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Recent Sightings

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Recent Sightings November-2018

Recent Sightings November 2018 Best bird watching is two hours either side of <a href=” https://www.metservice.com/marine/tides/thames” target=”_blank” name=”tides”>high tide</a>. <b>Migrants and Vagrants</b> 4970 Bar-tailed Godwit 2500 Red Knot 56 Pacific Golden Plover 12 Ruddy Turnstone 4 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 3 Red-necked

The Flock December 4, 2018December 4, 2018 Recent Sightings Read more

Recent Sightings October-2018

Recent Sightings October 2018 Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide. Migrants and Vagrants 2310 Bar-tailed Godwit 2500 Red Knot 37 Pacific Golden Plover 4 Ruddy Turnstone 2 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 2 Curlew Sandpiper 1 Red-necked Stint NZ

The Flock November 15, 2018December 9, 2020 Recent Sightings Read more

Recent Sightings September-2018

Recent Sightings September 2018 Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide. The flocks of arctic migrants are growing and so are the number of sightings of the more rare birds. With our project coming up this summer

The Flock October 3, 2018December 9, 2020 Recent Sightings Read more

Recent Sightings August-2018

Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide. Migrants and Vagrants 110 Bar-tailed Godwit 17 Red Knot 3 Ruddy Turnstone 2 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Northern Shoveler 1 Pacific Golden Plover 1 Eastern Curlew 1 Whimbrel NZ Species 2700

The Flock September 7, 2018December 9, 2020 Recent Sightings Read more

Recent Sightings July-2018

Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide. Migrants and Vagrants 110 Bar-tailed Godwit 17 Red Knot 3 Ruddy Turnstone 2 Northern Shoveler 1 Pacific Golden Plover 2 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Eastern Curlew 1 Whimbrel NZ Species 2700

The Flock August 3, 2018December 9, 2020 Recent Sightings Read more

Recent Sightings June-2018

The census on the 24th June 2018 revealed we have 2,700 Wrybill here on the shellbank and another 900 in the Firth of Thames. That’s over 65% of the estimated Wrybill population. Sighting of 2 male Northern Shovellers inside the

The Flock July 2, 2018July 2, 2018 Recent Sightings Read more

Recent Sightings May-2018

During May we welcomed the ducks and swans to the Stilt Pond which seem to take shelter here over the Duck shooting season. The highlights and crowd-pleasers are the continued sightings of a black-tailed godwit and the northern shoveler though,

The Flock June 2, 2018June 26, 2020 Recent Sightings Read more

Recent Sightings Apr-2018

Best birdwatching is two hours either side of high tide. Migrants and Vagrants 300 Bar-tailed Godwit 30 Red Knot 12 Pacific Golden Plover 12 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 2 Red-necked Stint NZ Species 2000 South Island Pied Oystercatcher 2000 Wrybill 590 Black-billed Gulls

The Flock May 5, 2018May 5, 2018 Recent Sightings Read more

Recent Sightings Feb-2018

Best birdwatching is two hours either side of high tide. Migrants and Vagrants 7100 Bar-tailed Godwit 1870 Red Knot 129 Pacific Golden Plover 14 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 13 Ruddy Turnstone 2 Red-necked Stint 1 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Curlew Sandpiper 1 Eastern Curlew

The Flock April 6, 2018April 6, 2018 Recent Sightings Read more

Recent Sightings Jan-2018

During the combination of storm and king tide on the 5th of January we lost approx. half the Black-billed gull chicks and all of the White-fronted tern chicks and nests. Unfortunately the adult Terns have still not returned to the

The Flock February 8, 2018February 8, 2018 Recent Sightings Read more
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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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