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Subfossil snipe

Notornis, 34 (4), 343

T.H. Worthy (1987)

Article Type: Letter

Seabirds found dead on New Zealand beaches in 1985, and a review of Pterodroma species recoveries since 1960

Notornis, 34 (3), 237-252

R.G. Powlesland (1987)

Article Type: Paper

In 1985, 5,967 kilometres of coast were patrolled and 28,304 dead seabirds were found, both new records for the Beach Patrol Scheme. A new species for the scheme was a white-bellied storm petrel (Fregetta grallaria). Ten species were found in greater numbers in 1985 than in any previous year: little blue penguin (Eudyptula minor), Buller’s mollymawk (Diomedea bulleri), white-headed petrel (Pterodroma lessonii), fairy prion (Pachyptila turtur), fulmar prion (P. crassirostris), fluttering shearwater (Puffinus gavia), Australasian gannet (Sula bassana), pied shag (Phalacrocorax varius), red-billed gull (Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus) and white-fronted tern (Sterna striata). The record numbers of fairy prions, fulmar prions and fluttering shearwaters were the result of wrecks of these species in August-September, mainly along the western and southern coasts of the North Island. A summary is given of the coastal and monthly distributions for most Pterodroma species found during the 1960-1984 period. The most frequently found species was the white-headed petrel, a result of 30-100 being found in spring of most years.

Subfossil snipe

Notornis, 34 (4), 343-344

C.M. Miskelly (1987)

Article Type: Letter

Kermadec Islands expedition reports: European passerines in the Kermadec group

Notornis, 33 (4), 209-218

D. Merton; C.R. Veitch (1986)

Article Type: Paper

The history and status of European passerines on the Kermadec Islands are reviewed and supplemented by observations from the Ornithological Society of New Zealand’s expedition to the group from 13 November 1966 to 27 January 1967 and by more recent unpublished data. Of nine species of European passerine recorded from the group, four are established, all apparently self-introduced from the New Zealand mainland some 720-980 km distant. Counts on Raoul Island in January 1967 showed that the more abundant passerines were, in order of relative abundance, starling, song thrush, tui, blackbird and yellowhammer. Measurements of song thrush, blackbird and starling are recorded.
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