird - Waterfall Bay, Pt Ligar
Weka - Waterfall Bay, Port Ligar
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South Island Fantail - Queen Charlotte
Track - Resolution to Endeavor
Black swan with cygnet - Banks Peninsula
Australian Magpie - Banks Peninsula
Great crested grebe - Banks Peninsula
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South Island Pied Oystercatcher - Akaroa
Goldfinch - Tikitiki (East Cape)
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Sacred Kingfisher - Te Aroroa (East Cape)
Australasian harrier - East Cape
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