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Penguins, Parrots and Wine on Matiu / Somes Island

10,000 Birds

As I have explained before these islands are the best place for a lot of the birding here because they are more easily protected from introduced mammals which wreck such havoc on the wildlife here. Since 1984 it has been planted with native bush and pests were controlled, and is now used as a wildlife reserve.

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Collaborative list – January 2020

10,000 Birds

Curu Wildlife Reserve. Curu Wildlife Reserve. Curu Wildlife Reserve. La Selva (OTS Reserve). La Selva (OTS Reserve). La Selva (OTS Reserve). Curu Wildlife Reserve. Curu Wildlife Reserve. Curu Wildlife Reserve. Curu Wildlife Reserve.

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