Hi folks,
CCC Kaitorete Spit Reserve today:
3 Glossy Ibis
1 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
4 Red Knot
1 Northern Shov
Kaitorete Spit tip
2 Pectoral Sandpiper
21 RN Stint
16 Turnstone
Northern Shoveler, 3 Glossy Ibis Lake Ellesmere
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Re: Northern Shoveler, 3 Glossy Ibis Lake Ellesmere
some more pics
The apparent line at base of the bill is either some water reflecting or bill shine - the bird had a green head with no crescent.
note the difference in head colour between NZ Shov (far left) and the Northern (far right)
The apparent line at base of the bill is either some water reflecting or bill shine - the bird had a green head with no crescent.
note the difference in head colour between NZ Shov (far left) and the Northern (far right)
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Re: Northern Shoveler, 3 Glossy Ibis Lake Ellesmere
Greg McKenzie posted a photo of a Hudsonian Godwit it amongst a group of Bar-tailed Godwits on the New Zealand Birders Facebook page. It was seen at the end of Jarvis Road today.