New Caledonia bird report, August 2015

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1 New Caledonia bird report, August 2015 Tommy P. Pedersen tommypepe63(at)gmail.com This report will try to add some up-to-date notes to the older trip reports available online. My wife and I did a 14-day casual drive around the southern half of Grande Terre (big island) as well as a day-trip to Ouvea and an overnight trip to Lifou (ferry out, airplane back). All endemics seen, all photographed except New Caledonia Grassbird. All coordinates are given in a form that can be copied and then pasted directly into the Search field in Google Earth. If you have any further questions, do not hesitate to me. I can also be contacted via my UAE site Most of my New Caledonia photos, all precisely geotagged, can be found here: I created an open Facebook group for a discussion on the ID of the Swiftlets of New Caledonia. This is because the common (mis?)conception is that Glossy Swiftlet is the abundant species here, and White-rumped Swiftlet the tricky one to find. I found it to be quite the opposite. The group can be found here: I used trip-reports from: 2006 Dave Sargeant; Tropical Birding; Sicklebill; I also used info from ebird: Local websites and contacts I found useful: New Caledonia endemics: Loyalty Island info: Air Caledonie: Betico ferry: Ouvea car rental was Loc Ouvea; ouvealok@gmail.com - Tel/ Fax: , GSM: They respobded in English via and was much more organized than the agency on Lifou. Ouvea Parakeet guide company was Asbo Direction: asbo.direction(at)gmail.com, our guide was Jean-Baptiste Mr Faisen runs Asbo, but is not a guide. He can be reached on phone (+687) You will have to drive from the airport to Jean-Baptistes home, an easy 30 min drive to coordinates: , Lifou rental car: Loca V in Wé Phone/fax: , Phone:

2 Contact: Mme Sutijem SOETIKNON Unable to get an reply from any agency on Lifou, but I called Mme Soetiknon frm my phone in Dubai and she gave us her last car. Oasis de Kiamu Hotel on Lifou: Parc les Grandes Fougeres: Hotel Banu in La Foa: Jean-Marc Meriot: jean-marc.meriot(at)province-sud.nc Jean-Marc is THE guide for Crow Honeyeater. Logistics: We rented a Peugeot 207 for 14 days from Europcar for a total price of Euro 650 This was the only agency I could find that had a Garmin SatNav GPS unit for rent. I strongly reccomend Pocket Earth for iphone for navigation on New Caledonia. The Garmin was OK for general use, but routinely asked us to turn right when we should go straight through roundabouts, and was missing a few roads (old database). Pocket Earth: I have investigated various offline maps for the iphone, and found Pocket Earth to be the most accurate. Traditional house on Ouvea

3 Site-notes in the order we visited them: Tontouta Airport: Small airport, but far from Noumea. Easy drive to Noumea even late in the evening. Petrol stations close to the airport. Noumea: Quite busy city but easy to navigate with the help of my iphone. We stayed at Le Parc hotel (ok location, great breakfast) and Hotel Beaurivage (great location, did not try the breakfast). Mont Koghi: A delighful mountain inn, run by a French chap that has some amazing photos of Horned Parakeet. The parakeet(s) will come in almost daily to feed in the big tree just outside. We did not stay overnight, but the small huts looked adequate. They are not open for breakfast (unless you stay here I suppose), but lunch is served from 11:30 am onwards. The food was quite good. You will have to pay a modest fee at the inn to be allowed to walk the forest tracks. We walked the track towards the waterfall, as well as approximately two kilometres along the opposite trail. We did not see the Horned Parakeet at the inn despite an hours wait in the afternoon, but had a small flock flying overhead as we walked back from the waterfall. Most New Caledonia endemics can be seen here with ease.

4 Parc de la Rivière Bleue: Very easy to find, contrary to some trip reports. The road to Yate was signposted. You turn off at a big sign pointing you to the park, at , You stop and pay the modest entry fee at , Coconut Lorikeet is common here (and in the park), but both Parakeets have been recorded here, with luck. We rented bikes at the bridge at , and biked to the Grand Kaori. I would highly recommend to hire Jean-Marc (see above for contact details) from 7am to afternoon. He's fee (payable at the main entrance office at the end of your day) was a reasonable XPF 2,000 pr hour, and he works for the park. The fee goes to the park, and not to him. Jean-Marc knows this place like the back of his hand, researching the Kagu population, and is THE expert on where to find the elusive Crow Honeyeater, New Caledonian Parakeet and Horned Parakeet. Ouvea: We took the 09:10 flight out from Magenta Airport. Parking at the airport is chaotic, but possible along the main road. The return flight was at 19:00, but was changed to 18:30 a week before departure via an notification. Calling them on the phone to confirm is...time consuming. We had a car waiting for us at Ouvea Airport, all arranged via . A lady came from Lok Ouvea. She was not easy to find, as she did not carry a sign, but she was waiting for us. Mr Faisen from Asbo Direction was not present, despite confirming by and me calling him from Dubai to his mobile phone. He had forgotten all about us and later was very apologetic. We found the main office, a small unmarked house in Banout. The chap there called the guide, Jean-Baptiste who luckily said he was free, and able to guide us. The Ouvea Parakeets are only found on private tribal ground in the far north of the island. We were told to drive to his straw house and he would be waiting for us. We did. He was. You drive north to , Jean-Baptiste was waiting for us on the gravel road. He is a very nice chap, but speaks only French. Not a word of English. He took us to a private track that ends on a beach. In ebird, I named this track: Ouvea--Teouta track. It's mid-point is located at , As this is private land, I strongly suggest you go with a guide and NOT alone. We met several islanders on this track, all carrying machetes. I'm not saying this is unsafe; quite the contrary. As long as you are not trespassing ;-) The Ouvea Parakeet is virtually guaranteed here, and Jean-Baptiste even showed us an active nesting hole towards the end of our trip. Humpback Whales were seen close to shore. We also visited a sinkhole with Jean-Baptiste, complete with green turtles, at GPS position , After bidding him goodbye, we spent the rest of the day driving to the southern tip of the island in the hope of seeing some seabirds. None seen. Jean-Baptiste on Ouvea

