New Zealand

Speakers: John and Lorrie Anderson

Lorrie and I traveled to New Zealand in November of 2022 and stayed for 5 weeks (which is their early spring). Birding is a little different in New Zealand, as a lot of the endemics and migrants are seen on pelagic trips with the rest of the endemics located at predator free locations throughout the islands. Introduced species were relatively easy to find. We were on a guided birding trip, for 3 of the 5 weeks,  covering 4200 km. We traveled from the North Island all the way down to Stewart Island in the south.  We saw & photographed interesting birds and encountered amazing scenery along the way.