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Trackside in the Brook Sanctuary. Only one seen on this visit.
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Tmesipteris elongataObserver
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Trackside in the Brook Sanctuary.
Abundant at this site.
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Tmesipteris elongataObserver
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Trackside in the Brook Sanctuary on dead tree fern.
Abundant at this site.
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Trackside on true left stream side. Abundant in this site.
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Common Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeusObserver
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Found in back garden this afternoon. No apparent cause of death.
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White Climbing Rata Metrosideros diffusaObserver
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Trackside in the Brook Waimarama Sanctuary.
Abundant at this site.
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Climbing Rata Metrosideros perforataObserver
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Trackside on silver fern.
Abundant at this site.
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Rimu Dacrydium cupressinumObserver
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Trackside in Brook Waimarama Sanctuary along the northern boundary of the reserve. Alongside matai of similar size.
Abundant in this location.
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Matai Prumnopitys taxifoliaObserver
duncanmc42Description
Trackside in the Brook Waimarama Sanctuary. Standing alongside similar-sized rimu.
Abundant in this location.
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House Mouse Mus musculusObserver
duncanmc42Description
Found dead on the kitchen floor this morning. Body flattened around middle, looking like it had been accidentally caught between two solid objects. Fell out of cupboard door when opened.
Very unusual fur colour not seen before by this observer. Hopefully not a new species.
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South Island Robin Petroica australis ssp. australisObserver
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Two males singing in close proximity to each other suggesting territorial assertion.
Broad gully site in beech-dominant forest with sparse ground cover.
Robin presence in this location hitherto rare until this year.
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Exocarpos bidwilliiObserver
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Growth and phenology monitoring: Number 6 of 6 at this site.
About 50m up Wells Ridge off the Dun Mountain Trail. Near Windy Point in the ultramafic zone.
Becoming abundant at this site.
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Exocarpos bidwilliiObserver
duncanmc42Description
Growth and phenology monitoring: Number 6 of 6 at this site.
About 50m up Wells Ridge off the Dun Mountain Trail. Near Windy Point in the ultramafic zone.
Becoming abundant at this site.
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European Greenfinch Chloris chlorisObserver
duncanmc42Description
Trackside above the Brook Valley, medley of small birds (greenfinch, silvereyes, chaffinch, bellbird) and a cricket.
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Exocarpos bidwilliiObserver
duncanmc42Description
Growth and phenology monitoring: Number 2 of 6 at this site.
Trackside on the Dun Mountain Trail. Near Windy Point in the ultramafic zone.
Becoming abundant at this site.
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Exocarpos bidwilliiObserver
duncanmc42Description
Growth and phenology monitoring: Number 2 of 6 at this site.
Trackside on the Dun Mountain Trail. Near Windy Point in the ultramafic zone.
Becoming abundant at this site.
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Exocarpos bidwilliiObserver
duncanmc42Description
Growth and phenology monitoring: Number 1 of 6 at this site.
Trackside on the Dun Mountain Trail. Near Windy Point in the ultramafic zone.
Becoming abundant at this site.
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Exocarpos bidwilliiObserver
duncanmc42Description
Growth and phenology monitoring: 1 of 6 at this site.
Trackside on the Dun Mountain Trail. Near Windy Point in the ultramafic zone.
Becoming abundant at this site.
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Southern Rata Metrosideros umbellataObserver
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On open face below Whispering Falls, Mount Richmond Forest Park.
Abundant at this location.
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Veronica leiophyllaObserver
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At edge of clearing above Whispering Falls. A few seen at this site.
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Observer
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Trackside on the Chromite Mine Track. Many on a number of manuka trees at this site.
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Dibaeis absolutaObserver
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On low, exposed, sandstone cliffs below Whispering Falls.
Edge of ultramafic.
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Porcupine Shrub Melicytus alpinusObserver
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Trackside on the Hacket Hut track. In Nelson ultramafic belt.
Abundant in this location.
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Common Brushtail Possum Trichosurus vulpeculaObserver
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Scattered skeletal remains on a spur near Whispering Falls. Skull not found.
Possum, Trichosurus vulpecula,
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Observer
duncanmc42Description
Off-track from Hacket Hut track. Isolated individual in Nelson ultramafic zone.
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Thick Leaved Porcupine Plant Melicytus crassifoliusObserver
duncanmc42Description
Using M. crassifolius in the absence of clarity re species.
Trackside on the Hacket Hut track. Loose group of 7 individuals at this site and scattered indiviuals around the wider site in this part of the Nelson ultramafic zone.
Most plants 1-2m tall, with sparse, leggy growth habit.
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Mainland New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura ssp. melanuraObserver
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Trackside on the fenceline road connecting Jenkins Hill to Third House on The Coppermine Trail. Bird singing ca. 50m outside the Brook Sanctuary.
Interesting double-note chimes. South Island robin song posted as a separate obs.
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South Island Robin Petroica australis ssp. australisObserver
duncanmc42Description
Trackside on the fenceline road connecting Jenkins Hill to Third House on The Coppermine Trail. Bird singing ca. 50m outside the Brook Sanctuary.
Unusual bellbird calls interrupting robin song - posted as a separate obs in iNaturalist.
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Karamu Coprosma robustaObserver
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Trackside on the Valhalla Spur above Richmond town. Abundant in the location.
One of many planted at this site as part of a native revegetation project.
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Mainland New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura ssp. melanuraObserver
duncanmc42Description
Trackside on mtb track "Widdershins".
