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Australian Wood Duck at Horseshoe Lake

Seen again Today!!!!

May 13th, 2011 | Category: Christchurch, Horseshoe lake, News, Rare Bird News, Sighting Areas | Leave a comment

Australian Wood Duck at Horseshoe Lake, Reported by Grahame Bell

Hi, Thought you would like to know the Wood Duck was at Horseshoe Lake this morning. At the corner of Lake Terrace Rd and Lakewood Drive. Have a great Day Grahame Bell

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May 8th, 2011 | Category: Christchurch, Horseshoe lake, News, Rare Bird News, Sighting Areas | Leave a comment

Possible wood duck at Horseshoe Lake

I just got a text from one of my friends back in Christchurch that a couple of days ago he saw an unusual duck at Horseshoe Lake that matched the picture and description of a male Australian wood duck in Heather and Robertson. He went back yesterday with his camera to see if it was […]

May 7th, 2011 | Category: Christchurch, Horseshoe lake, News, Rare Bird News, Sighting Areas | One comment

Horseshoe lake Reported By Andrew Crossland

A male Brown teal at Horseshoe lake last week.Its behaviour (on apparent guard duty, chasing other birds out of the immediate area – suggests it may have a mate on a nest in the wetland somewhere closeby. Its seen on logs opposite the small picnic ground sealed road, toward the western end of Horseshoe lake. […]

October 10th, 2009 | Category: Behaviour, Breeding, Horseshoe lake, Sighting Areas | Leave a comment

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