The usual autumn increase in the numbers of birds at Hagley Park. Christchurch, is now apparent. Numbers of grey duck, shoveller duck, and black teal have been seen at Victoria Lake and it is expected that the numbers, especially of grey duel-:, will increase after the start of the shooting; season. number of small black-billed gulls have been seen on the banks of the Avon lately. The autumn appearance of those birds in the park and on the river banks is mainly the result of their search for feed alter the nesting season is finished.This year, also, a number of Austra-i han magpies have made a home at] the park
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 May 1940, Page 6
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