Observation #27759

When: 2026-11-05 12:30:00
Where: Arthur Pass Railway Station, Mid South Island
What: Sighted 9 birds
Status: Verified (Public)
Who: Kevin Swanson

Details

Location Details

Arthur's Pass store and nearby area

Comments

I have photos of the unbanded kea and the one with the unreadable metal band

Behaviour

One bird was trying to walk into a lodging room, had to be shooed away by the cleaner and was afraid of the vacuum. Two birds landed on top of a utility truck. All were hanging around the Arthur's Pass store and cafe, a couple attempted to walk in, one stuck its beak in someone's cappuccino outside. The birds seemed to like the bushes on the north side of the patio, and the unbanded one stuck close to those bushes and would quickly retreat inside when frightened.