Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide.
Arctic Migrants & Vagrants
7440 Kuaka / Bar-tailed godwit
940 Huahou / Red knot
49 Kuriri Pacific golden plover
15 Turnstone
5 Australian tern
2 Sharp-tailed sandpiper
1 Black-fronted dotterel
1 Red-necked stint
New Zealand Species
200 Tōrea / South Island Pied Oystercatcher
190 Ngutu parore / Wrybill
10 Taranui / Caspian tern
159 Kōtuku ngutupapa / Royal spoonbill
2 Tūturiwhatu / NZ Dotterel
5 Hybrid stilts
Tarāpuka / Black-billed gulls
Poaka / Pied stilts
Moho pererū / Banded rail
Tōrea pango / Variable oystercatcher
Matuku moana / White-faced heron
Kāruhiruhi / Pied shag
Māpunga / Black shag
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Recent Sightings December 2024