Grey Warbler / Riroriro
My first Grey Warbler / Riroriro! I usually hear them but don't see them when I am out exercising in the Hakarimatas. Today I brought my camera along and had a good go at spotting these little birds. These little birds are even jitterier than the slightly larger Fantail / Pīwakawaka. I used my 1.4x TC with the 100-400mm lens at 400mm. just to frame the bird a little closer. One moment you see the bird, then bring the camera up to your eye and wonder where the bird has gone. It was a bit of a challenge but got there in the end.
According to NZ Birds Online: It is a tiny slim songbird weighing in between 5.5g and 6.5 g. The grey warbler is New Zealand’s most widely distributed endemic bird species, based on the number of 10 x 10 km grid squares it occupied over the whole country in a 1999-2004 survey. It vies with rifleman for the title of New Zealand’s smallest bird, with both weighing about 6 g. The title usually goes to rifleman, based on its shorter tail and therefore shorter body length. The grey warbler is more often heard than seen, having a loud distinctive song, and tending to spend most of its time in dense vegetation.
Grey Warbler / Riroriro
My first Grey Warbler / Riroriro! I usually hear them but don't see them when I am out exercising in the Hakarimatas. Today I brought my camera along and had a good go at spotting these little birds. These little birds are even jitterier than the slightly larger Fantail / Pīwakawaka. I used my 1.4x TC with the 100-400mm lens at 400mm. just to frame the bird a little closer. One moment you see the bird, then bring the camera up to your eye and wonder where the bird has gone. It was a bit of a challenge but got there in the end.
According to NZ Birds Online: It is a tiny slim songbird weighing in between 5.5g and 6.5 g. The grey warbler is New Zealand’s most widely distributed endemic bird species, based on the number of 10 x 10 km grid squares it occupied over the whole country in a 1999-2004 survey. It vies with rifleman for the title of New Zealand’s smallest bird, with both weighing about 6 g. The title usually goes to rifleman, based on its shorter tail and therefore shorter body length. The grey warbler is more often heard than seen, having a loud distinctive song, and tending to spend most of its time in dense vegetation.