I'm planning on going to Auckland, New Zealand at the start of August for a week, not planning on going to any nature reserves but was wondering what birds I can expect to see, and therefore need to read up on.
Thanks in advance
Visiting NZ
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BenjiS
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Liam Ballard
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Re: Visiting NZ
As a rough summary:
Cities/suburbs: feral pigeons, common mynas, house sparrows, spotted doves, chaffinch, greenfinch, goldfinch, tui, nz fantail, nz pigeon, welcome swallow
Gardens/urban parks (e.g. Mount Eden Domain, Auckland Domain, Cornwall park): add yellowhammers, goldfinches, grey warblers, Australian magpies, mallards, domestic greylag geese
Shore/coastal: Red-billed and kelp gulls, bar-tailed godwits, white-faced herons, white-fronted terns, caspian terns, pied, black, little shags, sacred kingfishers, royal spoonbills, variable and southern pied oystercatchers, pukeko
Cities/suburbs: feral pigeons, common mynas, house sparrows, spotted doves, chaffinch, greenfinch, goldfinch, tui, nz fantail, nz pigeon, welcome swallow
Gardens/urban parks (e.g. Mount Eden Domain, Auckland Domain, Cornwall park): add yellowhammers, goldfinches, grey warblers, Australian magpies, mallards, domestic greylag geese
Shore/coastal: Red-billed and kelp gulls, bar-tailed godwits, white-faced herons, white-fronted terns, caspian terns, pied, black, little shags, sacred kingfishers, royal spoonbills, variable and southern pied oystercatchers, pukeko
Liam Ballard
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Richard_Jones
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Re: Visiting NZ
Benji,
Despite your comment that you're not planning on going to any nature reserves, I strongly suggest you make an exception and make a day trip to Tititiri Matangi Island - NZ's top nature reserve in my humble opinion. An easy trip via ferry from Auckland Waterfront (https://www.exploregroup.co.nz/auckland ... and-ferry/).
Enjoy ...
Richard
Despite your comment that you're not planning on going to any nature reserves, I strongly suggest you make an exception and make a day trip to Tititiri Matangi Island - NZ's top nature reserve in my humble opinion. An easy trip via ferry from Auckland Waterfront (https://www.exploregroup.co.nz/auckland ... and-ferry/).
Enjoy ...
Richard