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  • BlueÆther@no.lastname.nzOPEnglish
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    28 minutes ago

    both very unassuming, and seldom seen.

    You might see fernbirds, but will more often just hear a double tick-tick-tick-chirp

    Australasian bittern, good luck see one of them. If you are very lucky you might just hear one ‘booming’ with a himpf-himpf call

    • Dave@lemmy.nzM
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      22 minutes ago

      Well if seldom seen is the criteria, why not Fairy tern? only 40 left, and they are sea birds, so not many chances to see one!