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
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,
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
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
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
Recent Sightings Dec-2017
Best birdwatching is two hours either side of high tide. Migrants and Vagrants 7100 Bar-tailed Godwit 1870 Red Knot 129 Pacific Golden Plover 13 Turnstone 9 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 2 Red-necked Stint 1 Curlew Sandpiper Arctic Skua NZ Species 740 South Island
Recent Sightings Nov-2017
Best birdwatching is two hours either side of high tide. Migrants and Vagrants 7100 Bar-tailed Godwit 70 Juvenile Godwit 1643 Red Knot 91 Pacific Golden Plover 8 Turnstone 5 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 2 Red-necked Stint 1 Marsh Sandpiper 1 Curlew Sandpiper Arctic
Recent Sightings Oct-2017
Best birdwatching is two hours either side of high tide. Migrants and Vagrants 5600 Bar-tailed Godwit 30 Juvenile Godwit 1 Eastern Curlew 1100 Red Knot 1 Marsh Sandpiper 12 Pacific Golden Plover 2 Whimbrel 3 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 1 Curlew Sandpiper
Recent Sightings Sep-2017
Best birdwatching is two hours either side of high tide. Migrants and Vagrants 5200 Bar-tailed Godwit 10 Juvenile Godwit 950 Red Knot 1 Marsh Sandpiper 12 Pacific Golden Plover 2 Whimbrel 3 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper NZ Species Wrybill Banded Dotterel South
Recent Sightings Aug-2017
The highlight for August was the Northern Shoveler, only seen for two days in early August. The Wrybills have been heading for the breeding grounds, leaving the stilt ponds ready for the Godwit arrivals. Hopefully we will see them soon!!