Story: Birds of mountains and open country

Welcome swallow over Lake Ngāroto

A welcome swallow meets its own reflection as it darts after insects above the lake surface. The birds’ distinctive forked tails and flight pattern make them easy to recognise.

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New Zealand Herald

Reference: 3 March 2006

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Christina Troup, Birds of mountains and open country – Welcome swallow, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/14023/welcome-swallow-over-lake-ngaroto (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Christina Troup, published 1 March 2009.

Comments

Brett Slater
17 September 2015

http://slater.co.nz/blogs/slater-chartered-accountants/44066689-walking-waikatos-lake-ngaroto Here is a recent article about the lake and the recent extensive works there, hope you find the pictures and information helpful, thanks.