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Fairy Prion (Pachyptila turtur)Observer
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Dead bird washed up on Manly Beach
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Kororā (Little Blue Penguin) (Eudyptula minor)Observer
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Found dead, washed ashore, Big Manly Beach
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Lowland Rock Daisy (Pachystegia insignis)Observer
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Probably bought from nursery
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Kororā (Little Blue Penguin) (Eudyptula minor)Observer
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Dead on Big Manly Beach at high water mark
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Earless Seals (Family Phocidae)Observer
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Dead young albino seal about 1.5 m long washed up on Manly Beach, Whangaparaoa.
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Kororā (Little Blue Penguin) (Eudyptula minor)Observer
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Dead at night tide mark on Manly Beach
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Northern New Zealand Dotterel (Anarhynchus obscurus ssp. aquilonius)Observer
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Nest on Manly Beach. Photo shows bird on nest behind sand bags, and mate in foreground. Well marked but unfortunately not protected from pet cats (see house in background) and especially not protected from dogs. Many people walk their dogs on Manly Beach off leash, and even those that do have them on a leash upset the birds. While we were there a dog on leash came along and caused the incubating bird to leave the nest. I don't have much hope for success of this breeding attempt.
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Northern New Zealand Dotterel (Anarhynchus obscurus ssp. aquilonius)Observer
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Saw 6 NZ dotterel on Manly beach, in 3 groups of 2 At least one was juvenile - see photos
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Northern New Zealand Dotterel (Anarhynchus obscurus ssp. aquilonius)Observer
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Phyllotocus macleayiObserver
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Photographed in morning after swarm around house previous evening. Could it be Phyllotocus macleayi?
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Kororā (Little Blue Penguin) (Eudyptula minor)Observer
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Dead, washed up on beach. First I've seen here.
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North Island Kākā (Nestor meridionalis ssp. septentrionalis)Observer
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Two heard then seen flying overhead
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Shining Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx lucidus ssp. lucidus)Observer
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Heard
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Neotemnopteryx fulvaObserver
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What is this please? About 30 mm body length. Goldy brown wings. Black eyes. Antennae shorter than body. We've had a dozen or more walk or fly into house in past fortnight. I don't think it's American cockroach but can't determine what it is.
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Strawberry-Guava (Psidium cattleyanum)Observer
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Plant growing in friends garden in Orewa. What is it please?
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Kumarahou (Pomaderris kumeraho)Observer
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What is this plant please?
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New Zealand Dotterel (Anarhynchus obscurus)Observer
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Standing on beach. Male. No photograph but definitely NZ Dotterel. I know the species.
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Kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa)Observer
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Growing in my brother's garden
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Tree Privet (Ligustrum lucidum)Observer
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Shrub about 5 m high, laden with small black berries. Birds love them - kereru, tui, blackbirds
What species is it please?
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Puapua-a-Autahi (Aseroe rubra)Observer
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Anybody know what this is please? Looks like a fungus of some sort, growing in garden. Only one. Just popped up, lasted a few days, then decayed.
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Kererū (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae)Observer
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Eating leaves of Virgilia divaricata (or oroboides).
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Keurboom (Genus Virgilia)Observer
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Attached photo shows current stage of flowering. Kereru visted again today and ate leaves.
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Gardenroute Keurboom (Virgilia divaricata)Observer
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Attached photo shows current stage of flowering. Kereru visited again toady and ate leaves.
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Keurboom (Genus Virgilia)Observer
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Tree in our garden (either oroboides or divaricata), currently covered in flowers, but flowers past their best. Started flowering at least a couple of weeks ago. Earlier in spring Kereru visited it and ate leaves. Tui and eastern rosella now visit the flowers (rosellas look like they eat flower bases).