5 La Foa: We were stuck in La Foa from 11am to 5pm due to a mining-truckers strike, leading to the miners barring every major road in the entire country with their big trucks. This prevented us from visiting the far north, as we were stuck in Bourail for 4 nights. La Foua is a pleasant place to get stuck, with a decent hotel with good food. We explored the 3 ponds just outside town, as well as the immediate area to the northeast. Red-throated Parrotfinch seemed quite common in the area, with a total of nine birds seen at , and , The Swiftlets photographed all appear to be White-rumped Swiftlets. We stayed 4 night at the superb Beticure Parc Lodge at , Booked via Booking.com Red-throated Parrotfinch seen every morning and afternoon in the lodge grounds. Parc les Grandes Fougeres: Our main aim here was to look for New Caledonia Thicketbird (New Caledonia Grassbird). We did not walk the track at Refugio de Farino, starting at , We spent two half-days at the main national park, where you pay a modest entry fee at a small gate at position , The main track that descends northwestwards to , and beyond. We walked this track, as well as the access road to the park up to the main gate. Not even a single whiff of a Grassbird. Playback was used a few times, but no success. Cloven-feathered Dove was heard frequently, but only one bird seen deep in the forest as it flew away. We also checked the tall grass along Route Menard, at , It's seems like very good Grassbird habitat, but difficult to access due to an old overgrown fence. Early morning might prove fruitful here, if you can get inside the grassy bit. PePe's Grassbird site: Since we were stuck in the Bourail area for 4 nights, at the lovely Beticure Lodge, we went exploring. Along a deeply rutted dirt road, at position , we had a splendid New Caledonia Thicketbird (= Grassbird) flying across the road. The habitat here is prime, and this might prove to be a new, easy location for this much sought-after species. It is only 280 meters above sea level, and not 'above 400 m' as mentioned being the best altitude for the Grassbirds. We were in a hurry, and did not explore this area and road further for more Grassbirds.

6 Noumea to Lifou ferry: We took the Betico high-speed ferry from Noumea to Lifou, leaving Noumea at 7am. The ferry leaves from , The crossing took 5 hours and it stopped at Lifou before continuing to Mare. Moderate swell. The seats in the VIP section is very comfortable, with fewer people around. To get access to the Upper Deck, you will need at least a Comfort-class ticket, and not Eco-class. The only spot to watch for seabirds is the upper rear deck. Telescope not possible due speed of boat and rocky motion. My favourite spot was at the longest red arrow, because I was sheltered from the wind. The first Humpback Whales were seen at , The first seabirds started showing up at , , and continued all the way to Lifou. Only Tahiti Petrels and Red-footed Booby were seen, despite intense search. Lifou: We had contacted Loca V by phone, and was promised the last car, a Peugeout of some sort. Once we debarked the ferry, nobody was waiting for us. I eventually found a chap inside a truck with a Loca V sticker on the door. He was busy with another client, but I waited for him to finish. He did know about me, but had no car, due to an acute lack of petrol on the island. So I got his 4x4 Nissan diesel truck instead, with half a tank of diesel. Told to deliver it at the airport the next day, and they would charge me for the fuel used. It worked out fine. Apparently petrol/diesel on Lifou is often a problem, and other birders have used bikes when cars were unavailable, so plan ahead. We stayed overnight at Oasis de Kiamu in a nice bungalow. Decent food in the restaurant, and Glossy Swiftlet at the back door (much less common than White-rumped Swiftlets in New Caledonia, contrary to popular belief). The first afternoon we drove along the southern half of the island, with nothing worth mentioning. The next morning, at dawn, I parked the truck at Hapetra forest road, at , and walked the first side-road going south. It soon ended. Then I continued along the main gravel road for an hour. I eventually found and photographed two Large Lifou White-eyes at position ,

7 This was not an easy bird to find, and none were singing, and my two birds were silent. After breakfast we packed up and drove slowly to the northern section, to Notre Dame de Lourdes at position , We were searching from Blue-faced Parrotfinch, but none seen. This is apparently a rather rare bird on Lifou. Kind regards, Tommy and Maja P. Pedersen tommypepe63(at)gmail.com Author and wife on Mount Koghi

8 New Caledonia, species recorded August 2015 Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa) La Foa 14 Grey Teal (Anas gracilis) La Foa 6 Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) La Foa Parc les Grandes Fougeres Parc les Grandes Fougeres--access road 10 Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) Mont Koghi La Foa Parc les Grandes Fougeres 10 Tahiti Petrel (Pseudobulweria rostrata) Noumea to Lifou ferry 7 Nankeen Night Heron (Nycticorax caledonicus) Betikure Parc Lodge 1 White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity La Foa Betikure Parc Lodge Poueo Road Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) 4 Pacific Reef Heron (Egretta sacra) Ouvea--St Joseph beach Noumea to Lifou ferry Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity 1 Red-footed Booby (Sula sula) Noumea to Lifou ferry 6 Little Pied Cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos) Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) Magenta Bay La Foa Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) 3 Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) Magenta Bay Magenta Airport Lake La Foa 15 Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus) Magenta Airport Lake La Roche Percee--Turtle Beach Viewpoint 1

