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Thanks to generous donations made over the previous 12 months our Projects Assistance Fund was able to support three important research projects: Birds New Zealand is a registered charity (CC 41020) which means that tax credits are available for donations made in New Zealand by 31 March. For further details see: https://www.birdsnz.org.nz/membership/donate/

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This scholarship, for Masters and PhD students, is sponsored by the George Mason Charitable Trust and named in commemoration of David Medway. Applications are now open and close on 30 March 2025. Details are available here.

This Canterbury scholarship, for Masters and PhD students, was established in 2018 and is named in commemoration of Marj Davis. Applications are now open and close on 30 March 2025. Details are available here.

The March 2025 edition of Bird New Zealand magazine has been published with a cover photo of a Kārearea New Zealand Falcon by Michael Szabo. This edition announces details of our 2025 annual conference and AGM to be held in Auckland over King’s Birthday weekend (31 May-2 June). More than 200 participants are expected to […]

The March edition of Notornis is now available to read or download online on the Current Quarterly Publications page A fully searchable database of Notornis articles and Birds New Zealand magazines is provided in the Publications archive Notornis Volume 72 Part 1 (March 2025) is now published! PAPERS:Aspects of the biology and ecology of variable oystercatchers (Haematopus unicolor) on the east coast of North […]

The 2025 Birds New Zealand Conference and Annual General Meeting will be held in Auckland 31st May to 2nd June during King’s Birthday weekend. All events and meals will be at the Novotel & IBIS Auckland Ellerslie Hotel. Abstracts must be submitted by 31st March. Conference details are available here. REGISTER NOW

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Birds New Zealand is delighted to announce publication of Murray Williams’ A synopsis of game bird banding in New Zealand to year 2000 This fascinating account of the history of game bird banding in Aotearoa has been published as part of our OSNZ Occasional Publications series. Image by Rebecca Bowater (NZ Birds Online)

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An online workshop about recording moult in the plumage of birds was held by Birds New Zealand on 5th February 2025. Nearly 100 participants took part in the online workshop.  Proceedings were recorded and will be made available as an educational resource on the Birds New Zealand website. Funding for the workshop was provided by […]

Aotearoa New Zealand is a long way from anywhere. Despite being 2,000 km from the nearest continent, vagrant land birds regularly find their way across the Tasman Sea – though some don’t quite make it. Bird curator Colin Miskelly describes the latest new species to come to grief on our shores. Read more at https://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2025/01/22/a-new-bird-for-new-zealand-horsfields-bronze-cuckoo/ […]

The December edition of Notornis is now available to read or download online on the Current Quarterly Publications page A fully searchable database of Notornis articles and Birds New Zealand magazines is provided in the Publications archive

Walking the length of New Zealand counting every bird! Listen to the interview with Dr Colin Miskelly about atlasing birds along Te Araroa Trail on youtube (by Adam Forbes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBv7zJxtgfA

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The 6th edition of the Checklist of the Birds of New Zealand can now be viewed on the Checklist page https://www.birdsnz.org.nz/society-publications/checklist/ The previous editions of the Checklist were published in 1953, 1970, 1990, 2010 and 2022, with the first four published as books and the 5th edition (2022) published as a pdf and as html webpages. The […]

Birds New Zealand is looking for a new funder to support the Birds New Zealand Research Fund (BNZRF). For the past 12 years the BNZRF has been funded by the T-Gear Charitable Trust, with the promotion, assessment of proposals, selection of recipients and administration of funds managed by Bird New Zealand. We are grateful for […]