Hello everyone,
Had a great response to the NZ Herald article today, with lots of people passing on their kererū sightings information, which is fantastic, so thank you!
I just wanted to clarify some things for those new to the Project as there are quite a few different ways in which you can get involved.
Firstly there is the kererū sightings page where you can record sightings as and when you see kererū in the city. There is no need to register for this page and you can record as many or as few sightings as you wish.
There is also a more structured kererū count which occurs every three months. This is a 15 minute count where you record any kererū seen during that time – if you would like to take part in this you can register here. More information will then be emailed to you prior to the count. The next count will be taking place in July. You don’t need to see kererū to take part in the count as we are just as interested in finding out where kererū do not occur as we are in finding out where they do.
You can, if you wish, do both the kererū count and also record sightings that occur between counts.
We are also interested in the different plants people have in their gardens as these can provide resources for urban kererū, you can record your garden plants here.
Finally we also run a phenology study (recording when the plants in your garden fruit) as it is important to know when, as well as where, particular resources are available for urban kererū. Data for the phenology study is collected once a month and you can find out more and register to take part here.
For both the garden plants and phenology part of the study you don’t need to see kererū to take part.
If you do need any more information or have any questions, please feel free to send me an email via the contact form.
Thanks again for your interest,
All the best
Alice
Had a great response to the NZ Herald article today, with lots of people passing on their kererū sightings information, which is fantastic, so thank you!
I just wanted to clarify some things for those new to the Project as there are quite a few different ways in which you can get involved.
Firstly there is the kererū sightings page where you can record sightings as and when you see kererū in the city. There is no need to register for this page and you can record as many or as few sightings as you wish.
There is also a more structured kererū count which occurs every three months. This is a 15 minute count where you record any kererū seen during that time – if you would like to take part in this you can register here. More information will then be emailed to you prior to the count. The next count will be taking place in July. You don’t need to see kererū to take part in the count as we are just as interested in finding out where kererū do not occur as we are in finding out where they do.
You can, if you wish, do both the kererū count and also record sightings that occur between counts.
We are also interested in the different plants people have in their gardens as these can provide resources for urban kererū, you can record your garden plants here.
Finally we also run a phenology study (recording when the plants in your garden fruit) as it is important to know when, as well as where, particular resources are available for urban kererū. Data for the phenology study is collected once a month and you can find out more and register to take part here.
For both the garden plants and phenology part of the study you don’t need to see kererū to take part.
If you do need any more information or have any questions, please feel free to send me an email via the contact form.
Thanks again for your interest,
All the best
Alice