June Birds New Zealand magazine published

June 18th, 2024

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The June Birds New Zealand magazine has been published with a cover photo featuring a Koekoeā Long-tailed Cuckoo taken by Tony Stoddard.

This edition contains news of new research on aerial bird surveys and monitoring Weka predation of the Sooty Shearwater colony at Kapiti Island funded by the Birds New Zealand Research Fund, the upcoming nationwide Royal Spoonbill survey, and the recovery of a beach-wrecked Australian cuckoo during an Auckland beach patrol.

There is also news of Tītitipounamu Rifleman dispersing more widely around the capital, the release of more Kiwi-Nui North Island Brown Kiwi into the wild near Mākara, and how 3D-printed replica eggs have helped the Department of Conservation to improve the survival and productivity of rare Tara Iti NZ Fairy Tern nests.

There are illustrated feature articles on the completion of Birds New Zealand’s five-year NZ Bird Atlas project written by the project co-ordination team, Colin Miskelly’s marathon walk along the entire length of Te Araroa Trial to gather bird observations for under-reported Atlas grid squares as told by Colin, and a “Chatham Islands Atlas Adventure” written by magazine editor Michael Szabo.

This edition also includes reports from outgoing Birds New Zealand President Bruce McKinlay and incoming President Natalie Forsdick, and the regular illustrated quarterly reports from all 14 of Birds New Zealand’s regional representatives from the Far North to Southland.

Link to the magazine: https://www.birdsnz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Birds-NZ-Magazine42_June-2024_web.pdf