10,000 Birds

JULY 19, 2020

The eggs usually hatch out quite close together and then the family can all move away from the nest site. There are dangers around the nest site and the sooner they could move the family away from the exposed nest site the better. This offers a lot more protection than the exposed nest site.

2020 168

2020 Eggs Feral Cats Breeding 168

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 11, 2019

Over the two weeks since I first introduced you to this family of Pied Oystercatchers there has been a lot of walking. This family of Pied Oystercatchers have not only walked in and out with the tides, which are big in Broome, but also moved about two kilometres north. Pied Oystercatcher family.

Eggs 121

Eggs Feral Cats Shelters Feral 121

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

As most people know cats, both feral and domestic, have a pretty big impact on wild birds and other wildlife, and the effect of mammals is particularly profound in New Zealand. That said, I have not been impressed by a New Zealand economist, Gareth Morgan, calling for New Zealand to wipe out cats.

New Zealand 114

New Zealand Possums SPCA Cats 114

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2011

Most threatened endemics are now restricted to protected areas, but I’ve passed a couple of Weka on a country road in Neslon and I saw my first Long-tailed Cuckoo flying across the main road out of Wellington. Feral Turkey are also quite common. 2) Masked Plover Masked Plover ( Vanellus miles ) by James Reed.

New Zealand 172

New Zealand Birds Thailand Falcons 172