black-fronted tern

I never tire of seeing these elegant birds, which are now back in breeding plumage.

grey warbler in lattice of winter branches

turnstone in flight - Kaikoura

Counted 25 turnstones at seal Colony car park- some in full breeding plumage. It is unusual for so many to over-winter at Kaikoura ?

Colour banded black oystercatcher at kaikoura

Colour banded black-billed gull

Black shag- short-finned eel predation

Black shag attempting to swallow a short-finned eel

...It failed- eyes bigger than stomach !