Trip Log: Southbound again
46°48'23.0"S 167°15’42.8"E I’m exhausted. A brief foray back into the ‘real world’ on dry land has left me feeling lost. But now, breathing in the biting air on the stern,…
Underwater at the Snares
While I didn't go underwater at the Snares, my GoPro did - tightly clenched in my fist. An underwater housing for my camera is big on the wish-list, but a…
Million Dollar Mouse – Antipodes Island mouse eradication!
Something very exciting is happening in New Zealand's sub-antarctic this winter. Something that has been a long time coming. Something that will bring us a step closer to an important…
Revisiting Antarctica
How I wish I meant literally. Although at this time of year it would be far less enjoyable! With the southern winter closing in and days getting shorter, I find…
Connect the birds – mist-netting in Auckland
A bird in the hand is...usually quite angry. Especially the larger ones. So when the first bird of the day is a big angry Tui, what do you do? You…
More from Muriwai – People and Landscapes
This post will be photo-heavy and text-light. It's a quick collection of the non-wildlife photos I took while at Muriwai a few weeks (months?) back, which are not things I…
Muriwai – sunsets and silhouettes
I went out to Muriwai recently. I miss seabirds, and the Gannets there are the easiest way for me to get my fix! The chicks are fledging, moulting their fluffy…
Eyes on Wild Pigs in the Hunua Ranges
The Hunua Ranges are just to the south-east of Auckland, a tangle of knife-edge ridges and deep gullies covered in native bush. A few weeks back (more like a month…
Update: What’s next on the blog?
It has been a lot of fun sharing the first part of the subantarctic adventure I went on earlier this year. If you've missed any of the posts, you can…
Subantarctic New Zealand – Revisited!
Let's take a break from the trip logs. They've been great fun to put together, and I will get to the second trip later on. For today, though, I'm just…
At sea – bound for Bluff
52° 32′ 24″ S 169° 8′ 42″ E - 46° 35′ 30″ S 168° 20′ 0″ E Campbell Island is vanishing behind us. There are birds in our wake, skimming the rising swells. The cliffs of the eastern coast…
Campbell Island – Col Lyall Boardwalk
52° 32′ 24″ S 169° 8′ 42″ E Over breakfast on New Year's Day, I learn that last night the Southern Lights - the Aurora australis - lit up the…
Campbell Island
52° 32′ 24″S 169° 8′ 42″E It's New Year's Eve, and today I have a choice to make. Do I take the hike Alex describes as 'terrible, difficult, you will…
At sea – En route to Campbell Island
54° 29' 59" S 158° 56' 14" E - 52° 32′ 24″S 169° 8′ 42″E The water, the sky, the whole world is bright and clear. Calm seas soothe our…
Macquarie Island – Isthmus
54° 29' 59" S 158° 56' 14" E We appear to have lost Macquarie Island. We know where it is - just a little to the west of us -…