Kiwi hunting

Trip Start Sep 01, 2008
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Trip End Mar 2009


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Tiritiri bunkhouse
(Auckland hotels)

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Thursday, October 2, 2008

A bright sunny but cold morning greeted us for our trip to the island of Tiritiri where we were going to try to spot a Kiwi. A small island sanctuary for native birds with all the nasty foreigners removed following some local ethnic cleansing - means that a few NZ bird species live here & almost nowhere else.
We roamed the island in our quest but to no avail, even on a nighttime walkabout - we heard the Kiwis but never saw them. However we did see little Blue Penguins which were much cuter! and Takahe birds which are almost extinct.
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