Mark Coller

After 2 days of failing to find any at other sites, I finally saw 4 Yellow eyed penguins today at Katiki Point, New Zealand

Superb night out watching Southern Brown Kiwi on Stewart Island, New Zealand, with Beaks and Feathers tour company. 🪶🇳🇿

A day of 2 extremes, a Fiordland crested penguin so far out in Milford Sound that I nearly missed it, to a Weka sat 3 feet away on my picnic table!! 🪶🇳🇿

After totally failing to find Black Stilt yesterday, I was so glad to see 2 along Lake Pukaki today and some lovely Black Fronted Terns. 🪶🇳🇿

Kea being naughty in the car parks at Arthur's Pass, New Zealand 🪶🇳🇿

Kea at Arthur's Pass New Zealand, such wonderful characters! 🪶🇳🇿

Cracking Rock Wren! Hopefully, I will get one next week 🙏Where was the Petrel?

Hi, Yes. I have posted the wrong photo 😂

50 years ago, I saw a picture of a Wrybill in a book, and I have always wanted to see one! Today, I saw 107 of them on Lake Ellesmere, New Zealand 🪶🇳🇿

Cracking Rock Wren photo. They are on my most wanted list! I am heading that way next week, and I would really appreciate any site details you have! 👍

Kaikoura 2nd pelagic, other superb birds including Westland Petrels, Bullers Shearwaters, Grey Faced Petrel, and even a Pacific Reef Heron on the trip back in. Another incredible trip ! 🪶🇳🇿

Kaikoura 2nd pelagic trip, well over 40 Albatross including both Northern and Southern Royal, Antipodean, Salvins and White Capped Albatross 🪶🇳🇿

I certainly wasn't expecting to see Cooks Petrel and Fairy Prion on the Kaikoura Pelagic trip!! An amazing trip out with Albatross Encounters. 🪶🇳🇿

From my first Kaikoura pelagic trip today, Northern Giant, Cape, and White Chinned Petrels 🪶🇳🇿

Salvins Albatross

Antipodean Albatross

White Capped Albatross

My first New Zealand pelagic from Kaikoura, superb views of Salvins, Antipodean, and White Capped Albatross 🪶🇳🇿

Thanks Tim, far better than I was expecting!

Westland petrel

Salvins albatross

Northern royal albatross

White chinned petrel

Incredible sea watch from the New Zealand inter-island ferry this morning. Northern royal and salvins albatross, short tailed, flesh footed, huttons, fluttering, bullers, and sooty shearwaters, westland and white chinned petrels and over 1000 fairy prions and little blue penguin 🤯

I have been trying for days to get a photo of a Silvereye.They don't stay still for long!! Waimanu Lagoon, New Zealand 🪶🇳🇿

Variable Oystercatcher on Manawatu Beach, New Zealand, this morning 🪶🇳🇿

Tui, Noth Island Saddleback, and California Quail in Bushy Park this afternoon 🪶🇳🇿

This little Fantail followed me for a while in Bushy Park and started to sing. 🪶🇳🇿

A lovely inquisitive North Island Robin in Bushy Park Norh of Whanganui this afternoon 🪶🇳🇿

1 of 5 Nankeen Night Herons at Upokongaro today. Very difficult to see them, but this one eventually moved higher up and into view! 🪶🇳🇿

Wonderful views of this New Zealand Dotterel at Koitiata Beach this morning. 🪶🇳🇿

Blue Duck is a bird I have always wanted to see! I managed to find a pair on the Tongariro River in Turangi this morning. 🪶🇳🇿

Welcome Swallows in Western Springs Park Auckland. 🪶🇳🇿

New Zealand Grebe, with its chick on its back in Western Springs Park Auckland 🪶🇳🇿

Brilliant day on Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand, highlights were Takahe, Saddleback, Kokako, Stitchbird, and many more! 🪶🇳🇿

The Calshot Hampshire Boat tailed grackle with the unfortunate bumblebee it was about to eat!