9 Brown Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus) La Coulee Bouloupari La Foa Betikure Parc Lodge Betikure Parc Lodge Betikure Parc Lodge Poueo Road Betikure Parc Lodge Lifou--southern roads Lifou--northern roads 3 White-bellied Goshawk (Accipiter haplochrous) Mont Koghi Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) Poueo Road Parc les Grandes Fougeres--access road 2 Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans) St-Laurent Tomo Poueo Road Parc les Grandes Fougeres--access road Lifou--southern roads Lifou Airport Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) 1 Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus) Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) St-Laurent La Foa Betikure Parc Lodge Route Menard Route to Nessadiou Point La Roche Percee--Route de Poe Poe Beach Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) 1 Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus) Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) Parc les Grandes Fougeres Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) 1 Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis) La Foa 1 Purple Swamphen (Australasian) (Porphyrio porphyrio [melanotus-group]) La Foa Betikure Parc Lodge Poueo Road Poe Beach 10

10 Purple Swamphen (Australasian) (Porphyrio porphyrio [melanotus-group]) Betikure Parc Lodge Poe Beach 10 Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa) Magenta Airport Lake 1 Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva) Ouvea Airport Lifou--southern roads Lifou Airport 8 Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity Magenta Bay Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity 40 Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii) Ouvea--St Joseph beach Ouvea--south of the bridge Route to Nessadiou Point Poe Beach Noumea to Lifou ferry 3 Black-naped Tern (Sterna sumatrana) Poe Beach 4 Rock Dove (Columba livia) Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity Route to Nessadiou Point Poueo Road Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity 20 Metallic Pigeon (Columba vitiensis) Ouvea--Teouta track St-Laurent La Foa Parc les Grandes Fougeres Route to Nessadiou Point Poe Beach Parc les Grandes Fougeres--access road Lifou--southern roads Lifou--Hapetra forest road Lifou--northern roads 1 Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis) Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity La Coulee Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity Magenta Airport Lake La Foa 10

11 Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis) Route to Nessadiou Point Poueo Road Poe Beach Poe Beach Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity 20 Pacific Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps longirostris) Ouvea--Teouta track Ouvea--Jean Baptiste homestead Lifou--southern roads Lifou--Hapetra forest road Lifou--northern roads Lifou--Notre Dame de Lourdes Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) 2 Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata) Magenta Bay 5 Red-bellied Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus greyi) Ouvea--Teouta track Lifou--Hapetra forest road 2 Cloven-feathered Dove (Drepanoptila holosericea) Parc les Grandes Fougeres Parc les Grandes Fougeres--access road Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) 3 Goliath Imperial Pigeon (Ducula goliath) Mont Koghi Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) Parc les Grandes Fougeres Parc les Grandes Fougeres--access road Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) 2 Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Cacomantis flabelliformis) Ouvea--Teouta track 1 Glossy Swiftlet (Collocalia esculenta) La Coulee Parc les Grandes Fougeres La Roche Percee--Turtle Beach Viewpoint La Roche Percee--Route de Poe Betikure Parc Lodge Lifou--Oasis de Kiamu Lifou--Traput antennae tower Lifou--Notre Dame de Lourdes 1 White-rumped Swiftlet (Aerodramus spodiopygius) La Foa Parc les Grandes Fougeres La Roche Percee--Route de Poe La Roche Percee--Turtle Beach Viewpoint 15

12 White-rumped Swiftlet (Aerodramus spodiopygius) Betikure Parc Lodge La Roche Percee--Route de Poe Betikure Parc Lodge Lifou--southern roads Lifou--Traput antennae tower Lifou--Notre Dame de Lourdes 6 Unidentified Swiftlet (Aerodramus/collocalia sp.) Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity Mont Koghi Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) La Coulee Magenta Bay Ouvea--Teouta track Ouvea--turtle sinkhole Ouvea--Jean Baptiste homestead Ouvea Airport Ouvea--south of the bridge Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity Magenta Airport Lake Bouloupari La Foa Parc les Grandes Fougeres Route to Nessadiou Point Betikure Parc Lodge Poueo Road La Roche Percee--Route de Poe Poe Beach La Roche Percee--Turtle Beach Viewpoint Betikure Parc Lodge Poe Beach La Roche Percee--Route de Poe Betikure Parc Lodge Parc les Grandes Fougeres--access road Lifou--Oasis de Kiamu Lifou--southern roads Lifou--Hapetra forest road Lifou--Traput antennae tower Lifou--northern roads Lifou--Notre Dame de Lourdes Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity 15 Sacred Kingfisher (New Caledonian) (Todiramphus sanctus canacorum) Mont Koghi La Coulee St-Laurent Bouloupari 4

