Jon Sullivan

I've been counting birds on my bike work commute between Christchurch and Lincoln, NZ, since 2003. On Friday, I counted my *first ever* Kōtuku Ngutupapa, Royal Spoonbill, on the route.

It was feeding in a paddock that had been recently scraped clear preparing it for a housing subdivision, but in the meantime had filled with water after a heavy rain. There are also restored wetlands nearby that I hope was what attracted it in. Perhaps there will be more.

#birds #nz #spoonbill #EcologicalMonitoring #wildcounts #UrbanEcology

https://inaturalist.nz/observations/340743507

Mar 1 at 9:49amWeb
Show threadstojgMar 1
@joncounts "Royal Spoonbill at the bottom of the photo"
Show threadJon SullivanMar 1
@stojg 😄 Yes. Not to be confused with the blue scoopbill at the top of the photo.
Show threadKC7UQDMar 1
@joncounts somehow, reminded of a children's book