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News and Updates

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Another Kuriri update

Kuriri Pacific Golden Plover Pukorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre

7th July 2020 Just when you thought it was safe to forget about Pacific Golden Plovers, after two months of radio silence one of the six tags we deployed this season seems to be working again. After hearing nothing from

Pūkorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre July 7, 2020July 9, 2020 News and Updates, Pacific Golden Plover Project Read more

New season Pacific Golden Plover checks in

New season Pacific Golden Plover checks in

8th June 2020 After more than two months of radio silence since leaving Pūkorokoro we’ve finally heard from one of this season’s six tagged Kuriri. Ra – who was named after the sun – has reported in from Alaska. As

Pūkorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre June 8, 2020July 9, 2020 News and Updates, Pacific Golden Plover Project Read more

3 New Kuriri and JoJo sneaks back

Pacific Golden Plover Pukorokoro Miranda

30th March 2020 It has been a hugely exciting time for the Pacific Golden Plover/Kuriri Project.  First, with our last catching attempt of the season, we caught three more of these elusive birds – nicknamed Kowhai, Ra and Ahi –

Pūkorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre March 30, 2020June 11, 2020 News and Updates, Pacific Golden Plover Project Read more

Meet the 3 new Kuriri Explorers

Meet the 3 new Kuriri Explorers

3rd December 2019 The latest stage of our project to find out more about our Pacific Golden Plovers has been successfully completed. A combined team of banders from the Shorebird Centre and four experienced PGP catchers from Brigham Young University,

Pūkorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre December 3, 2019June 11, 2020 News and Updates, Pacific Golden Plover Project Read more

JoJo Broadcasting from Tonga

JoJo Broadcasting from Tonga

23rd November 2019 Our team of volunteers is about to assemble to try to catch seven more Pacific Golden Plover so we can fit them with satellite tags and hopefully fill in all the blanks in what we know about

Pūkorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre November 23, 2019June 11, 2020 News and Updates, Pacific Golden Plover Project Read more

Flung Scarf of Wrybill

A flock of Wrybill flying in the formation that looks similar to the shape of a flung scarf. Shellbank is below and Coromandel Range behind.

by Kirsten Strom 23rd October 2019 2019 is our Year of the Wrybill. A year to lift the profile this iconic New Zealand bird which we share with our South Island braided river friends. In the winter months nearly half

Pūkorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre November 23, 2019June 10, 2020 News and Updates Read more

2019 is our Year of the Wrybill.

2019 is our Year of the Wrybill.

26th October 2019 WRYBILL for Bird of the Year! It’s time supporters! Voting is open and we would love your help making Wrybill / Ngutu Parore Bird of the Year!Vote WRYBILL for Bird of the Year This year we have

Pūkorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre October 26, 2019June 10, 2020 News and Updates Read more

Pūkorokoro Miranda eNEWS October 2019

Pūkorokoro Miranda eNEWS October 2019

15th October 2019 We now have lots of our Arctic migrants ‘home’. At the last count there were 4,150 godwit, 1,080 red knot and 16 Pacific golden plover.  We are still eagerly awaiting the arrival of JoJo, Amanda and wee

Pūkorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre October 15, 2019June 10, 2020 News and Updates Read more

And the Southern Migration Begins

And the Southern Migration Begins

2nd October 2019 An update from Lee Tibbitts at the US Geological Survey on the 23rd September 2019 confirmed that JoJo had left Alaska, flew over the Hawaiian Islands and then stopped, at least for a time at Teraina (or

Pūkorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre October 2, 2019June 11, 2020 News and Updates, Pacific Golden Plover Project Read more

Anticipation for the Homeward Journey

Anticipation for the Homeward Journey

23rd August 2019 The transmitters have started to send data more frequently in anticipation of the Pacific Golden Plovers long migration south to New Zealand, which could start at any time now. JoJo and Amanda are hopping about at sites

Pūkorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre August 23, 2019June 11, 2020 News and Updates, Pacific Golden Plover Project Read more
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Miranda 2473, New Zealand
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Shorebirds are here all year round, the highest numbers are present from January to March. The Shorebird Center is open 9-5 but you can go and see the birds whenever the tide is in.

The Shorebird Centre has overnight accommodation; self-contained units as well as bunkrooms for hire. Stay with us us while you check out New Zealand's shorebirds.

Tides

The best time to view the birds is within two hours either side of the high tide. Once the tide drops, the birds will go far out on the mudflats to feed.

You can view the tides for this year on our website here

If you're not sure give us a call: 09 232 2781.

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