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Where to See Kiwi (and other birds) During the Rugby World Cup

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Abel Tasman is popular for its easy hiking trail along the coast and kayaking, keep an eye out for New Zealand Fur Seals and Spotted Shags. The sanctuary has a population of Little Spotted Kiwi, as well as a range of other rare species such as Takahe , Stichbirds , New Zealand Falcons , Brown Teal and Red-crowned Parakeets.

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Seabirding off Cape Point

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Such activity hardly goes unnoticed by piratical and falcon-like Parasitic Jaegers and the larger, more thickset and not as common Pomarine Jaegers , readily on the lookout for a kleptoparasitic feeding opportunity along the outermost reefs.

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