# Birds: Christchurch records

Every Birds record the archive holds about Christchurch, 4 of them, 2008, oldest first.

4 records shown, each link goes to the institution that keeps the original.

- [Rook, Corvus frugilegus](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/632974), 1930-04-21, Birds
- [Mute Swan, Cygnus olor](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/517538), 1939-07-31, Birds
- [Northern Giant Petrel, Macronectes halli](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1137682), 2008-06-24, Birds
- [Paradise Shelduck, Tadorna variegata](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1114712), 2009-11-16, Birds

## Questions, answered briefly

**What was the Birds?**

A newspaper on the Papers Past shelf, the archive holds 4 of its records that mention Christchurch, 2008. The full run lives at the National Library, not here.

**How much of the Birds does the archive hold?**

4 records, the #206 heaviest file of the 278 mastheads on the shelf. A thin file, every record it has, not the paper’s own run.

**Where are the Birds originals?**

Papers Past, the National Library’s newspaper archive, every record row here links out to the issue it came from.


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The originals live at Papers Past (paperspast.natlib.govt.nz) · data: https://api.chch.live/paper?slug=birds · the laid-out page: https://www.chch.live/paper/birds
Printing beside it: Plants, https://www.chch.live/paper/plants · Greg O’Beirne collection, https://www.chch.live/paper/greg-o-beirne-collection · Natural Science, https://www.chch.live/paper/natural-science · 2025 Photo Hunt, https://www.chch.live/paper/2025-photo-hunt · Heritage buildings documentation, https://www.chch.live/paper/heritage-buildings-documentation · 2022 Photo Hunt, https://www.chch.live/paper/2022-photo-hunt · Shrove Tuesday in Cathedral Square, https://www.chch.live/paper/shrove-tuesday-in-cathedral-square · UC QuakeStudies, https://www.chch.live/paper/uc-quakestudies