13 Sacred Kingfisher (New Caledonian) (Todiramphus sanctus canacorum) La Foa Betikure Parc Lodge Route to Nessadiou Point Poueo Road Poe Beach Poe Beach Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity 2 Sacred Kingfisher (Loyalty Is.) (Todiramphus sanctus macmillani) Ouvea Airport Ouvea--Jean Baptiste homestead Ouvea Airport Ouvea--south of the bridge Lifou--southern roads Lifou--Hapetra forest road Lifou--northern roads Lifou--Notre Dame de Lourdes 3 Peregrine Falcon (Indo-pacific) (Falco peregrinus ernesti/nesiotes) La Foa 1 Coconut Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity Magenta Airport Lake La Foa Route to Nessadiou Point Poueo Road Betikure Parc Lodge Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity 15 Horned Parakeet (Eunymphicus cornutus) Mont Koghi Ouvea--turtle sinkhole Parc les Grandes Fougeres--access road 1 Ouvea Parakeet (Eunymphicus uvaeensis) Ouvea--Teouta track Ouvea--Jean Baptiste homestead 1 New Caledonian Parakeet (Cyanoramphus saisseti) Parc les Grandes Fougeres--access road Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) 2 New Caledonian Myzomela (Myzomela caledonica) Mont Koghi Parc les Grandes Fougeres Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) 1

14 Cardinal Myzomela (Myzomela cardinalis) Ouvea--Teouta track Ouvea--Jean Baptiste homestead Ouvea Airport Ouvea--south of the bridge Lifou--southern roads Lifou--Hapetra forest road Lifou--northern roads Lifou--Notre Dame de Lourdes 3 Grey-eared Honeyeater (Lichmera incana) Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity Ouvea Airport Ouvea--Teouta track Ouvea--turtle sinkhole Ouvea--Jean Baptiste homestead Ouvea Airport Ouvea--south of the bridge Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity Magenta Airport Lake La Foa Betikure Parc Lodge Parc les Grandes Fougeres Route Menard Route to Nessadiou Point Betikure Parc Lodge Poueo Road Poe Beach Betikure Parc Lodge Poe Beach Parc les Grandes Fougeres--access road Lifou--Oasis de Kiamu Lifou--southern roads Lifou--Hapetra forest road Lifou--northern roads Lifou--Notre Dame de Lourdes Lifou Airport Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity 30 New Caledonian Friarbird (Philemon diemenensis) Mont Koghi Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) La Foa Betikure Parc Lodge Poueo Road Poe Beach 2

15 New Caledonian Friarbird (Philemon diemenensis) Lifou--southern roads Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) 12 Crow Honeyeater (Gymnomyza aubryana) Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) 4 Barred Honeyeater (Glycifohia undulata) Mont Koghi Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) Parc les Grandes Fougeres Parc les Grandes Fougeres--access road Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) 1 Fan-tailed Gerygone (Gerygone flavolateralis) Mont Koghi Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) Ouvea--Teouta track Ouvea--turtle sinkhole Ouvea--south of the bridge La Foa Betikure Parc Lodge Parc les Grandes Fougeres Route to Nessadiou Point Poueo Road Poe Beach La Roche Percee--Turtle Beach Viewpoint Betikure Parc Lodge Poe Beach Parc les Grandes Fougeres--access road Lifou--Hapetra forest road Lifou--Notre Dame de Lourdes Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity 1 White-breasted Woodswallow (Artamus leucorynchus) Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) La Foa Route to Nessadiou Point Poueo Road Poe Beach Poe Beach Lifou--southern roads Lifou--Hapetra forest road Lifou--northern roads Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity 1 South Melanesian Cuckooshrike (Coracina caledonica) Mont Koghi Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) La Foa 4

16 South Melanesian Cuckooshrike (Coracina caledonica) Parc les Grandes Fougeres Route Menard Poe Beach Poe Beach Parc les Grandes Fougeres--access road Lifou--southern roads Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) 2 New Caledonian Cuckooshrike (Coracina analis) Mont Koghi Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) Parc les Grandes Fougeres--access road Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) 1 Long-tailed Triller (Lalage leucopyga) Mont Koghi Ouvea--Teouta track Ouvea--Jean Baptiste homestead Parc les Grandes Fougeres Poe Beach Parc les Grandes Fougeres--access road 1 New Caledonian Whistler (Pachycephala caledonica) Mont Koghi Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) Parc les Grandes Fougeres 3 Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris) Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) La Foa Route to Nessadiou Point Poueo Road Poe Beach Betikure Parc Lodge Poe Beach 2 Grey Fantail (Melanesian) (Rhipidura albiscapa [pelzelni-group]) Mont Koghi Magenta Airport Lake La Foa Parc les Grandes Fougeres Route to Nessadiou Point Poueo Road Poe Beach Betikure Parc Lodge Poe Beach Parc les Grandes Fougeres--access road Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity 3

17 Streaked Fantail (Rhipidura verreauxi) Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) Parc les Grandes Fougeres Lifou--southern roads Lifou--Notre Dame de Lourdes Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) 4 Southern Shrikebill (Clytorhynchus pachycephaloides) Mont Koghi Parc les Grandes Fougeres Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) 1 Melanesian Flycatcher (Myiagra caledonica) Mont Koghi Ouvea--Teouta track Parc les Grandes Fougeres--access road Lifou--southern roads Lifou--Hapetra forest road Lifou--Notre Dame de Lourdes Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) 2 New Caledonian Crow (Corvus moneduloides) Mont Koghi Farino Parc les Grandes Fougeres Poueo Road Parc les Grandes Fougeres--access road Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) 3 Yellow-bellied Flyrobin (Microeca flaviventris) Mont Koghi Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) Parc les Grandes Fougeres Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) 2 Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity La Coulee Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity Magenta Airport Lake Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity 15 Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena) La Foa Route to Nessadiou Point Poe Beach Lifou--southern roads 2 New Caledonian Thicketbird (Megalurulus mariei) PePe's Thicketbird site 1

