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Matt
Oct 12, 2012
Quest for Kagu
My first lifer in New Caledonia was in airport car park! The common Grey-eared Honeyeater ...
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Matt
Aug 5, 2012
Not so common birds
We all drive cars, but it's concerning when an oil company turns up on the doorstep of Rakiura National Park ...
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Matt
May 6, 2012
Dusting off the scope
Twitching from Stewart Island is different to the UK as I can't just jump in the car at 3am to be there at first light ...
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Matt
Mar 31, 2012
Garden Birds
Wildlife is never predictable. I got a message from Jules to say that a rare Snares Crested Penguin had turned up at the ferry terminal ...
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Matt
Dec 27, 2011
Busy birding
Everyone departed the boat extremely happy and Mark Carwardine said it was one of the best wildlife experiences he'd had ...
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Matt
Nov 7, 2011
False start to Spring
Tui singing in the garden, veggies growing, cutting the grass in my t-shirt, Shining Cuckoo added to my garden list ...
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Matt
Aug 3, 2011
Winter months
I turned round to give someone a high five, but I was on my own. That's twitching on Stewart Island for you!
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Matt
May 2, 2011
Deep south to the far north
A house move during the height of the guiding season was a bit challenging but the new garden list started off very well ...
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Matt
Feb 20, 2011
Good and bad news
After more than 13 years of being predator-free, Ulva Island had an invasion of rats over the Christmas period...
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Matt
Dec 28, 2010
To re-cap
At this time of year the Pelagic season starts up and Aurora Charters have a new skipper called Ty ...
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Matt
Jul 5, 2010
Urban encounters
My commute to and from work is in darkness. Kakas have always been fairly abundant in the township, which we do take for granted somewhat...
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Matt
May 26, 2010
Into Winter
A ten minute walk down to the wharf in the dark serenaded by Kaka's calling is not a bad start to the day ...
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Matt
Apr 1, 2010
Great White Shark
One of the great things about living on Stewart Island is that opportunities can arise that don't seem to occur in "normal life"...
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