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Kaikoura stricken

10,000 Birds

Like most Kiwis I was shocked by the pair of earthquakes that laid Christchurch low in 2010 and 2011. And we in Wellington had a bit of a shock when a swarm of quakes struck our region in 2013. Sperm Whales are a huge draw, literally! This isn’t the first time I’ve written about earthquakes here.

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What Will My Next Ten Birds in Queens Be?

10,000 Birds

3 July 2010 31 October 2010 11 April 2011 15 May 2012. Long-eared Owl – 25 Mar 2013 – This was another twitch which I managed to get on a drizzly morning before work where it roosted in a pine stand in Forest Park. Number 300 in Queens!

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