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Diving New Zealand – Goat Island

10,000 Birds

Diving has taken me to places like Belize, Fiji, Vanuatu, and Egypt, places that coincidentally are fun to bird. Goat Island, off New Zealand’s Northland, was an amazing diving location without any birds. Kina, or Sea Urchin. I was a diver before I was a birder. Hiwihiwi ( Chironemus marmoratus ). Nudibranch.

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Birding Kadavu and Nadi in Fiji

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More importantly the airport in Nadi (pronounced Nandi) on the main island of Viti Levu is a major air hub and frequent stop on flights between the United States and Australia or New Zealand. Whereas most of Fiji shares the Streaked Fantail with New Caledonia and Vanuatu, Kadavu has its own species, the Kadavu Fantail.

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