Royal Spoonbills: Woburn, Lower Hutt

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MJSee
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Royal Spoonbills: Woburn, Lower Hutt

Postby MJSee » Wed Mar 29, 2017 1:48 pm

Between 1 and 6 Royal Spoonbills have been perching downriver of the Ava rail bridge in Lower Hutt. I have seen them in passing on the morning (7.30am) and evening (4.30 - 5pm) train commute to Wellington, and was able to confirm their presence using a telescope about 4 weeks ago.

Sometimes they're on a downed willow tree midstream, at others on shingle that becomes visible when the tide retreats. I've seen them most often at mid to high tide, and noticed them in January. They're often surrounded by a flock of Black Backed Gulls and some Paradise ducks.

BTW, I'm a first time poster on this forum - are there any other details that you might find useful?
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