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The Magazine of the Ornithological Society of

LITTLE PENGUINS ON MATIU/SOMES ISLAND

PURA VIDA: COSTA RICA BIRDING

NEW ZEALAND ONLINE IS ALIVE & KICKING

BIRDING IN SOUTH WESTLAND Southern Bird .O  *UNE  s )33.  

QUOTATION

Ggamagui nalja bae ddeorojinda. (As soon as the crow takes wing a pear falls) Korean proverb for coincidence.

CONTENTS

NZ Birds Online is alive & kicking 3 Birding in South Westland 5 Annual Report 6 Pura Vida: Cost Rica Birding 10 One-eyed Albatross 12 Book Review 14

COVER PHOTOS

Front Cover: 6LQJLQJDWWKHPRPHQW6RQJ7KUXVK by Ormond Torr

Back Cover: $QLQTXLVLWLYH7RPWLWRQWKH6W-DPHV :DONZD\by Patrick Aldwell

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Published on behalf of the members of the Ornithological Society of New Zealand (Inc), P.O. Box 834, Nelson 7040, New Zealand. Email: [email protected] ‡:HEVLWHwww.osnz.org.nz (GLWHGE\ Nick Allen, 11 Seagrave Place, Ilam, Christchurch 8041. ‡ Phone (03) 358 5994, fax (03) 358 5997, Email:VRXWKHUQELUG#RVQ]RUJQ] ISSN 1175-1916 (Print) ‡ ISSN 1176-2802 (Online)

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