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Woodford’s rail (Nesoclopeus woodfordi) on Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea

Notornis, 49 (2), 115-121, 133-134

D. Hadden (2002)

Article Type: Short Note

Twitchathon 2002

Southern Bird, 12 (Dec), 5-5

S. Saville (2002)

Article Type: Article

A Swift at Waiongana

Southern Bird, 9 (Mar), 5-5

P. Fryer (2002)

Article Type: Article

Survival of breeding Finsch’s oystercatchers (Haematopus finschi) on farmland in Canterbury, New Zealand

Notornis, 49 (4), 233-240

P.M. Sagar; R.J. Barker; D. Geddes (2002)

Article Type: Paper

We investigated the annual survival of Finsch’s oystercatchers (Haematopus finschi) breeding on farmland in mid-Canterbury, New Zealand. Annual survival from 1987 to 2000 averaged 0.892, with evidence of a small amount of variation in survival rates through time (estimated SD = 0.034). We found no indication that survival rates differed between males and females. However, recapture probabilities showed that males had stronger fidelity to breeding territories than did females. These results are similar to those reported from populations of H. ostralegus in Europe. Because oystercatchers are long-lived, the survival rate of adults is the key component in determining population size. Intensification of agriculture on the breeding grounds and disruption to coastal feeding grounds may reverse the trend for population increase in this species. Consequently, the survival rate presented here provides a basis for predicting future population trends.

An historic record of black petrels (Procellaria parkinsoni) nesting in south Westland

Notornis, 49 (1), 51-52

D.G. Medway (2002)

Article Type: Short Note

Robins near Dunedin

Southern Bird, 11 (Sep), 5-5

P. Schweigman (2002)

Article Type: Article

First record of a long-toed stint (Calidris subminuta) in New Zealand

Notornis, 49 (3), 185-186

S. Petch; C. Hill; N. Allen (2002)

Article Type: Short Note

Obituary – Malcolm Foord

Southern Bird, 10 (Jun), 7-7

P. Schweigman (2002)

Article Type: obituary

Double broods and sibling helpers in the Australasian crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus australis)

Notornis, 49 (2), 123-124, 135

G.R. Chance (2002)

Article Type: Short Note

Nest records database

Southern Bird, 12 (Dec), 3-3

K. Evans (2002)

Article Type: Article

Great day out at Miranda

Southern Bird, 9 (Mar), 6-6

B. Chudleigh (2002)

Article Type: article

Unusual bird records from the Antipodes Islands in 1978-1995, with a summary of other species recorded at the island group

Notornis, 49 (4), 241-245

A. Tennyson; R. Taylor; G. Taylor; M. Imber; T. Greene (2002)

Article Type: Paper

Unusual bird records at the sub-antarctic Antipodes Islands from 1978 to 1995 increased the number of bird species recorded previously at the group by 15. The total avifauna now consists of 29 breeding species and 26 vagrant species.

Australasian harrier (Circus approximans) observed feeding on crabs at Hooper’s Inlet, Otago Peninsula

Notornis, 49 (1), 53-54

D.A.M. Latham (2002)

Article Type: Short Note

Nest record scheme: report for the two years to 30 April 2002

Southern Bird, 11 (Sep), 4-4

R. Thomas (2002)

Article Type: Article

New Zealand white-capped mollymawk (Diomedea cauta steadi) chicks eaten by pigs (Sus scrofa)

Notornis, 49 (3), 175-176

I.A. Flux (2002)

Article Type: Short Note

Rare birds committee – 6 monthly report

Southern Bird, 8 (Dec), 4-5

D. Medway (2001)

Article Type: article

Southland bird week

Southern Bird, 5 (Mar), 2-2

L. Esler (2001)

Article Type: article

Classified Summarised Notes, North Island, 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000

Notornis, 48 (3), 165-174

G.R. Parrish (2001)

Article Type: Paper

Nest record scheme – report for the three years to 30 April 2000

Southern Bird, 6 (Jun), 10-10

H. Robertson (2001)

Article Type: Article

Sexing North Island robins (Petroica australis longipes) from morphometrics and plumage

Notornis, 48 (2), 76-80

D.P. Armstrong (2001)

Article Type: Paper

North Island robins are sexually dimorphic, males having darker plumage on their back and upper breast. However, males show delayed plumage maturation, and do not acquire the characteristic male plumage until after their first breeding season, 12-16 months after fledging. Therefore, sexing based on plumage alone will overestimate the proportion of females, and this may result in highly skewed sex ratios for translocations. Using measurements from robins of known sex on Tiritiri Matangi Island, I found tarsus length to be a useful indicator of sex. Of 82 robins measured, 80% of birds with tarsus length greater than 35.6 mm were male and 77% of other birds were female. If tarsus length is used in combination with plumage, it should allow sex ratios to be estimated reasonably accurately and without bias. However, additional data including wing chord measurements suggest that wing chord is superior to tarsus length for determining sex.

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