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  1. timsg80

    My Canterbury Lists 2021

    August 6th, Albatross Encounter, Kaikoura 93. Cape Petrel 94. Buller's Albatross 95. Antipodean Albatross 96. Fairy Prion 97. Southern Royal Albatross 98. Salvin's Albatross 99. Northern Royal Albatross An amazing trip, as always, out of Kaikoura. But I'm now stuck on 99 and for family reasons...
  2. timsg80

    My Canterbury Lists 2021

    August 5th, St Anne’s Lagoon, Cheviot 89. Cape Barren Goose An NZ tick for me. Despite having seen them multiple times at Travis Wetlands, those birds are believed to be escaped. The birds at St Anne’s Lagoon, however, are the remnants of what was once NZ’s largest self-sustaining population...
  3. timsg80

    My Canterbury Lists 2021

    July 12th, Prices Valley, Banks Peninsula 88. Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Beautiful to see close to 50 of them in this stunning location. It’s the last of the easy birds for the year except for a few pelagics in Kaikoura. 100 is certainly still in reach!
  4. timsg80

    My Canterbury Lists 2021

    July 1st, Godley Head, Christchurch 87. Little Penguin Having been too busy to visit the small penguin colony at Godley Head early in the year, it was nice to see that some are already back on their nests now! A beautiful walk in a beautiful place, and I'm only 13 short of 100 now!
  5. timsg80

    My Canterbury Lists 2021

    June 22nd, Sparks Road Wetland, Christchurch 86. Cirl Bunting Very pleased to have found two of these myself after several failed attempts at twitching these this year. Along with Little Owl, this is surely one of the most unexpected introduced species found in New Zealand, but a beautiful...
  6. timsg80

    My Canterbury Lists 2021

    Some of the birds from yesterday! African Collared Dove, White-headed Stilt, Masked Lapwing, Pukeko and Australasian Shoveler.
  7. timsg80

    My Canterbury Lists 2021

    Sadly the weather has changed and now I’ve got some green time, the Antarctic seabirds aren’t being seen anymore. I had a nice afternoon birding near home though, but lousy one addition to the year list: June 3rd, Marshlands Road, Christchurch 85. African Collared Dove A small population of...
  8. timsg80

    My Canterbury Lists 2021

    May 30th, New Brighton Beach, Christchurch 83. Northern Giant Petrel 84. SOFT-PLUMAGED PETREL Seawatchers south of Christchurch were treated to remarkable spectacle, with dozens of Soft-plumaged, Cape and Giant Petrels passing close to shore in the middle of a violent storm. Sadly I was too...
  9. timsg80

    My Canterbury Lists 2021

    Another amazing day, and remarkably my second in succession on which I’ve found a New Zealand rarity myself! May 21st, Leeston, Selwyn District 81. Eastern Cattle Egret 82. GLOSSY IBIS I’ve been planning for sometime to make the long drive down to the fields west of Lake Ellesmere which is a...
  10. timsg80

    My Canterbury Lists 2021

    My best ever find in New Zealand today! May 20th, New Brighton Beach, Christchurch 79. Arctic Jaeger 80. ANTARCTIC PRION A lifer for me and a mega rarity in this part of New Zealand. I went for a short walk along the city beach this afternoon as a break from university study and was already...
  11. timsg80

    My Canterbury Lists 2021

    Exciting news this morning was that the Shoveler had been re-found, this time at a wetland just north of Christchurch where it had been seen around the same time last year. A fantastic and unexpected New Zealand tick for me! It was nice to be able to take a photo of the Northern Shoveler...
  12. timsg80

    My Canterbury Lists 2021

    May 1st, Bromley Wetlands, Christchurch 75. Indian Peafowl 76. White-winged Tern Linwood Canal 77. Great White Egret Nice to finally be able to get out for some birdwatching, and to have some birds to see! The tern was especially pleasing for me as a New Zealand tick, but sadly I missed mega...
  13. timsg80

    My Canterbury Lists 2021

    A long break since my last tick, in which time I've enjoyed an amazing week of birding in Stewart Island, followed by virtually non-stop work and study, though I have had time to make a small number of birding excursions, finally resulting in another year tick! March 15th, Harts Creek, Lake...
  14. timsg80

    My Canterbury Lists 2021

    I made the long journey to Hawdon Valley this weekend, where I enjoyed a beautiful tramp up to Hawdon Shelter. My main target was Yellowhead, a species I have never seen, but sadly I missed them. I will be back when I can! Meanwhile, I did manage a trio of nice year ticks: February 7th, Hawdon...
  15. timsg80

    My Canterbury Lists 2021

    A fantastic day of walking in the hilly forests of the Banks Peninsula, and a few new birds from it! January 23, Hinewai Reserve, Banks Peninsula 67. Pipipi 68. Tomtit 69. Rifleman 70. Tui The Banks Peninsula is the last refuge for these species (along with Morepork and NZ Falcon, though these...
  16. timsg80

    My Canterbury Lists 2021

    January 15th, Travis Wetlands, Christchurch 64. Greylag Goose January 16th, Harts Creek, Lake Ellesmere 65. Mute Swan 66. Wild Turkey Today was fairly frustrating overall, as I walked about 15km searching for the Grey-tailed Tattler and Pectoral Sandpipers along the shoreline of Lake Ellesmere...
  17. timsg80

    My Canterbury Lists 2021

    13 days longer than I thought it would take me for this one! January 13th, Papanui, Christchurch 63. Grey Gerygone
  18. timsg80

    My Canterbury Lists 2021

    And one more yesterday: January 11th, Hagley Oval, Christchurch 62. Little Owl
  19. timsg80

    My Canterbury Lists 2021

    I sadly ran out of time to get to Ellesmere before work today, but I got a couple of additions at a wetland in Christchurch: January 11th, Roto Kohatu, Christchurch 60. Eurasian Coot 61. Great Crested Grebe
  20. timsg80

    My Canterbury Lists 2021

    I’ve decided to set myself the challenge of a year list for Canterbury, New Zealand this year. I’ve sadly got limited time for birding this year around work and studying, but let’s see what I can get to! 100 might be unrealistic, but I’ll have that as my aim for now. So far: January 1st...
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