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Seabirds found dead in New Zealand in 1977

Notornis, 26 (4), 361-368

Veitch, C. R. (1979)

Article Type: Paper

During 1977, 3,073 kilometres of coast were patrolled by 132 members of the Ornithological Society of New Zealand and their friends. 5,542 dead seabirds and 135 non-seabirds were found. There were no major wrecks. Small, sometimes local, wrecks of Broad-billed Prions (Pachyptila vittata), Sooty Shearwaters (Puffinus griseus), Short-tailed Shearwaters (P. tenuirostris) and Fluttering Shearwaters (P. gavia) are noted. Unusual finds were one each of: Antarctic Petrel (Thalassoica antarctica), Fulmar Prion (Pachyptila crassirostris), Black-bellied Storm Petrel (Fregetta tropica), Grey Ternlet (Procelsterna cerulea) and Pitt Island Shag (Stictocarbo punctatus featherstoni) (a new record for beach patrolling).

Seasonal movements of black-fronted terns

Notornis, 26 (1), 69-72

Lalas, C (1979)

Article Type: Paper

Black-fronted terns (Chlidonias albostriatus) were studied between December 1974 and February 1976 along the Waitaki River system and around Otago Harbour. Numbers of terns given in this paper are from a monthly census taken during this period.

Names of birds

Notornis, 26 (2), 208

Kinsky, F. C., Bartle, J. A. (1979)

Article Type: Letter

Waders at sea

Notornis, 25 (3), 234-234

J.A.F. Jenkins (1978)

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