his result makes the mouth of the Avon River one of the five most important wintering sites for bitterns within Canterbury.
Monday, April 21, 2014
Bitterns return to the mouth of the Avon River
For the third year in a row ( 2012-2014) bitterns have returned to the mouth of the Avon River. It is very pleasing to have such a rare bird within Christchurch City. In 2012 I assisted the Christchurch City Council/Andrew Crossland and other park rangers with a systematic survey of the lower Avon River and adjacent reed and raupo beds in the adjoining Avon-Heathcote River with the pleasing result of five birds being found. T
his result makes the mouth of the Avon River one of the five most important wintering sites for bitterns within Canterbury.
his result makes the mouth of the Avon River one of the five most important wintering sites for bitterns within Canterbury.
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I live at Hauturu, near Kawhia west Waikato and saw a bittern at the side of the road yesterday. This is the second time I have seen one, the first time was in the Waitetuna valley road, a back road to Raglan.
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