Hi David, Happy New Year to you. I have heard whisperings of a mysterious small plover in your neck of the woods. Do you know if there are any photos?
All the best
Tim
ps Better still, you could just hurry it along to the BoP.
Grey Plover at Pukorokoro Miranda
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Re: Grey Plover at Pukorokoro Miranda
No sign of any interesting plovers at Miranda yesterday (morning and afternoon), though didn't manage to track down the majority of the huge golden plover flock. Best bird was a glossy ibis that flew over the hide and landed in the paddocks on the other side of the road.
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Re: Grey Plover at Pukorokoro Miranda
Morning all - the grey plover is in front of the hide now.
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Re: Grey Plover at Pukorokoro Miranda
Unfortunately I haven't managed to take a photo. If anyone has taken a photo of this bird, and can post it, it may help people see just what it really looks like please.
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Re: Grey Plover at Pukorokoro Miranda
The Grey Plover was present 7-8am this morning, spotted by Gillian and seen by the Miranda Field Course participants. It was directly in front of the Godwit hide near the channel preening for a good part of the time.
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Re: Grey Plover at Pukorokoro Miranda
Hard to find earlier in the evening, but the Grey Plover showed really well in lovely light from 7.45 to 8.05 this evening. For all of that 20mins It was where Gillian spotted it this morning, out in front of the Godwit hide on the edge of the stream
Bigger and greyer than PGPs, also plainer breast, big eye and distinctly heavier bill, and of course the black axillaries which it flashed several times
Phil Hammond
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Bigger and greyer than PGPs, also plainer breast, big eye and distinctly heavier bill, and of course the black axillaries which it flashed several times
Phil Hammond
Wrybill Birding Tours NZ
Great Birds, Real Birders
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Re: Grey Plover at Pukorokoro Miranda
The Plover was present on the stream in front of the Godwit hide from 7:00am to 7:30am this morning, before moving to the Limeworks to hide in the sarcocornia with the Golden plovers.
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Re: Grey Plover at Pukorokoro Miranda
Bird is currently in front of the Godwit hide as of 7:15 19/1
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Re: Grey Plover at Pukorokoro Miranda
Third time lucky, it was in front of hide first thing this morning, quite obvious size difference with PGP.
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