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The Little Big Year 2018: Best Birds of the Year!

10,000 Birds

The Southern Brown Kiwi on Stewart Island, New Zealand, that ran down the path in front of me, was never captured. They might very well have their Kiwi, but in my opinion, no bird could possible represent the country of New Zealand as well as the beautifully voiced Tui. So there you have it, my favorite birds of the year.

2018 168
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Combined Beats’ List – September

10,000 Birds

New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae. Battery Pt. New Zealand Grebe – Poliocephalus rufopectus. New Zealand King Shag – Phalacrocorax carunculatus. New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Kaka – Nestor meridionalis.

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Combined Beats’ List – August

10,000 Birds

New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae. Battery Pt. New Zealand Grebe – Poliocephalus rufopectus. New Zealand King Shag – Phalacrocorax carunculatus. New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Kaka – Nestor meridionalis.

2016 101