18 Small Lifou White-eye (Zosterops minutus) Lifou--southern roads Lifou--Hapetra forest road Lifou--northern roads Lifou--Notre Dame de Lourdes Lifou Airport 6 Green-backed White-eye (Zosterops xanthochroa) Mont Koghi Magenta Airport Lake La Foa Parc les Grandes Fougeres Route to Nessadiou Point Poueo Road Betikure Parc Lodge Parc les Grandes Fougeres--access road Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity 4 Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis) Ouvea--Teouta track Ouvea--Jean Baptiste homestead Ouvea--south of the bridge Lifou--southern roads Lifou--Hapetra forest road Lifou--Notre Dame de Lourdes 3 Large Lifou White-eye (Zosterops inornatus) Lifou--Hapetra forest road 2 Striated Starling (Aplonis striata) Ouvea--Jean Baptiste homestead Ouvea--south of the bridge La Foa Parc les Grandes Fougeres Betikure Parc Lodge Poe Beach Parc les Grandes Fougeres--access road Lifou--southern roads Lifou--Hapetra forest road Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) 2 Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity La Coulee Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity Magenta Airport Lake La Foa Route to Nessadiou Point Poueo Road 100

19 Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) Poe Beach Poe Beach Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity 50 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) La Coulee Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity Magenta Airport Lake La Foa Poueo Road Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity 50 Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild) La Foa Betikure Parc Lodge Route Menard Route to Nessadiou Point Betikure Parc Lodge Poueo Road Poe Beach Betikure Parc Lodge Poe Beach Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity 70 Red-throated Parrotfinch (Erythrura psittacea) La Foa Parc les Grandes Fougeres--access road Route to Nessadiou Point Betikure Parc Lodge Betikure Parc Lodge Betikure Parc Lodge Parc les Grandes Fougeres--access road 2 Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax) La Foa Route to Nessadiou Point 15

20 New Caledonia species recorded, sorted by date; August Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity (New Caledonia) White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) 1 Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) 5 Rock Dove (Columba livia) 20 Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis) 20 Unidentified Swiftlet (Aerodramus/collocalia sp.) 1 Coconut Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) 6 Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) 10 Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) Mont Koghi (New Caledonia) Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) 1 White-bellied Goshawk (Accipiter haplochrous) 1 Goliath Imperial Pigeon (Ducula goliath) 8 Unidentified Swiftlet (Aerodramus/collocalia sp.) 4 Sacred Kingfisher (New Caledonian) (Todiramphus sanctus canacorum) 1 Horned Parakeet (Eunymphicus cornutus) 3 New Caledonian Myzomela (Myzomela caledonica) 6 New Caledonian Friarbird (Philemon diemenensis) 4 Barred Honeyeater (Glycifohia undulata) 6 Fan-tailed Gerygone (Gerygone flavolateralis) 8 South Melanesian Cuckooshrike (Coracina caledonica) 3 New Caledonian Cuckooshrike (Coracina analis) 2 Long-tailed Triller (Lalage leucopyga) 1 New Caledonian Whistler (Pachycephala caledonica) 4 Grey Fantail (Melanesian) (Rhipidura albiscapa [pelzelni-group]) 2 Southern Shrikebill (Clytorhynchus pachycephaloides) 2 Melanesian Flycatcher (Myiagra caledonica) 1 New Caledonian Crow (Corvus moneduloides) 4 Yellow-bellied Flyrobin (Microeca flaviventris) 3 Green-backed White-eye (Zosterops xanthochroa) Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity (New Caledonia) Grey-eared Honeyeater (Lichmera incana) 2 Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) 4 Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) La Coulee (New Caledonia) Brown Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus) 1 Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis) 15 Glossy Swiftlet (Collocalia esculenta) 4 Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) 2 Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) 10 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) (New Caledonia) Little Pied Cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos) 1 White-bellied Goshawk (Accipiter haplochrous) 1 Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus) 3 Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus) 2 Goliath Imperial Pigeon (Ducula goliath) 1 Unidentified Swiftlet (Aerodramus/collocalia sp.) 10 Grey-eared Honeyeater (Lichmera incana) 4 New Caledonian Friarbird (Philemon diemenensis) 1

21 Barred Honeyeater (Glycifohia undulata) 1 Fan-tailed Gerygone (Gerygone flavolateralis) 3 White-breasted Woodswallow (Artamus leucorynchus) 1 South Melanesian Cuckooshrike (Coracina caledonica) 1 New Caledonian Cuckooshrike (Coracina analis) 1 New Caledonian Whistler (Pachycephala caledonica) 1 Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris) 1 Streaked Fantail (Rhipidura verreauxi) 7 Yellow-bellied Flyrobin (Microeca flaviventris) La Coulee (New Caledonia) Unidentified Swiftlet (Aerodramus/collocalia sp.) 20 Sacred Kingfisher (New Caledonian) (Todiramphus sanctus canacorum) Magenta Bay (New Caledonia) Little Pied Cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos) 1 Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) 12 Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) 4 Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata) 5 Unidentified Swiftlet (Aerodramus/collocalia sp.) Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity (New Caledonia) Coconut Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) 8 Grey-eared Honeyeater (Lichmera incana) 2 Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) 5 Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) 4 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) Ouvea Airport (New Caledonia) Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva) 5 Sacred Kingfisher (Loyalty Is.) (Todiramphus sanctus macmillani) 1 Grey-eared Honeyeater (Lichmera incana) Ouvea--Teouta track (New Caledonia) Metallic Pigeon (Columba vitiensis) 1 Pacific Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps longirostris) 4 Red-bellied Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus greyi) 4 Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Cacomantis flabelliformis) 1 Unidentified Swiftlet (Aerodramus/collocalia sp.) 20 Ouvea Parakeet (Eunymphicus uvaeensis) 14 Cardinal Myzomela (Myzomela cardinalis) 2 Grey-eared Honeyeater (Lichmera incana) 15 Fan-tailed Gerygone (Gerygone flavolateralis) 3 Long-tailed Triller (Lalage leucopyga) 1 Melanesian Flycatcher (Myiagra caledonica) 1 Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis) Ouvea--turtle sinkhole (New Caledonia) Unidentified Swiftlet (Aerodramus/collocalia sp.) 4 Horned Parakeet (Eunymphicus cornutus) 1 Grey-eared Honeyeater (Lichmera incana) 2 Fan-tailed Gerygone (Gerygone flavolateralis) Ouvea--St Joseph beach (New Caledonia) Pacific Reef Heron (Egretta sacra) 2 Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii) 6

