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