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Birding in paradise and penguins on the ice
Back in 2023 I got a phone call from my mate Sav who is co-owner of Wrybill Birding Tours wondering if I would be keen on guiding in...
Matt
Mar 30
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Birding the Subantarctic to South Korea and everywhere in-between!
In November 2023 I headed away to lead my first of this season’s 21-day birding tour of NZ for Wrybill birding tours. On the journey to...
Matt
Jul 3, 2024
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Where to start?!
New Zealand tours, twitching, Subantarctic Islands, Antarctica, Auckland to Yokohama and birding in Japan! Latest news … well most of...
Matt
Aug 10, 2023
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Blackcaps and Redshanks
It’s been a couple of months since my last instalment and quite a bit has happened. In brief: SIRCET bird call counts I’ve been to the...
Matt
Jul 13, 2022
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Almost a desert island
A quarter of the year gone already and April has arrived. Time definitely goes faster the older you get. Back at the beginning of 2022...
Matt
Apr 6, 2022
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Keep calm and carry on birding
Perhaps this should read “get vaccinated, keep calm and carry on”. It’s been almost two years since the COVID-19 global pandemic changed...
Matt
Jan 12, 2022
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The winter webs
Since my last update I have fallen slightly out of love with my website. I still love the design and overall appearance but the image...
Matt
Oct 15, 2021
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Island hopping
Autumn has arrived to Stewart Island and with that comes colder nights and shorter days. A few days ago it also brought plane and ferry...
Matt
May 8, 2021
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Below the 47
It’s almost a year since New Zealand went into full lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic - how the world has changed. New Zealand has...
Matt
Mar 2, 2021
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Full Circle
Oh dear, what a long time since my latest news way back in April 2020. The world then was coming to grips with the enormity of COVID-19,...
Matt
Dec 6, 2020
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Birds, backs and bubbles
The March 2020 WPO was a small expedition vessel with 10 staff of which I would be one; 12 Russian crew and 44 passengers...
Matt
Apr 14, 2020
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Wilderness and Waders
I could see the obvious red, white and black face pattern of a Black-fronted Dotterel - the first one I have ever seen at Stewart Island ...
Matt
Oct 25, 2019
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The offseason
I had the pleasure of taking Clarke Gayford kiwi spotting with his film crew - he also happens to be New Zealand Prime Minister's partner...
Matt
Aug 12, 2019
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Winter reflections
They had seen my Anzac Day dawn service photo and were seeking permission to use the image to create a New Zealand postage stamp ...
Matt
May 19, 2019
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30 on the 1st
A "big day" 1st January 2019. The first bird was a singing Tui. I opened the curtains and the first bird I saw was a Kaka, then ...
Matt
Jan 2, 2019
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