22 Ouvea--Jean Baptiste homestead (New Caledonia) Pacific Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps longirostris) 8 Unidentified Swiftlet (Aerodramus/collocalia sp.) 30 Sacred Kingfisher (Loyalty Is.) (Todiramphus sanctus macmillani) 10 Ouvea Parakeet (Eunymphicus uvaeensis) 1 Cardinal Myzomela (Myzomela cardinalis) 2 Grey-eared Honeyeater (Lichmera incana) 5 Long-tailed Triller (Lalage leucopyga) 1 Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis) 10 Striated Starling (Aplonis striata) Ouvea Airport (New Caledonia) Unidentified Swiftlet (Aerodramus/collocalia sp.) 10 Sacred Kingfisher (Loyalty Is.) (Todiramphus sanctus macmillani) 2 Cardinal Myzomela (Myzomela cardinalis) 2 Grey-eared Honeyeater (Lichmera incana) Ouvea--south of the bridge (New Caledonia) Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii) 1 Unidentified Swiftlet (Aerodramus/collocalia sp.) 50 Sacred Kingfisher (Loyalty Is.) (Todiramphus sanctus macmillani) 2 Cardinal Myzomela (Myzomela cardinalis) 1 Grey-eared Honeyeater (Lichmera incana) 5 Fan-tailed Gerygone (Gerygone flavolateralis) 2 Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis) 2 Striated Starling (Aplonis striata) Noumea--Anse Vata vicinity (New Caledonia) Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) 15 Rock Dove (Columba livia) 5 Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis) 15 Unidentified Swiftlet (Aerodramus/collocalia sp.) 12 Coconut Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) 6 Grey-eared Honeyeater (Lichmera incana) 15 Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) 5 Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) 10 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) Magenta Airport Lake (New Caledonia) Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) 3 Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus) 1 Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa) 1 Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis) 25 Unidentified Swiftlet (Aerodramus/collocalia sp.) 5 Coconut Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) 2 Grey-eared Honeyeater (Lichmera incana) 10 Grey Fantail (Melanesian) (Rhipidura albiscapa [pelzelni-group]) 1 Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) 2 Green-backed White-eye (Zosterops xanthochroa) 10 Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) 2 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) St-Laurent (New Caledonia) Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans) 1 Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus) 3 Metallic Pigeon (Columba vitiensis) 2 Sacred Kingfisher (New Caledonian) (Todiramphus sanctus canacorum) 2

23 Tomo (New Caledonia) Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans) Bouloupari (New Caledonia) Brown Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus) 1 Unidentified Swiftlet (Aerodramus/collocalia sp.) 10 Sacred Kingfisher (New Caledonian) (Todiramphus sanctus canacorum) La Foa (New Caledonia) Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa) 14 Grey Teal (Anas gracilis) 6 Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) 30 Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) 2 White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) 3 Little Pied Cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos) 4 Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) 15 Brown Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus) 3 Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus) 4 Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis) 1 Purple Swamphen (Australasian) (Porphyrio porphyrio [melanotus-group])4 Metallic Pigeon (Columba vitiensis) 3 Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis) 10 White-rumped Swiftlet (Aerodramus spodiopygius) 3 Unidentified Swiftlet (Aerodramus/collocalia sp.) 25 Sacred Kingfisher (New Caledonian) (Todiramphus sanctus canacorum) 30 Peregrine Falcon (Indo-pacific) (Falco peregrinus ernesti/nesiotes) 1 Coconut Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) 10 Grey-eared Honeyeater (Lichmera incana) 40 New Caledonian Friarbird (Philemon diemenensis) 2 Fan-tailed Gerygone (Gerygone flavolateralis) 6 White-breasted Woodswallow (Artamus leucorynchus) 50 South Melanesian Cuckooshrike (Coracina caledonica) 4 Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris) 3 Grey Fantail (Melanesian) (Rhipidura albiscapa [pelzelni-group]) 8 Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena) 4 Green-backed White-eye (Zosterops xanthochroa) 4 Striated Starling (Aplonis striata) 6 Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) 70 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 10 Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild) 100 Red-throated Parrotfinch (Erythrura psittacea) 9 Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax) Betikure Parc Lodge (New Caledonia) White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) 1 Brown Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus) 1 Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus) 1 Sacred Kingfisher (New Caledonian) (Todiramphus sanctus canacorum) 7 Grey-eared Honeyeater (Lichmera incana) 2 Fan-tailed Gerygone (Gerygone flavolateralis) 1 Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild) Farino (New Caledonia) New Caledonian Crow (Corvus moneduloides) Parc les Grandes Fougeres (New Caledonia) Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) 10

