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Yellow Admiral (Vanessa itea)Observer
speedymitchDescription
Found at my house in the brasica garden. We have a whole heap of nettle which they feed on in the garden also. Probably explains their presence.
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Oriental Cattail (Typha orientalis)Observer
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I think this is raupo seedlings waiting to flower.
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Blue Damselfly (Austrolestes colensonis)Observer
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Not sure what this is but found it on the shores of lake ellesmere on a salt marsh ribbonwood plant
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Swamp Nettle (Urtica perconfusa)Observer
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Found this down at yarrs flat. Looked.like it was a sprawling shrub. I believe it is the native nettle we have in New Zealand
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Waxcaps (Genus Hygrocybe)Observer
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Found this and a few other specimens today in my Manuka plot at yarrs lagoon.
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Gray's Dragonfly (Procordulia grayi)Observer
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Found this injured at a car park on ferry road. Rather large, not sure what species but have a suspicion that it may be this.
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Brass Buttons (Cotula coronopifolia)Observer
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Found this on the shores of lake ellesmere and there was only a few patches of it. It has a very bright yellow flower with a Browns coloured stalk.
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Makaka (Plagianthus divaricatus)Observer
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Not sure what this plant is other than a cop roams I think. It is on the shores of lake ellesmere and is found in clusters of 4-6 plants. I am planning on putting some pitfall traps around the base of some of them to try and assess invertebrate life around them
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New Zealand Cabbage Tree (Cordyline australis)Observer
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Found this and a few others of the same species at Yarrs lagoon
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Swamp Kiokio (Blechnum minus)Observer
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Found this plant under the canopy of yarrs lagoon right beside my Manuka plot. Not sure what it is other than a fern of some sort potentially
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Gray's Dragonfly (Procordulia grayi)Observer
speedymitchDescription
This was a dragon fly found on a small vine of some sort in a plot for the Linwood College Ecoblitz set up in the empty section of what is proposed to be the new schools entrance.
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Mānuka (Leptospermum scoparium)Observer
speedymitchDescription
Here is manuka out of my first plot i found. there were not many flowering but i got the best photo i could.
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Portuguese Heath (Erica lusitanica)Observer
speedymitchDescription
Here is a plant i found deep in the manuka plot i was working in. There were a few of the same specimens found withing close proximity to each other.
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New Zealand Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus ssp. vagans)Observer
speedymitchDescription
Saw this kingfisher on the way to one of my plots. I is sitting in a dead willow tree beside a drain.
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House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)Observer
speedymitchDescription
This is a sparrow found outside lincoln New World New Zealand. The this is it has a seriously large beak and i dont think its natural for them to have this however it looks like it is healthy and well and i have seen it over the last few months now.
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Clover Root Weevil (Sitona lepidus)Observer
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Missing DateDescription
Little invertebrate, found him in a grain paddock. Unsure of what it is. Found in the afternoon in between dunsandal And brook side
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Placental Mammals (Infraclass Placentalia)Observer
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Plenty of disturbance in my tracking tunnel. put it in the backyard. plenty of small trees and shrubs around. placed under a hedge. dont know whaat the foot prints are but there are alot and all of the penut butter was gone. has a snail come through also.
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Garden Soldier Fly (Exaireta spinigera)Observer
speedymitchDescription
found this wing from something, dont know if you can identify what it was from, it was found with springtails, aphids, wolf spiders, parasitic wasps and catterpillars, was located in a citrus garden in east chch, in soil with no weeds
Observer
speedymitchDescription
small wasp with two wings, 6 legs, black in appearance, was located in a citrus garden in east chch, in soil with no weeds
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Elongate Springtails (Order Entomobryomorpha)Observer
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Found heaps of spring tails, was located in a citrus garden in east chch, in soil with no weeds
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Aphids (Family Aphididae)Observer
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Little aphid, red eyes, looks like its about to sprout wings, found 2, was located in a citrus garden in east chch, in soil with no weeds
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Earwigs (Order Dermaptera)Observer
speedymitchDescription
2cm in length, quite large, was located in a citrus garden in east chch, in soil with no weeds
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Mites and Ticks (Subclass Acari)Observer
speedymitchDescription
A mite, orange in appearance, very small less than 2mm, was located in a citrus garden in east chch, in soil with no weeds
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Genus AnoteropsisObserver
speedymitchDescription
Spider, 8 legs, small about 5-8 mm diameter, was located in a citrus garden in east chch, in soil with no weeds
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
speedymitchDescription
About 3-4mm in length, has three pairs of legs near the front of the body, small hear follicles down the whole boddy, was located in a citrus garden in east chch, in soil with no weeds
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New Zealand Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa)Observer
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heard near by. calm cold, little wind and noise,
Flowering specias unknown
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Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)Observer
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Flew over my watch, cold calm little wind cloudy.
Flowering species unknown
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Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula)Observer
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Seen plenty of birds, cold cloudy calm little noise.
flowering plant species unknown
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Hawthorns (Genus Crataegus)Observer
speedymitchDescription
seen plenty of birds, calm cloudy cold weather, little noise
few flowering plants unsure of species
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New Zealand Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa)Observer
speedymitchDescription
found a fantail in a fruiting tree. sunny no wind, warm weather.
Have photos of fruiting trees in area
Unsure of Fruiting tree species