[1] He won bronze in the coxed four along with George Keys, Greg Johnston, Ian Wright and Chris White.

In 1986 Bird won silver medals in the coxed four at both the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh and the World Rowing Championships in Nottingham.

He lives in Wellington where he is the principal of Kelburn Normal primary school.

[3] His daughter, Lucy Bird, won gold as a coxswain for the women's premier eight at the 2016 New Zealand rowing nationals.

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