Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide.
Arctic Migrants & Vagrants
1000 Kuaka / Bar-tailed godwit
400 Huahou / Red knot
57 Kuriri Pacific golden plover
2 Turnstone
5 Sharp-tailed sandpiper
1 Red-necked stint
New Zealand Species
6000 Tōrea / South Island Pied Oystercatcher
2200 Ngutu parore / Wrybill
110 Pohowera / Banded dotterel
58 Kōtuku ngutupapa / Royal spoonbill
5 Moho pererū / Banded rail
30 Taranui / Caspian tern
5 Tūturiwhatu / NZ Dotterel
Hybrid stilts
Tarāpuka / Black-billed gulls
Poaka / Pied stilts
Tōrea pango / Variable oystercatcher
Matuku moana / White-faced heron
Kāruhiruhi / Pied shag
Māpunga / Black shag
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Recent Sightings late March 2025