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Recent Sightings

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Recent Sightings late March 2025

Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide. Arctic Migrants & Vagrants 1000 Kuaka / Bar-tailed godwit400 Huahou / Red knot57 Kuriri Pacific golden plover2 Turnstone5 Sharp-tailed sandpiper1 Red-necked stint New Zealand Species 6000 Tōrea / South Island

Chelsea Ralls March 24, 2025March 24, 2025 Recent Sightings Read more

Recent Sightings March 2025

Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide. Arctic Migrants & Vagrants 7440 Kuaka / Bar-tailed godwit940 Huahou / Red knot59 Kuriri Pacific golden plover15 Turnstone6 Whimbrel1 Glossy Ibis1 Australian tern5 Sharp-tailed sandpiper1 Red-necked stint New Zealand Species

Chelsea Ralls March 24, 2025March 24, 2025 Recent Sightings Read more

Recent Sightings December 2024

Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide. Arctic Migrants & Vagrants 7440 Kuaka / Bar-tailed godwit940 Huahou / Red knot49 Kuriri Pacific golden plover15 Turnstone5 Australian tern2 Sharp-tailed sandpiper1 Black-fronted dotterel1 Red-necked stint New Zealand Species 200

Chelsea Ralls January 13, 2025January 13, 2025 Recent Sightings Read more

Recent Sightings September 2024

Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide. Arctic Migrants & Vagrants 2000 Kuaka / Bar-tailed godwit188 Huahou / Red knot5 Australian tern2 Turnstone1 Kuriri / Pacific Golden Plover New Zealand Species 200 Tōrea / South Island Pied

Chelsea Ralls September 13, 2024September 13, 2024 Recent Sightings Read more

Recent Sightings May 2024

Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide. Arctic Migrants & Vagrants 600 Kuaka / Bar-tailed godwit250 Huahou / Red knot2 Gull-billed tern2 Glossy Ibis1 Turnstone New Zealand Species 4500 Tōrea / South Island Pied Oystercatcher1850 Ngutu parore

Chelsea Ralls June 11, 2024June 11, 2024 Recent Sightings Read more

Recent Sightings March 2024

Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide. Arctic Migrants & Vagrants 1100 Kuaka / Bar-tailed godwit900 Huahou / Red knot40 Kuriri / Pacific golden plover9 Turnstone2 Whimbrel2 Sharp-tailed sandpiper1 Curlew sandpiper1 Great knot New Zealand Species 4500

Chelsea Ralls March 31, 2024March 31, 2024 Recent Sightings Read more

Recent Sightings September 2023

Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide. Arctic Migrants & Vagrants 6030 Kuaka / Bar-tailed godwit1600 Huahou / Red knot2 Kuriri / Pacific golden plover2 Turnstone1 Curlew sandpiper1 Glossy ibis1 Red-necked stint1 Whimbrel1 Whiskered tern New Zealand

Chelsea Ralls September 27, 2023September 27, 2023 Recent Sightings Read more

Recent Sightings August 2023

Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide. Arctic Migrants & Vagrants 602 Kuaka / Bar-tailed godwit480 Huahou / Red knot2 White-winged black tern1 Black-tailed godwit1 Far-eastern curlew1 Glossy ibis1 Whimbrel1 Whiskered tern New Zealand Species 3650 Tōrea

Chelsea Ralls September 12, 2023September 12, 2023 Recent Sightings Read more

Recent Sightings May 2023

Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide. Arctic Migrants & Vagrants 500 Kuaka / Bar-tailed godwit400 Huahou / Red knot2 White-winged black tern1 Far-eastern curlew1 Black-tailed godwit1 Whiskered tern New Zealand Species 2000 Tōrea / South Island

Chelsea Ralls June 14, 2023June 14, 2023 Recent Sightings Read more

Recent Sightings March 2023

Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide. Arctic Migrants & Vagrants 5200 Kuaka / Bar-tailed godwit1000 Huahou / Red knot82 Kuriri / Pacific golden plover16 Turnstone4 Sharp-tailed sandpiper2 Red-necked stint2 Whimbrel1 Black-tailed godwit1 Curlew sandpiper1 Far-eastern curlew1

Chelsea Ralls April 5, 2023April 5, 2023 Recent Sightings Read more
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The best time to see the birds is the 2 hours either side of high tide. Check our When to Visit page for the latest tides when planning your trip.


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Pukorokoro Miranda

   Pūkorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre
283 East Coast Road,
Miranda 2473, New Zealand
09 232 2781

Open 7 Days (Except Christmas Day) 9am - 5pm

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Visit and stay

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.

Thank You to our Funders

Pukorokoro Shorebird Centre Foundation North
Pukorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre Trust Waikato
Pukorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre Department of Conservation
Pukorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre Forest and Bird
Pukorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre Waikato Regional Council
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