THE FLOCK LIVES ON For us folk in New Zealand this “Year of the Flock”is coming to an end. Many of the migratory birds have already departed on their northern migration. Our endemic species have completed their breeding seasons. The
This mini-flock started its southern migration on 23rd December 2016 from the Republic of South Korea. Flying in a cardboard box, by airplane their journey time would have been much shorter than for real birds. Perhaps they arrived on Xmas
A very happy Christmas from all of the FLOCK folk at Pukorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre.We were really thrilled with the Xmas message that we made with some of the FLOCK birds.However the young people of the Port Waikato Beachcare group
The children of NZ make an impressive statement on Windsor Reserve, Devonport Peninsula, Auckland City. Shorebirds cannot speak for themselves so the young people of of NZ have spoken for them. 2500+ “birds” make an impressive sight on Windsor reserve,
“Not a lot of people know that” These few words explain just what the FLOCK is trying to change. If it helps more people to know about shorebirds and their problems it is doing its job. Sonny Whitelaw who is
The weather was perfect and the view of the distant Coromandel Peninsula was stunning. The Kaiaua foreshore was just the place for our Labour Weekend FLOCK appearance. Thanks to Louisa who was much involved with planning this event.It took an
A chance to show off the FLOCK to 20,000 people, young folk and family members. Meticulous plans were made, FLOCK team members rose before dawn and drove in cars packed with FLOCK birds. The occasion was Ambury Park Farm Day
There’s a lot of new stuff to look at! you can find it at http://www.miranda-shorebird.org.nz/flock-mediaMany thanks to Trudy Lane for loading all these resources onto the Pukorokoro Miranda website.Trudy also designed all of the poster resources, logos and a lot