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Pelagics in March

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2019 1:33 am
by MacHector
Hi All

I'm new to birding in New Zealand. Can anyone explain to me why nobody runs pelagics in March? Plenty in February, some in April. None is March! Is it a weather thing?

Best wishes

Andrew Mackenzie

Re: Pelagics in March

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2019 8:00 am
by GKincaid
Albatross Encounter is running an extended 4 hour trip from Kaikoura on 11 March, 1-5PM.

Glenn Kincaid
Rarangi, Blenheim

Re: Pelagics in March

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2019 3:39 pm
by wazzagonewild
I'm also looking for a pelagic trip in March, but in the North Island. If anyone know how to get onto one then any information would be much appreciated!

Warwick

Re: Pelagics in March

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2019 7:45 am
by MacHector
Hi Warwick. I am also looking at the North. Could you let me know the dates you can do? If I can offer up potentially more than one participant it might help my bargaining power. Cheers. Andrew

Re: Pelagics in March

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2019 3:59 pm
by wazzagonewild
Hi Andrew, my dates are pretty flexible, anytime between March 10-17 and 23-25. Others may be possible too, would just take some reorganising. Thanks for looking into this!

Re: Pelagics in March

Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2019 11:07 pm
by MacHector
Hi Warwick and anyone else interested

I have a putative pelagic out of somewhere near Kerikeri on 2 March. I have maybe a group of 3 so far (including you) which makes it a little expensive. If we could get the group up to 5 or 6 I think it would be viable. Is that date any good for you. Could you rustle up one or two more people?

Cheers

Andrew

Re: Pelagics in March

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 2:41 pm
by wazzagonewild
Hi Andrew, I'm afraid March 2 is out for me. Unfortunately I can't be north until the 10th at the earliest. May I ask who the pelagic is with?

Re: Pelagics in March

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 10:56 pm
by wazzagonewild
I have just heard from Chris Gaskin with the NZ seabird trust that there will be a pelagic from near Whangarei on March 14. He can be contacted at chris at nzseabirds.com if you're interested in joining?

Re: Pelagics in March

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 5:02 am
by MacHector
It’s thriough Detlef Davies of Birders Rest.