24 Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) 10 Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus) 1 Metallic Pigeon (Columba vitiensis) 4 Cloven-feathered Dove (Drepanoptila holosericea) 6 Goliath Imperial Pigeon (Ducula goliath) 4 Glossy Swiftlet (Collocalia esculenta) 1 White-rumped Swiftlet (Aerodramus spodiopygius) 2 Unidentified Swiftlet (Aerodramus/collocalia sp.) 15 New Caledonian Myzomela (Myzomela caledonica) 4 Grey-eared Honeyeater (Lichmera incana) 5 Barred Honeyeater (Glycifohia undulata) 1 Fan-tailed Gerygone (Gerygone flavolateralis) 10 South Melanesian Cuckooshrike (Coracina caledonica) 3 Long-tailed Triller (Lalage leucopyga) 1 New Caledonian Whistler (Pachycephala caledonica) 3 Grey Fantail (Melanesian) (Rhipidura albiscapa [pelzelni-group]) 15 Streaked Fantail (Rhipidura verreauxi) 6 Southern Shrikebill (Clytorhynchus pachycephaloides) 1 New Caledonian Crow (Corvus moneduloides) 11 Yellow-bellied Flyrobin (Microeca flaviventris) 1 Green-backed White-eye (Zosterops xanthochroa) 25 Striated Starling (Aplonis striata) Parc les Grandes Fougeres--access road (New Caledonia) Red-throated Parrotfinch (Erythrura psittacea) Route Menard (New Caledonia) Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus) 1 Grey-eared Honeyeater (Lichmera incana) 8 South Melanesian Cuckooshrike (Coracina caledonica) 1 Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild) Route to Nessadiou Point (New Caledonia) Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus) 1 Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii) 1 Rock Dove (Columba livia) 8 Metallic Pigeon (Columba vitiensis) 1 Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis) 2 Unidentified Swiftlet (Aerodramus/collocalia sp.) 30 Sacred Kingfisher (New Caledonian) (Todiramphus sanctus canacorum) 15 Coconut Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) 5 Grey-eared Honeyeater (Lichmera incana) 10 Fan-tailed Gerygone (Gerygone flavolateralis) 4 White-breasted Woodswallow (Artamus leucorynchus) 6 Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris) 3 Grey Fantail (Melanesian) (Rhipidura albiscapa [pelzelni-group]) 5 Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena) 2 Green-backed White-eye (Zosterops xanthochroa) 6 Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) 20 Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild) 10 Red-throated Parrotfinch (Erythrura psittacea) 2 Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax) Betikure Parc Lodge (New Caledonia) Brown Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus) 1 Striated Starling (Aplonis striata) 2

25 Betikure Parc Lodge (New Caledonia) Brown Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus) 1 Purple Swamphen (Australasian) (Porphyrio porphyrio [melanotus-group])2 Unidentified Swiftlet (Aerodramus/collocalia sp.) 20 Grey-eared Honeyeater (Lichmera incana) 15 New Caledonian Friarbird (Philemon diemenensis) 2 Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild) 10 Red-throated Parrotfinch (Erythrura psittacea) Poueo Road (New Caledonia) White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) 1 Brown Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus) 1 White-bellied Goshawk (Accipiter haplochrous) 1 Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans) 4 Purple Swamphen (Australasian) (Porphyrio porphyrio [melanotus-group])8 Rock Dove (Columba livia) 5 Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis) 4 Unidentified Swiftlet (Aerodramus/collocalia sp.) 10 Sacred Kingfisher (New Caledonian) (Todiramphus sanctus canacorum) 20 Coconut Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) 4 Grey-eared Honeyeater (Lichmera incana) 25 New Caledonian Friarbird (Philemon diemenensis) 2 Fan-tailed Gerygone (Gerygone flavolateralis) 10 White-breasted Woodswallow (Artamus leucorynchus) 5 Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris) 3 Grey Fantail (Melanesian) (Rhipidura albiscapa [pelzelni-group]) 8 New Caledonian Crow (Corvus moneduloides) 2 Green-backed White-eye (Zosterops xanthochroa) 6 Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) 100 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 5 Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild) PePe's Thicketbird site (New Caledonia) New Caledonian Thicketbird (Megalurulus mariei) La Roche Percee--Route de Poe (New Caledonia) Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus) 2 White-rumped Swiftlet (Aerodramus spodiopygius) 10 Unidentified Swiftlet (Aerodramus/collocalia sp.) Poe Beach (New Caledonia) Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus) 2 Purple Swamphen (Australasian) (Porphyrio porphyrio [melanotus-group])10 Metallic Pigeon (Columba vitiensis) 2 Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis) 2 Unidentified Swiftlet (Aerodramus/collocalia sp.) 10 Sacred Kingfisher (New Caledonian) (Todiramphus sanctus canacorum) 5 Grey-eared Honeyeater (Lichmera incana) 25 New Caledonian Friarbird (Philemon diemenensis) 2 Fan-tailed Gerygone (Gerygone flavolateralis) 5 White-breasted Woodswallow (Artamus leucorynchus) 10 South Melanesian Cuckooshrike (Coracina caledonica) 3 Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris) 2 Grey Fantail (Melanesian) (Rhipidura albiscapa [pelzelni-group]) 4 Striated Starling (Aplonis striata) 2 Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) 10 Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild) 15

