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North Island Kākā (Nestor meridionalis ssp. septentrionalis)Observer
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Feeding. Difficult to get a decent pic, but the first kaka I’ve seen around these parts.
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Kōtuku Ngutupapa (Royal Spoonbill) (Platalea regia)Observer
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9 birds. Preening, feeding in the Waikanae River estuary at low tide, sunset.
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Kawaupaka (New Zealand Little Shag) (Microcarbo melanoleucos ssp. brevirostris)Observer
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Lone individual, sitting on a rock overlooking the lagoon.
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Matuku (Egretta novaehollandiae ssp. novaehollandiae)Observer
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Fishing. 5-10 min in each spot before moving about the estuary. Caught a few small fish. One regular location is standing on top of a submerged pipe that connects two parts of the lagoon and catching fish moving through as water flows out on a low tide.
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Kāruhiruhi (New Zealand Pied Shag) (Phalacrocorax varius ssp. varius)Observer
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Two adults and one juvenile sitting on a bridge. One adult was making short trips about the lagoon to catch fish before returning to feed the youngster.
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South Island Rifleman (Acanthisitta chloris ssp. chloris)Observer
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Pair feeding, hunting for bugs in the beech tree bark.
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Kakaruai (South Island Robin) (Petroica australis ssp. australis)Observer
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Kakaruai (South Island Robin) (Petroica australis ssp. australis)Observer
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Grey Warbler (Gerygone igata)Observer
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Four of them flitting about half way up the beech trees, in the lower branches, calling to each other.
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South Island Rifleman (Acanthisitta chloris ssp. chloris)Observer
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Fitting back and forth across the river, hunting (successfully) for bugs along the riverbank. Immature male perhaps?
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Kahikatea (Dacrycarpus dacrydioides)Observer
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Still learning my trees - do I have these right as young Kahikatea? Thanks!
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Sea Mullet (Mugil cephalus)Observer
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Plenty of fish jumping on a turning tide off Titirangi Beach. I’m not up on my fish species, so please have a crack at the ID(s) if you are!
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Variable Oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor)Observer
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All-white leucistic Oystercatcher. I’ve seen a lot of oystercatchers over the years, but this is new one on me. Both SIPO and Variable Oystercatchers are present here, in varying proportions through the year.
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Weweia (New Zealand Dabchick) (Poliocephalus rufopectus)Observer
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2 adults, 2 chicks.
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Domestic Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos var. domesticus)Observer
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Swedish Blue duck? Cross?
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House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)Observer
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Sparrow feeding (quite large) young. Interestingly, the adult has a very short / almost non-existent tail. It's around here often, and stands out in a crowd. Doesn't seem to bother it.
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Matuku Moana (White Faced Heron) (Egretta novaehollandiae)Observer
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Catching and eating small crabs. Second heron nearby.
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Kawaupaka (New Zealand Little Shag) (Microcarbo melanoleucos ssp. brevirostris)Observer
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Hopped out of the water and sat drying itself for 5 minutes before flying off to the south.
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Kāruhiruhi (New Zealand Pied Shag) (Phalacrocorax varius ssp. varius)Observer
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Four juveniles, two on the footbridge and two on a nearby branch overhanging the lagoon. Large population close by, mainly up in the trees. I needed to cross the bridge, so slowly inched my way across & took the close up photo on the way. I got to within 1.5m of them before they shuffled down the railing to keep their distance, eventually hopping off, to return a couple of minutes later.
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Warou (Welcome Swallow) (Hirundo neoxena)Observer
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Pair, flying around low above the water for awhile then resting - this one on a tree branch overhanging the water, and the other on a small pier, adjacent.
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Kāruhiruhi (New Zealand Pied Shag) (Phalacrocorax varius ssp. varius)Observer
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One sitting alone by the edge of the lagoon. Large (70+?) population in the surrounding area.