The white-fronted terns also nest at Muriwai alongside the gannets. On my previous visits there two years ago, the tern population was much larger however with the gannet colony ever expanding, the terns have moved to other areas along the beach. A small number remain on the banks that are not totally stripped of vegetation. …
On our way North we stopped by the gannet colony at Muriwai (these will be the subjects of my next post) and I was very surprised to see nesting white-fronted terns in between the gannets on a steep bank. Unfortunately I didn’t have my extender with me so these are crops and not the best …
The day started out with brilliant sunshine, a perfect day for kingfishers. However I had made a decision not to go climbing any more hills for a while to let my feet recover a bit, so we headed round the bays instead. The plan was lunch at the Chocolate Fish and to stop wherever we …
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