Your observation ID should always be something you're 100% certain of. If you're not that certain it's a particular species, it's best to use the genus or family as your ID. You can then add what you think it probably is here.
Observation | Probably this species |
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Photos / SoundsWhatSheetweb Spiders (Genus Cambridgea)ObserverdustinlamontDescriptionQuite distinctive web form |
Cambridgea inaequalis |
Photos / SoundsWhatSheetweb Spiders (Genus Cambridgea)Observerjosephk_newzealandDescriptionI wasn’t sure which photos would be useful so I added most of the photos I took to the observation, if there are any photos I can remove without affecting the identifiability the observation please let me know. |
Cambridgea fasciata |
WhatHouse Sparrow (Passer domesticus)Observerjon_sullivanDescriptionMy notes at the time say house sparrow? (or dunnock). It's a heavily cropped photo and I don't think I'm going to get a definitive answer. Probably a house sparrow though by the look of it. |
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) |
WhatMainland New Zealand Bellbird (Anthornis melanura ssp. melanura)Observertony_willsDescriptionBlackbirds and tuis in the background, but what is the loudest call. Heard it repeated a few times at longish intervals. Either bellbird or tui I suppose. |
Korimako (Bellbird) (Anthornis melanura) |
WhatGroundsels (Genus Senecio)ObserverjohnvandenhoevenDescriptionI'm unsure if this is S.lautus or S.sterquilinus which are both found in the area. |
Shore Groundsel (Senecio lautus) |
Giant Puffball (Calvatia gigantea) | |
Photos / SoundsWhatCommon Gilled Mushrooms and Allies (Order Agaricales)Observerjon_sullivanDescriptionPerhaps an old Chlorophyllum? |
Genus Chlorophyllum |
Photos / Sounds
No photos or sounds
WhatFalse Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens)Observersandy_fergusonDescriptionAbout 1.00 p.m. a large pod of something, dolphins? was sighted making its way south into Port Levy to the seaward side of Horomaka Island. I counted at least 40, my partner thought she saw 60+ and possibly up to 100. We, with the neighbour, rowed over to the island and observed them slowly swimming past the island. It was thought that there were long steaks of krill in the bay and they might be feeding on it. Not confirmed. On the island, below us was one individual with its front/head on the rocks and blood in the water. Was it scratching itself? It eventually with effort, freed itself and swam off to join the pod. Another individual about 50 metres further along, was observed at the end of the island doing a similar act. It eventually backed off and lay on the surface, breathing hard. It was lying inverted (upside-down) at one point. It eventually sank and surfaced every minute or so to breath. It could have been there for 1/4 hour, maybe more, 1/2 hour? before it also turned and headed to the pod which had by now moved towards the head of the bay. Three powerboats stationed themselves between the pod and the head of the bay as we certainly didn't want a stranding as had happen a few years before with a pod of pilot whales. They looked like long fin pilot whales but not realising the similarity of false killer whales we didn't make the critical observations to differentiate them. The next day a pod of false killer whales was spotted off Waimairi Beach with 2 stranding, one of those dying and one eventually refloated. http://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/80759818/stranded-whale-refloated-at-christchurchs-waimairi-beach Considering the previously observed behaviour one presumes they could have been the same two observed on the edges of Horomaka Island. |
False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens) |
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