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Approx 25 along the high tide mark. One big flock and several pairs.
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Approx 25 along the high tide mark. One big flock and several pairs.
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Approx 25 along the high tide mark. One big flock and several pairs.
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Approx 25 along the high tide mark. One big flock and several pairs.
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Approx 25 along the high tide mark. One big flock and several pairs.
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4 pairs along the beach.
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4 pairs along the beach.
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Counted at least 25 variable oystercatchers roosting on the Manukau Harbour foreshore with a large flock of South Island pied oystercatchers. Incoming tide. Quite a variation in feather markings from pure black through to smudgy or white feather tips.
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Counted at least 25 variable oystercatchers roosting on the Manukau Harbour foreshore with a large flock of South Island pied oystercatchers. Incoming tide. Quite a variation in feather markings from pure black through to smudgy or white feather tips.
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Counted at least 25 variable oystercatchers roosting on the Manukau Harbour foreshore with a large flock of South Island pied oystercatchers. Incoming tide. Quite a variation in feather markings from pure black through to smudgy or white feather tips.
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On sandy beach
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Two adults with two chicks foraging together on outgoing tide. There was a big difference in size between the chicks, so possibly the adults were not a pair and the chicks were from separate nests?
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Two adults with two chicks foraging together on outgoing tide. There was a big difference in size between the chicks, so possibly the adults were not a pair and the chicks were from separate nests?
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Two adults with two chicks foraging together on outgoing tide. There was a big difference in size between the chicks, so possibly the adults were not a pair and the chicks were from separate nests?
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Bird resting on the sand, out-going tide. Two more VOCs foraging nearby on the tideline.