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2023 NZ Bird Conference – Programme and Abstracts

Saturday 3 June

 09:00Welcome
 Session
1		Distributions
109:15-09:45Dan BurginPlenary:
New Zealand Bird Atlas: The Final Year
209:45-10:00Cleland WallaceDaily tui migrations in the Manawatu revealed by Atlas monitoring
310:00-10:15Kamolphat
Atsawawaranunt*		Projecting present and future distributions of New Zealand’s sturnids: insights from ecological niche models
410:15-10:30Pascale Lubbe*Bird distributions through the ages: New Zealand birds respond to changing climatic conditions
 10:30-11:00MORNING TEA
 Session 2Wildlife Act and
Taranaki
511:00-11:30Deidre
Koolen-Bourke		Plenary:
Wildlife Act reform – where to next?
611:30-11:45Bruce McKinlayA review of the Wildlife Act 1953: Identifying issues for the Society and developing a suitable response
711:45-12:00Danielle Gibas/
Sara Larcombe		Safe havens for seabirds and shorebirds in Taranaki
812:00-12:15Allen StancliffWaterfowl population trends in Taranaki
912:15-12:30Graeme TaylorSeabird distribution, status and threats in the Taranaki region
 12:30-13:30LUNCH
Session 3Taranaki
1013:30-13:45Alan TennysonFossils from South Taranaki reveal Aotearoa New Zealand as a long-term ‘hot spot’ for seabirds
1113:45-14:00Elise SmithKororā monitoring in Taranaki
1214:00-14:15Steve CosgroveTracking kororā: Effective and Affordable Electronic Data Collection
1314:15-14:30James BraundBack to the Beginning: A Fresh Look at J. R. Forster’s Descriptions of New Zealand Birds
Speed Talks
1414:30-14:35Josie GalbraithInvasion risks of exotic parrots via the pet trade
1514:35-14:40Taneal GulliverRoosting behaviour and breeding of dabchicks on urban ponds in Auckland, and implications for stormwater wetlands as habitat
1614:40-14:45Lindsey GrayOpportunity Nest Egg: introductory insights from kiwi O.N.E. data on chick nutritional responses and some aspects of life history
1714:45-14:50Katie Vanderstok*Antipredator cautiousness and the evolution of colour in the Eurasian blackbird and song thrush
1814:50-14:55Tas Vámos*Integrating food-storing, spatial memory, and reproductive success in the North Island robin
1914:55-15:00Manaia
Pearmain-Fenton*		Dispersal patterns and breeding success of two South Island robin/kakaruai populations: from Silver Stream to Orokonui Ecosanctuary
2015:00-15:05Miranda WellsAutomated acoustic monitoring and classification system for remote birdlife monitoring
15:05-15:15Edin WhiteheadTara photo competition – Awards
15:15-15:45AFTERNOON
TEA, POSTERS
Session 4Miscellaneous
2115:45-16:00Ana Menzies*Uncovering song dialects in miromiro | ngirungiru | tomtit: How does song differ between and within populations?
2216:00-16:15Hui Zhen Tan*Sex differences in the recombination landscape of the hihi
2316:15-16:30Daria ErastovaAnother example that urban habitat restoration matters for native birds
16:30-19:00WORKSHOPS,
POSTERS, DRINKS
 19:00INFORMAL
DINNER

Sunday 4 June

Session 5Seabird Conservation
2409:00-09:15Colin MiskellyMorning Report and the storm petrel: how the morning bird call helped reveal where storm petrels probably breed in Fiordland
2509:15-09:30Ariel-Micaiah Heswall*Seabird sensory ecology: Exploring if the colours of plastic resemble the colours of seabird prey items
2609:30-09:45Kamya Patel*Life in plastic, it’s not fantastic: A sensory ecology approach to plastic ingestion
2709:45-10:00Michael Fox*How low is low enough? Restoring seabird populations in the face of multi-species predation on mainland Aotearoa
2810:00-10:15Edin Whitehead*Marine heatwave impacts on pakahā fluttering shearwaters
2910:15-10:30Inka Pleiss*Heavy metal pollutants in the northern muttonbird, ōi/grey-faced petrel
10:30-11:00MORNING TEA
Session 6Seabird Conservation
3011:00-11:15Imogen Foote*A whole-genome approach to resolve the genetic structure of Antipodean and Gibson’s albatross populations
3111:15-11:30Natalie ForsdickConservation genomics of kuaka Whenua Hou/Codfish Island diving petrels
3211:30-11:45Matt RaynerNew Zealand storm petrel: new data on population status and genetic structure
3311:45-12:00Johannes FischerAssessing offshore threats and management tools for kuaka (Whenua Hou diving petrels) in the face of future change
3412:00-12:15Peter FrostPiecing together a jigsaw – assessing the present state of the northern royal albatross|toroa global breeding population
3512:15-12:30Gaia Dell’AricciaA long-term regional programme to restore seabirds in Auckland: challenges, findings and perspectives
12:30-13:30LUNCH
Session 7Coastal and freshwater birds
3613:30-13:45Brendon DunphySeabirds as ocean indicators: migratory connectivity and stress physiology of northern common diving petrels
3713:45-14:00Ilse CorkeryThe development of a captive rearing program for tara iti
3814:00-14:15Keegan MiskimminThe importance of predator control and island enhancement for tarapirohe/black-fronted tern conservation management at a historic colony on the Waiau-Uwha River
3914:15-14:30Matthew McDougallMonitoring a cultural harvest: trends in kuruwhengi/Australasian shoveler population, 2000–2022
4014:30-14:45Christopher BycroftWater bird surveys in the upper Waikato River and Lake Ōhākurī and Lake Arapuni: 2012-2019
4114:45-15:00Phil BattleySex differences and effects of migration on intake rates of bar-tailed godwits
15:00-15:30AFTERNOON TEA
15:30-17:00AGM and Awards

* Students

Posters

1Glenn AguilarUsing of geostatistical tools for characterising the spatial and temporal distribution of the iconic New Zealand fantail in Tiritiri Matangi Island
2Vanessa BarryUnderstanding the evolutionary origin of the Manawatāwhi Three Kings Islands toroa Buller’s albatross
3Johannes ChambonMigratory movements, distribution, habitat preference, and activity patterns of the Critically Endangered Abbott’s booby
4Peter FrostSurveying albatrosses on remote islands – examples of northern royal albatross and northern Buller’s mollymawk on the Chatham Islands
5Chris GaskinCatching birds at sea – a tool for conservation
6Chris MullerReinventing wildlife tracking for the 21st Century – Improving the efficiency of radio telemetry
7Shannon RitterThe impact of eradication aimed predator control on urban native birds
8Lindsey GrayOpportunity Nest Egg: introductory insights from kiwi O.N.E. data on chick nutritional responses and some aspects of life history
9Katie VanderstokAntipredator cautiousness and the evolution of colour in the Eurasian blackbird and song thrush
10Manaia Pearmain-FentonDispersal patterns and breeding success of two South Island robin/kakaruai populations: from Silver Stream to Orokonui Ecosanctuary
11Taneal GulliverRoosting behaviour and breeding of Dabchicks on urban ponds in Auckland, and implications for stormwater wetlands as habitat

The programme can also be downloaded as PDF here