Best birdwatching is two hours either side of high tide. Migrants and Vagrants 7100 Bar-tailed Godwit 1870 Red Knot 129 Pacific Golden Plover 13 Turnstone 9 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 2 Red-necked Stint 1 Curlew Sandpiper Arctic Skua NZ Species 740 South Island
Recent Sightings Nov-2017
Best birdwatching is two hours either side of high tide. Migrants and Vagrants 7100 Bar-tailed Godwit 70 Juvenile Godwit 1643 Red Knot 91 Pacific Golden Plover 8 Turnstone 5 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 2 Red-necked Stint 1 Marsh Sandpiper 1 Curlew Sandpiper Arctic
Recent Sightings Oct-2017
Best birdwatching is two hours either side of high tide. Migrants and Vagrants 5600 Bar-tailed Godwit 30 Juvenile Godwit 1 Eastern Curlew 1100 Red Knot 1 Marsh Sandpiper 12 Pacific Golden Plover 2 Whimbrel 3 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 1 Curlew Sandpiper
Recent Sightings Sep-2017
Best birdwatching is two hours either side of high tide. Migrants and Vagrants 5200 Bar-tailed Godwit 10 Juvenile Godwit 950 Red Knot 1 Marsh Sandpiper 12 Pacific Golden Plover 2 Whimbrel 3 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper NZ Species Wrybill Banded Dotterel South
Recent Sightings Aug-2017
The highlight for August was the Northern Shoveler, only seen for two days in early August. The Wrybills have been heading for the breeding grounds, leaving the stilt ponds ready for the Godwit arrivals. Hopefully we will see them soon!!
THE FLOCK LIVES ON
THE FLOCK LIVES ON For us folk in New Zealand this “Year of the Flock”is coming to an end. Many of the migratory birds have already departed on their northern migration. Our endemic species have completed their breeding seasons. The
A XMAS MIGRATION
This mini-flock started its southern migration on 23rd December 2016 from the Republic of South Korea. Flying in a cardboard box, by airplane their journey time would have been much shorter than for real birds. Perhaps they arrived on Xmas
HAPPY CHRISTMAS FROM THE FLOCK TEAM
A very happy Christmas from all of the FLOCK folk at Pukorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre.We were really thrilled with the Xmas message that we made with some of the FLOCK birds.However the young people of the Port Waikato Beachcare group
THE CHILDREN OF NZ MAKE AN IMPRESSIVE STATEMENT
The children of NZ make an impressive statement on Windsor Reserve, Devonport Peninsula, Auckland City. Shorebirds cannot speak for themselves so the young people of of NZ have spoken for them. 2500+ “birds” make an impressive sight on Windsor reserve,
NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT
“Not a lot of people know that” These few words explain just what the FLOCK is trying to change. If it helps more people to know about shorebirds and their problems it is doing its job. Sonny Whitelaw who is