Left: Male Northern Wheatear (Kyle Reed). Right: Female Northern Wheatear (Pep Nogués)

Pep Nogués and Kyle Reed have reported a female Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe at Pointe Dot, Alphonse on 12-14 January and a male present near the airstrip on 13 January.

60% of all Northern Wheatear sightings have been recorded in January-February, much later in the migration season than any other land bird.

CJ Havemann has reported a Western Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus at North Island on 5 January. SBRC has accepted seven previous records of this species.