Nine of Cups
New Zealand Birds
2009 - 2010
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Royal Albatross - en route from Tonga
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Paradise Shelduck - Nelson
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Grey Duck - at the dock, Opua Marina
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Pied stilts and shelducks - Nelson
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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
Ring-necked Doves - Russell
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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 - Rawene
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Australasian Gannet - Mangonui Harbour
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Blue Penguin - Bay of Islands
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Check back often...we'll add more
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 Swans - near Cape Farewell
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