Note that Nathan Odgers photographed a kererū (NZ wood pigeon) at Lincoln this morning. We hardly ever get kererū visiting Lincoln so if you're in the area keep an eye out for it.

https://www.inaturalist.nz/observations/360723528

#birds #nz #Lincoln #kererū #iNaturalistNZ

And, in breaking news, here's the first migratory locust ever seen in Lincoln, NZ, seen today by William Harland at 2:30 pm.

This is a widespread cosmopolitan species considered native to NZ, and with the Māori name Kapakapa. In the right conditions elsewhere in the world it reaches pest-level densities.

https://www.inaturalist.nz/observations/360776118

#insects #orthoptera #iNaturalistNZ #locust #grasshoppers