Hi all,
Neil Robertson reports a Common Tern at Foxton Beach this afternoon. There are photos (by Imogen Warren) on the NZ Bird id Facebook page.
cheers
Common Tern - Foxton Beach
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Re: Common Tern - Foxton Beach
Hi all,
What is presumably the same bird, but now with more white on the fore-crown, was present today. Also a Curlew Sand and a NZ Dotterel.
Our tour is going well after 9 days of mostly tragic weather. We are missing nothing except Pycroft's Petrel (due to cancelled pelagic) and NZ Falcon and leave the North Island tomorrow with a lsit of 114 so far.
cheers
What is presumably the same bird, but now with more white on the fore-crown, was present today. Also a Curlew Sand and a NZ Dotterel.
Our tour is going well after 9 days of mostly tragic weather. We are missing nothing except Pycroft's Petrel (due to cancelled pelagic) and NZ Falcon and leave the North Island tomorrow with a lsit of 114 so far.
cheers
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Re: Common Tern - Foxton Beach
Hi all,
The common tern was present again at around 10.30am on the 6th Dec. Great views of it sitting on its own at the high tide roost. No sign of the curlew sand.
Cheers,
Nikki
The common tern was present again at around 10.30am on the 6th Dec. Great views of it sitting on its own at the high tide roost. No sign of the curlew sand.
Cheers,
Nikki
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Re: Common Tern - Foxton Beach
Probably the same bird was present again today around 6:30-7pm. Got some reasonable photos but nowhere near as good as Imogen’s due to being directly into the descending sun. Strikingly different cap colour, head shape and beautiful dark grey wing coverts, dark carpal bar and primaries without any white cutbacks.
Also present was a single PGP, the Curlew sandpiper, 60+ Knots, 100+ Godwits, 20+ Banded Dotterel, and 20+ Wrybill.
Also present was a single PGP, the Curlew sandpiper, 60+ Knots, 100+ Godwits, 20+ Banded Dotterel, and 20+ Wrybill.
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Re: Common Tern - Foxton Beach
Hi all,
Presumably the same Common Tern was present today through the high tide. Very few White-fronted Tern present.
Also a Curlew Sand and 24 very friendly Wrybill. Views down to below 5m!
cheers
Presumably the same Common Tern was present today through the high tide. Very few White-fronted Tern present.
Also a Curlew Sand and 24 very friendly Wrybill. Views down to below 5m!
cheers
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Re: Common Tern - Foxton Beach
Curlew sandpiper has been present now for 2 months. Looking very healthy.
Good views of the common tern
Good views of the common tern