10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 27, 2013
Little Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf near Auckland was already one of the most important offshore reserves in New Zealand. The island was mostly forested through its history and never had introduced browsing mammals, meaning it had an intact flora. New Zealand Storm-petrel (right) with White-faced Storm-petrel (left).
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 20, 2013
South Island’s Westland District is perhaps New Zealand’s best kept secret, a staggeringly beautiful stretch of coastline jammed between the Southern Alps and the Tasman Sea. Westland Petrels are endemic breeders to New Zealand, and an attractive large black seabird.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 11, 2014
They often become slower breeders, and most importantly, they lose their ability to disperse, meaning they get stranded on the island they live on. And, over time, they become a new species. Pretty much every rock big enough to sustain land birds has been reached by rails and then colonised by rails.
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