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Japanese Spindle Tree (Euonymus japonicus)Observer
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A large shrub/tree, possibly of the Melicytus genus? Grey/green bark. Branches droop and touch the ground in places. No flowers or berries ever observed, but this could just mean they are insignificant and located along stems out of sight (refer to picture of brown marks along stem).
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
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A Caterpillar, with tiny hairs on its back was found in the pitfall trap in the vegetable garden. It was dark brown in colour, but other than that it was hard to make any further identifications.
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Elongate Springtails (Order Entomobryomorpha)Observer
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Possible tiny springtail found in pitfall trap in the vegetable garden.
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
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A dark brown moth was found in the pitfall trap in the vegetable garden.
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
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Small pale yellow moth found in the pitfall trap in the vegetable garden. It was slightly disfigured, so couldn't make more detailed identification.
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Earthworms and Allies (Subclass Oligochaeta)Observer
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A slightly disfigured earthworm was found in the pitfall trap in the garden. Couldn't identify a saddle, as it was quite broken up.
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Round-backed Millipedes (Superorder Juliformia)Observer
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A millipede (Diplopoda) was found in the pitfall trap in the vegetable garden. Identified as a Millipede, because its body is rounded, and it has 2 pairs of legs per segment.
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Sandhoppers and Landhoppers (Family Talitridae)Observer
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A bright orange hopper (Amphipoda order) found in pitfall trap in the vegetable garden. Trap surrounded by rooting leaf mulch. Identified as Amphipoda because it has a short laterally compressed body, with more than four, and less than 15 pairs of legs.
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House Mouse (Mus musculus)Observer
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Found Mouse footprints on the tracking tunnel paper, and the peanut butter had been nibbled at, but not entirely gone. Placed it near the barbecue the night after it was used, as they had been seen here before. Other mammals seen using the backyard are cats.
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Fantails (Genus Rhipidura)Observer
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A black fantail was seen before, and during the 5 min bird count.
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New Zealand Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa)Observer
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One fantail was seen during the 5 min bird count. It hung around for a while after the bird count as well.
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New Zealand Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae)Observer
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1-2 Kereru were seen using the 10m² plot habitat during the 5min bird count.
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Grey Gerygone (Gerygone igata)Observer
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A number of Grey Warblers were heard during the 5min bird count.
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New Zealand Bellbird (Anthornis melanura)Observer
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Bellbirds were heard, not seen during the 5min bird count.
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New Zealand Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa)Observer
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There were 1-2 fantails seen and heard in the trees around the 10m² plot. This was the only bird observation for this plot, possibly because of its loudness due to the close proximity to the road.
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Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria)Observer
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This red topped mushroom was common amongst the leaf litter of this patch of forest, although it actually did not occur within the 10m² plot studied.
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Brittlegills (Genus Russula)Observer
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Found this Mushroom in the decomposing leaf litter of the forest floor.
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Harvestmen (Order Opiliones)Observer
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Found this small spider (approx 2.5cm long, including legs), in a soft rotting log on the forest floor.
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Family PenthaleidaeObserver
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Found this red legged mite in a soft rotting log on the forest floor. His black body was approx 3mm long, 1mm wide.
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New Zealand Bellbird (Anthornis melanura)Observer
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Lots of Bellbirds were seen and heard, right throughout the 5min observation, and afterwards.
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South Island Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa ssp. fuliginosa)Observer
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One fantail was spotted within the 5min, and two were spotted after the end of the 5min bird count.
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New Zealand Bellbird (Anthornis melanura)Observer
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Heard an bellbird warning call within the 5min bird count, and saw it after the 5min bird count ended.
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Observer
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This small fern was the only fern within the 10m² plot studied. It was growing next to some rotting logs.
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Austral Bracken (Pteridium esculentum)Observer
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Bracken fern found outside of 10m² plot, where the vegetation was not so dense.
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Southern Rātā (Metrosideros umbellata)Observer
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Cockayne walk, Kelly's Creek, Otira Highway, Arthurs Pass National Park, Canterbury, New Zealand (Google, OSM)Description
This tree was growing in the 10m² plot along the Cockayne track, Kelly's Creek. As pictured, the leaves came off opposite each other, at regular intervals, and there were approximately 8 along each stem.
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Genus QuintiniaObserver
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Cockayne walk, Kelly's Creek, Otira Highway, Arthurs Pass National Park, Canterbury, New Zealand (Google, OSM)Description
This tree, possibly a Pittosporum species, was growing naturally along the Cockayne track near Kelly's Creek. Its leaf is the shape of a lemonwood leaf, but it is pale with red spots, similar to a Pseudowintera colorata leaf.
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Ivy Family (Family Araliaceae)Observer
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Cockayne walk, Kelly's Creek, Otira Highway, Arthurs Pass National Park, Canterbury, New Zealand (Google, OSM)Description
Several Pseudopanax simplex trees, aprox 2-5m tall, were growing within the 10m² plot.
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Soft Rush (Juncus effusus)Observer
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Juncus rushes were found outside the 10m² plot beside a small stream.
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Yorkshire Fog (Holcus lanatus)Observer
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Yorkshire Fog grass was seen growing in abundance outside of the 10m² plot beside a small stream.
