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    • Bittern hunting for prey in wetlands of New Zealand
    Rights: Imogen Warren, CC BY-SA 4.0 Published 31 August 2024 Size: 1.5 MB Referencing Hub media

    An Australasian bittern | Matuku-hūrepo (Botaurus poiciloptilus) hunting for prey in a wetland.

    Find out more about this endangered bird species on the New Zealand Birds Online website.

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      Life in the estuary

      Estuaries connect land and sea. They are partly enclosed bodies of water situated at the edge of the land – a mixture of freshwater from streams and rivers and saltwater from the sea. Estuaries ...

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      The Great Matuku Muster

      It’s the first year for ‘The Great Matuku Muster’ which encourages everyone to record bittern on the same day(s) nationwide to avoid double counting – giving a better estimate of their ...

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