The number of species sharing our estuaries increased when the white heron, breed ing near Okarito in South Westland, was joined in 1949 by the first royal spoonbill to breed in New Zealand; As 0 self-introduced bird, the spoonbill was automatically protected and accepfed as a native bird Spoonbill have since established several breeding colonies and the New Zealand population now exceeds 600.
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Forest and Bird, Issue 292, 1 May 1999, Page 26
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66The number of species sharing our estuaries increased when the white heron, breed ing near Okarito in South Westland, was joined in 1949 by the first royal spoonbill to breed in New Zealand; As 0 self-introduced bird, the spoonbill was automatically protected and accepfed as a native bird Spoonbill have since established several breeding colonies and the New Zealand population now exceeds 600. DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION Forest and Bird, Issue 292, 1 May 1999, Page 26
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