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THE FLOCK IS LIKE AN ICEBERG

THE FLOCK IS LIKE AN ICEBERG

The FLOCK is a bit like an iceberg. You can’t see how big it is. 90% of the Flock isn’t under water but it is under construction! It is hard to imagine just how great it will look when all

The Flock September 22, 2016September 25, 2016 theflocknz Read more

CONSERVATION WEEK AND FLOCK HAPPENINGS

CONSERVATION WEEK AND FLOCK HAPPENINGS

Conservation Week has seen lots of FLOCK activity throughout the country.  On 6th September, World Shorebird Day, years 3 and 4 from Te Puke Primary School had a great day at Newdick’s Beach. They went with Karen to plant their

The Flock September 12, 2016June 26, 2020 theflocknz Read more

THE FLOCK IS GROWING

THE FLOCK IS GROWING

Each week we are having to up our estimate of the number of birds in THE FLOCK. In fact finding a place to store them all between FLOCK appearances is becoming a bit of a problem. They have taken over

The Flock September 2, 2016September 25, 2016 theflocknz Read more

A HUGE THANKS TO RESENE!

A HUGE THANKS TO RESENE!

It is heartwarming when a big national company says “WE would like to support the FLOCK in its approach to shorebird conservation”. You don’t have to look too closely to see that new FLOCK members are getting the benefit of

The Flock August 16, 2016September 25, 2016 theflocknz Read more

THE FLOCK CROSSES THE TASMAN

THE FLOCK CROSSES THE TASMAN

Very soon children along the Adelaide coast of Australia will start to make their own “Flock” of shorebirds. It will be called “Flock Oz”We share some birds with them and Tony Flaherty, the co-ordinator, is adding some species we don’t

The Flock July 25, 2016September 25, 2016 theflocknz Read more

BUDDING YOUNG CONSERVATIONISTS

BUDDING YOUNG CONSERVATIONISTS

We are just one week into the school holiday programme at Pukorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre. Each weekday children and their care givers have spent a couple of productive hours learning about our birds. They have listened to stories of the

The Flock July 17, 2016September 25, 2016 theflocknz Read more

THE FLOCK VISITS OROPI

THE FLOCK VISITS OROPI

This week Jim Eagles went on a journey to Oropi in the Bay of Plenty. With him went “The Flock” from Pukorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre. Jim’s daughter, Alex Eagles-Tully has been much involved in  the fledging a flock of birds

The Flock July 9, 2016September 25, 2016 theflocknz Read more

THE SNOWBALL EFFECT

THE SNOWBALL EFFECT

It all started with one Pukorokoro Miranda member and then it just snowballed. A short time ago Sietske de Jong, a Brownie leader heard about “The Flock”at the PM Shorebird Centre. She took the message to her Pippins and Brownies

The Flock July 2, 2016September 25, 2016 theflocknz Read more

DAI SENT US A LETTER FROM WALES

DAI SENT US A LETTER FROM WALES

“Following the Flock” has just had a letter from Dai inWales, UK.Dai lived at the Pukorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre in January and February. He was a volunteer shorebird guide and he showed lots of visitors our shorebirds and told them

The Flock June 21, 2016September 25, 2016 theflocknz Read more

THE FLOCK GOES ON ITS FIRST ROAD TRIP

THE FLOCK GOES ON ITS FIRST ROAD TRIP

It’s a long way from Pukorokoro Miranda to Napier but The Flock had a very good reason to visit.Over Queen’s Birthday weekend many “birders” gathered from all over New Zealand to take part in BirdsNZ annual conference. We were able

The Flock June 13, 2016October 28, 2016 theflocknz Read more
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283 East Coast Road,
Miranda 2473, New Zealand
09 232 2781

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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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