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Giant Canada Goose (Branta canadensis ssp. maxima)Observer
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Flight of 17 coming in to land. Maybe about 300 came in.
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Blue Duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos)Observer
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One adult feeding slowly upstream. Looks healthy and fit. Watched for 25 minutes.
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Western European Blackbird (Turdus merula ssp. merula)Observer
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Appears to have more white than the one observed in December 2022 about 150 metres away. Has been seen is this location for 3 days running. Poor Photo, taken with phone through car windscreen.
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Common Pacific Reef Heron (Egretta sacra ssp. sacra)Observer
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2 birds. Sorry for picture quality, snapped on phone.
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Western European Blackbird (Turdus merula ssp. merula)Observer
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After missing with camera at 5.55am he/she came back !
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Western European Blackbird (Turdus merula ssp. merula)Observer
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This "white" blackbird has been hanging around the area for about 3 months. Usually seen early morning or evening.
Sorry for rubbish photo as snapped on cell phone out the window.
Video shows hopping. - Sorry, can't get MOV file to download.
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Common Pacific Reef Heron (Egretta sacra ssp. sacra)Observer
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Adult observed fishing for about 10 minutes. Disturbed by gulls and flew up on to Breakwater. Haven't seen him / her for a long time.
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Common Brush-tailed Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)Observer
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Adult female with young in pouch. Feeding on the ground and ran up fence on approach.
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Western European Blackbird (Turdus merula ssp. merula)Observer
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Pair of adults
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European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)Observer
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12 counted living on the closed railway siding
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Long-nosed Fur Seal (Arctocephalus forsteri)Observer
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Juvenile
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Long-nosed Fur Seal (Arctocephalus forsteri)Observer
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Over 60 counted. 12 in this pic. All ages and sizes. Rough seas pounding in.
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Long-nosed Fur Seal (Arctocephalus forsteri)Observer
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Rough seas. Quite a few up on the grass.
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Long-nosed Fur Seal (Arctocephalus forsteri)Observer
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4 big bulls in the sun. Out of reach of rough seas.
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Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor)Observer
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Two adult birds standing amongst rocks. Making lots of noise, probably a third bird out of sight.
Light rain, rough sea.
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Common Pacific Reef Heron (Egretta sacra ssp. sacra)Observer
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Adult bird fishing
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Common Pacific Reef Heron (Egretta sacra ssp. sacra)Observer
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Two full sized birds. One may be juvenile or female ? Sorry about pic quality - out the car window with cell phone. Both getting a bit of a hard time from the black-backed gulls. Long time since I have seen them here.
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Morepork (Ninox novaeseelandiae)Observer
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Sorry no pic or recording - flew away. Observation entered because in 15 years working here have never seen one. This one was calling frequently and amazingly seemed to be responding to the noise from trucks braking at the gates.
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Common Pacific Reef Heron (Egretta sacra ssp. sacra)Observer
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Adult bird fishing from rocks on waters edge. Observed for 15 minutes in which time caught 3 fish from 3 attempts. Some months since seen in this area.
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Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor)Observer
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Dead adult bird just below the high water line. No obvious injuries. Close to the vehicle beach access. Dogs common.
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Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor)Observer
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Adult bird run over by a truck
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Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor)Observer
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No pics
Dead chick being carried across the road by a stoat
Traps are set in the area
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Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor)Observer
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Dead adult in carpark. No marks. Quite a few wild cats often hunting in the rocks both sides of the carpark.
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Common Pacific Reef Heron (Egretta sacra ssp. sacra)Observer
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Adult bird fishing from the metal brace, occasionally going to rocks and back. Caught 2 fish in 14 minutes. Poor pics taken on cheap phone.
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New Zealand Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus ssp. vagans)Observer
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Two birds. Definite ID despite poor cell phone photo.
Very skittery.
First time Kingfishers seen by me in the Port.
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Pacific Reef-Heron (Egretta sacra)Observer
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Poor pic taken on cell phone.
Definite ID.
Last sighting by me was 22 July 2019. Do they migrate ?
One adult bird accidently disturbed from waters edge on the rock wall. Flew up on to wharf edge, then flew towards main breakwater.
