flooded paddocks - Island block road. Waikato

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bombaydave2
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flooded paddocks - Island block road. Waikato

Postby bombaydave2 » Sat Jul 23, 2022 6:13 pm

Sh1/ Island block rd there is a flooded paddock. A lot(150+)pied stilt. 5 cattle egret. 9 wf heron.
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RussCannings
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Re: flooded paddocks - Island block road. Waikato

Postby RussCannings » Sat Jul 30, 2022 4:59 pm

Similar stilt numbers there today along with 1 egret. Also 8 Caspian tern and a pair of RB Gulls. To the NE at Kopuku, the paddocks are still pretty wet too with over 300 stilt, a lone dabchick, and 2 Black-billed Gulls (always nice inland here) among other water lovers. Big flocks (1000+) of goldfinch and greenfinch in the area.

Russ

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