Rifleman. Aongatete. Bay of Plenty

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PaulintheBay
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Rifleman. Aongatete. Bay of Plenty

Postby PaulintheBay » Sun May 26, 2019 8:40 pm

5 rifleman were heard and 2 seen on the Aongatete Forest Project track. Inside the bush track from lower car park about 1 minute from the start of the track. This is 17 minutes from Katikati in car. They enjoy robust pest control in the area and are using nest boxes. Freely accessible to the public. Paul Cuming. BirdsBOP.
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Re: Rifleman. Aongatete. Bay of Plenty

Postby Jim_j » Mon May 27, 2019 3:11 pm

That's great to hear - thanks for the update.
Cheers Jim
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Re: Rifleman. Aongatete. Bay of Plenty

Postby RussCannings » Tue May 28, 2019 7:01 pm

Sadly, it seems like the translocated Weka are long gone--I assume that's still the case Paul?

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