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Blue Moon Butterfly (Hypolimnas bolina ssp. nerina)Observer
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On first glance I thought the yellow admiral, but this butterfly seems too big.
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Genus MolaObserver
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Not sure how to categorise what I have photographed what I thought was Oxygenated Water left from a wave breaking started moving towards our platform
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Cnidarians (Phylum Cnidaria)Observer
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Wondering what this may be, was moving with the wind direction, also moving across the wind, photo taken from 35 metres above.
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Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli)Observer
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I am not able to determine the brown tip of the bill, but going on our location I am thinking Northern rather then southern giant petrel
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Cestrums (Genus Cestrum)Observer
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This is a weed?
Lucy’s Gully Egmont National Park
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North Island Robin (Petroica longipes)Observer
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Sight at trap line WW34; banded
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South Island Robin (Petroica australis ssp. australis)Observer
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This little Robin showed no fear approaching me.
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Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa)Observer
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Our platform is 76kms from the nearest land, funny thing is we have had little to no wind for the last five days, although what little we have had has been from the NE
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South Island Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus finschi)Observer
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Saw this fellow flying around the platform, very noisey before heading Southwest towards the Farewell spit.