After more than fifty years observing and working with the shorebirds at Pūkorokoro, the Shorebird Centre has collected many stories of the amazing birds that call this area home.
E7 Godwit Pukorokoro Miranda
E7 – OUR WORLD FAMOUS GODWIT

The godwit known as ‘E7’ made big headlines in 2007 when her 11,000 kilometre journey from Alaska to New Zealand proved once and for all that godwits make this epic annual flight non-stop.

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eastern curlew pukorokoro miranda
ON VAGRANTS

It is in the nature of migratory shorebirds, covering the vast distances that they do, to sometimes get it wrong. To the excitement of the birder, a vagrant can turn up in all sorts of places.

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Black Billed Gull Pukorokoro Miranda
HOW ARE BLACK BILLED GULLS FARING?

While Black Billed Gulls have been declared “in serious decline” by DOC, the story for these birds at Pūkorokoro is a little different.

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Red Knot Pukorokoro Miranda
UNDERSTANDING BIRD BANDS AND TAGS

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