Contact us

North Island saddleback juvenile and bellbird by stream. Photo: Dick Veitch.
North Island saddleback juvenile
and bellbird by stream

Contact us if you:

  • want more information about the five minute bird count training course
  • know about studies that are missing from the 5MBC metadata spreadsheet.
  • know about old data, probably field cards, that are lying around without an owner.
  • if you have found this website or the 5MBC spreadsheet helpful.
  • want to go on our email list to receive occasional updates about the five minute bird count method.

For information on five minute bird counts contact:

Lynette Hartley
Department of Conservation,
Southern Regional Science Centre,
P. O. Box 13049,
Christchurch
Telephone +64 3 378 9562
Email 5MBC@doc.govt.nz 

 
Publication
Threatened species classifications
Information

What bird? website
Photos, descriptions and bird calls of native and introduced birds in New Zealand

Formak website
Advice on how community groups and land owners can monitor the condition of New Zealand native forest ecosystems

Ornithological Society of New Zealand website
An independent site containing information on the distribution of birds in New Zealand

Contact

DOC HOTline - 24 hour emergency number

Phone 0800 DOCHOTline (0800 362 468) to report:

Sick or injured wildlife
Whale or dolphin strandings