26 La Roche Percee--Turtle Beach Viewpoint (New Caledonia) Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus) 1 Glossy Swiftlet (Collocalia esculenta) 2 White-rumped Swiftlet (Aerodramus spodiopygius) 15 Unidentified Swiftlet (Aerodramus/collocalia sp.) 10 Fan-tailed Gerygone (Gerygone flavolateralis) Betikure Parc Lodge (New Caledonia) Brown Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus) 1 Purple Swamphen (Australasian) (Porphyrio porphyrio [melanotus-group])2 White-rumped Swiftlet (Aerodramus spodiopygius) 2 Unidentified Swiftlet (Aerodramus/collocalia sp.) 20 Coconut Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) 2 Grey-eared Honeyeater (Lichmera incana) 10 Fan-tailed Gerygone (Gerygone flavolateralis) 3 Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris) 2 Grey Fantail (Melanesian) (Rhipidura albiscapa [pelzelni-group]) 3 Green-backed White-eye (Zosterops xanthochroa) 4 Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild) 10 Red-throated Parrotfinch (Erythrura psittacea) Betikure Parc Lodge (New Caledonia) Red-throated Parrotfinch (Erythrura psittacea) Poe Beach (New Caledonia) Purple Swamphen (Australasian) (Porphyrio porphyrio [melanotus-group])10 Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii) 4 Black-naped Tern (Sterna sumatrana) 4 Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis) 2 Unidentified Swiftlet (Aerodramus/collocalia sp.) 5 Sacred Kingfisher (New Caledonian) (Todiramphus sanctus canacorum) 5 Grey-eared Honeyeater (Lichmera incana) 10 Fan-tailed Gerygone (Gerygone flavolateralis) 2 White-breasted Woodswallow (Artamus leucorynchus) 5 South Melanesian Cuckooshrike (Coracina caledonica) 2 Long-tailed Triller (Lalage leucopyga) 1 Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris) 2 Grey Fantail (Melanesian) (Rhipidura albiscapa [pelzelni-group]) 1 Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena) 2 Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) 20 Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild) La Roche Percee--Route de Poe (New Caledonia) Glossy Swiftlet (Collocalia esculenta) 1 White-rumped Swiftlet (Aerodramus spodiopygius) 1 Unidentified Swiftlet (Aerodramus/collocalia sp.) Betikure Parc Lodge (New Caledonia) Glossy Swiftlet (Collocalia esculenta) 1 White-rumped Swiftlet (Aerodramus spodiopygius) 1 Unidentified Swiftlet (Aerodramus/collocalia sp.) Parc les Grandes Fougeres--access road (New Caledonia) Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) 10 White-bellied Goshawk (Accipiter haplochrous) 2 Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans) 2

27 Metallic Pigeon (Columba vitiensis) 1 Cloven-feathered Dove (Drepanoptila holosericea) 4 Goliath Imperial Pigeon (Ducula goliath) 1 Unidentified Swiftlet (Aerodramus/collocalia sp.) 2 Horned Parakeet (Eunymphicus cornutus) 1 New Caledonian Parakeet (Cyanoramphus saisseti) 3 Grey-eared Honeyeater (Lichmera incana) 10 Barred Honeyeater (Glycifohia undulata) 1 Fan-tailed Gerygone (Gerygone flavolateralis) 6 South Melanesian Cuckooshrike (Coracina caledonica) 4 New Caledonian Cuckooshrike (Coracina analis) 1 Long-tailed Triller (Lalage leucopyga) 1 Grey Fantail (Melanesian) (Rhipidura albiscapa [pelzelni-group]) 6 Melanesian Flycatcher (Myiagra caledonica) 2 New Caledonian Crow (Corvus moneduloides) 2 Green-backed White-eye (Zosterops xanthochroa) 15 Striated Starling (Aplonis striata) 2 Red-throated Parrotfinch (Erythrura psittacea) Betikure Parc Lodge (New Caledonia) Nankeen Night Heron (Nycticorax caledonicus) Noumea to Lifou ferry (New Caledonia) Tahiti Petrel (Pseudobulweria rostrata) 7 Pacific Reef Heron (Egretta sacra) 1 Red-footed Booby (Sula sula) 6 Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii) Lifou--Oasis de Kiamu (New Caledonia) Glossy Swiftlet (Collocalia esculenta) 2 Unidentified Swiftlet (Aerodramus/collocalia sp.) 20 Grey-eared Honeyeater (Lichmera incana) Lifou--southern roads (New Caledonia) Brown Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus) 1 Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans) 1 Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva) 1 Metallic Pigeon (Columba vitiensis) 2 Pacific Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps longirostris) 3 White-rumped Swiftlet (Aerodramus spodiopygius) 2 Unidentified Swiftlet (Aerodramus/collocalia sp.) 150 Sacred Kingfisher (Loyalty Is.) (Todiramphus sanctus macmillani) 25 Cardinal Myzomela (Myzomela cardinalis) 8 Grey-eared Honeyeater (Lichmera incana) 50 New Caledonian Friarbird (Philemon diemenensis) 1 White-breasted Woodswallow (Artamus leucorynchus) 30 South Melanesian Cuckooshrike (Coracina caledonica) 1 Streaked Fantail (Rhipidura verreauxi) 1 Melanesian Flycatcher (Myiagra caledonica) 2 Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena) 2 Small Lifou White-eye (Zosterops minutus) 40 Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis) 4 Striated Starling (Aplonis striata) Lifou--Hapetra forest road (New Caledonia) Metallic Pigeon (Columba vitiensis) 2 Pacific Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps longirostris) 3