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Flock to Marion

10,000 Birds

In 1776, James Cook sailed past the islands due to charts and navigation of du Fresne’s second in command, Julien Crozet. Although Prince Edward Island and Marion are close enough, only 21 km apart, Prince Edward is free of invasives, besides four plant species, so offers a great comparison for success.

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Royal Shags and Tricky Parakeets: Birding Queen Charlotte Sound

10,000 Birds

As I said last week , I’ve decided to try and knock off a few of the New Zealand endemics and specialities that I haven’t seen before over the coming year, and the first place that sprung to mind was pretty close, just across the Cook Strait in the Marlborough Sounds. Spotted Shags are endemic to New Zealand.

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