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Seabirds found dead in New Zealand in 1976

  • Publication Type

    Journal Article

  • Publication Year

    1978

  • Author(s)

    C.R. Veitch

  • Journal Name

    Notornis

  • Volume, Issue

    25, 2

  • Pagination

    141-148

  • Article Type

    Paper

  • DOI

    https://doi.org/10.63172/029018myzxmv

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Seabirds found dead in New Zealand in 1976

Notornis, 25 (2), 141-148

C.R. Veitch (1978)

Article Type: Paper

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During 1976, 2,826 kilometres of coast were patrolled by 151 members of the Ornithological Society of New Zealand and their friends. 5,990 dead seabirds were found. There were no major wrecks. A number of minor wrecks involving blue penguins (Eudyptula minor), white-headed petrels (Pterodroma lessoni), sooty shearwaters (Puffinus griseus) and fairy prions (Pachyptila turtur) are recorded. White-faced storm petrels (Pelagodroma marina) were found in higher numbers than ever before particularly on Canterbury South beaches. Patrols of Mason’s Bay, Stewart Island, were the major factor contributing to the highest ever total of mottled petrels (Pterodroma inexpectata). The grey ternlet (Procelsterna cerulea) found is a second record and the black-fronted tern (Chlidonias hybrida) a new record for beach patrolling. The Christmas Island shearwater (Puffinus nativitatis) found is a new record for the New Zealand region.