karearea7's Identifications

Seven NZ dotterel. Three feeding on the reef and strand line (could have been male,female and juvenile). Four NZ dotterel flew overhead (first three and then one).

sitting in the tree at the entrance

Habitat - Rural
How many? - 4
Additional comments? - They need water frequently in hot weather. They like to bathe as well as drink.
Nest present - Yes
Behavior - Bird with chicks

Field Notes - A few of these feeding at ground level but they always kept a long way in front of us.

Field Notes - in the centre top of the dead bush

Flitted around us on the Potaema Walk

Sighting and photos (c) surfap.

Scaly Thrush or White's Thrush? I keep changing my mind.

Field Notes - it is very obscured in the tree. there were lots of lorikeets around eating nectar

Habitat - Near a natural water source
How many? - 5+
Field Notes -
Behavior - Flying

Habitat - Peri-urban
How many? - 8
Nest present - No
Behavior - Feeding

This is a juvenile Little Shag.
Like most of the Shags when they're young they're real nice looking birds.
This is the adult
http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/948924