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Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita ssp. galerita)Observer
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Flock of 11 flying in circles and landing in poplars then pines - much raucous noise and acrobatic activity. Sulphur-crested cockatoos had been seen only occasionally in Pigeon Bay but small population known in Prices Valley and from time to time seen in Port Levy.
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New Zealand Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae)Observer
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Total of 24 seen at one time, most feeding on new leaves of kowhai, some on plum.
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New Zealand Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae)Observer
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Flying past window NE to SW
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New Zealand Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae)Observer
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2 kereru flying across garden into walnut tree
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New Zealand Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae)Observer
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Kereru flying down Holmes Bay valley
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White-flippered Penguin (Eudyptula minor ssp. albosignata)Observer
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White-flippered form. Adult with two chicks in nest box.
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New Zealand Shining Bronze Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx lucidus ssp. lucidus)Observer
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Unmistakable call, repeated many times (repeated upward whistles sometimes followed downwards slur).
(First I've heard here this season but have been away for the past week.)
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New Zealand Bellbird (Anthornis melanura)Observer
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Bellbird feeding on kowhai nectar this morning and yesterday.
Don't see or hear bellbirds here very often.
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New Zealand Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae)Observer
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3 kereru in plum tree - one hanging upside down eating new leaves
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New Zealand Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae)Observer
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Round items (supplejack seeds - Ripogonum scandens) photographed 24 Jan and 3 June 2014 in Pigeon Bay, Banks Peninsula - in red droppings below fruiting shrubs (coprosma and poroporo) where kereru were feeding.
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New Zealand Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae)Observer
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Two Kereru sitting in plum tree
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New Zealand Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae)Observer
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Kereru feeding on kowhai flowers
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Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx)Observer
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Leopard seal on beach - still there the following day.
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South Island Tomtit (Petroica macrocephala ssp. macrocephala)Observer
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Heard in trees near road - Port Levy to Pigeon Bay saddle to S of Wild Cattle Hill
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New Zealand Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae)Observer
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Two kererū feeding on new kowhai leaves
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New Zealand Shining Bronze Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx lucidus ssp. lucidus)Observer
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Heard shining cuckoo calling late morning then again late afternoon.
First time we've heard one here this season - however we were away from 17th to 21st so may have missed something in those few days.
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Little Owl (Athene noctua)Observer
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Flying from fencepost to fencepost at dusk
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New Zealand Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae)Observer
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Display dive - mild winter day.
Max of 6 seen at one time.
Currently feeding on tree lucerne leaves and flowers, kowhai leaves and flowers.
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New Zealand Red Admiral (Vanessa gonerilla ssp. gonerilla)Observer
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New Zealand Red Admiral (Vanessa gonerilla ssp. gonerilla)Observer
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New Zealand Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae)Observer
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Kereru hanging upside down feeding on kowhai flowers. Earlier in the day a male bellbird flew into a kereru that was feeding in this tree, hitting it on the head on 3 occasions, as well as perching above it giving repeaded alarm calls. At one stage the kereru lunged back at the bellbrd.
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Pipipi (Mohoua novaeseelandiae)Observer
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Sizeable flock
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New Zealand Red Admiral (Vanessa gonerilla ssp. gonerilla)Observer
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One of the two was flying out of a nettle (Urtica ferox) plant.
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New Zealand Red Admiral (Vanessa gonerilla ssp. gonerilla)Observer
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Came into kitchen while I was making quince jelly - maybe the sweet smell was an attraction.
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New Zealand Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae)Observer
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Kereru eating poroporo fruit
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New Zealand Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae)Observer
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Grid square J14. Habitat native forest (plantings + regen) with some exotics.
1 kereru eating tree lucerne leaves
1 roosting in tree lucerne
1 roosting in Plagianthus regius
1 flying across to pine plantation to NW
1 flying across garden
1 heard in flight below house
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New Zealand Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae)Observer
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Grid square K9 (landscape overview search using binoculars)
Kereru flew out from natives above rubbish depot across slope to planted native trees behind TS house.
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New Zealand Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae)Observer
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Grid K17. One adult and one juvenile flew W out from nearby garden / orchard and fed in ngaio near boat ramp for 5 minutes. Another adult flew in from N and roosted in willow overhanging road 30m south.
Habitat - native and exotic mix (plantings around amenities and houses).
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New Zealand Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae)Observer
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Grid square E32 (landscape overview search using binoculars)
One kereru flew out from mature trees - native and exotic - around farmhouse in NE direction. No kereru seen in mature native forest below Pigeon Bay Road along Koukourarata Stream.
