Spectacular sight as 5 Arctic skuas chased one White-fronted tern. About 10 Arctic skuas in total and about 500 White-fronted terns. Also a flock of about 200 Hutton's Shearwaters in the breakers just north of the river mouth - the first time I have seen shearwaters at the Waimak Mouth. Would pick it as being a good spot for rarities with many coastal and wading birds moving through.
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
Kairaki Beach
There is a wide range of shorebirds and seabirds at this location at the moment. I have noticed wader and tern flocks at this location recently - even at low tide. A location that appear to have a high turn over of birds passing through and at the moment a recommended birding spot and a pleasant beach walk especially early in the morning or in the evening.
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