Seven NZ dotterel. Three feeding on the reef and strand line (could have been male,female and juvenile). Four NZ dotterel flew overhead (first three and then one).
Habitat - Rural
How many? - 4
Additional comments? - They need water frequently in hot weather. They like to bathe as well as drink.
Nest present - Yes
Behavior - Bird with chicks
Field Notes - A few of these feeding at ground level but they always kept a long way in front of us.
Field Notes - in the centre top of the dead bush
Flitted around us on the Potaema Walk
Scaly Thrush or White's Thrush? I keep changing my mind.
Field Notes - it is very obscured in the tree. there were lots of lorikeets around eating nectar
Habitat - Near a natural water source
How many? - 5+
Field Notes -
Behavior - Flying
Habitat - Peri-urban
How many? - 8
Nest present - No
Behavior - Feeding
This is a juvenile Little Shag.
Like most of the Shags when they're young they're real nice looking birds.
This is the adult
http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/948924