What time of day is best?

The best time to see the birds down at the bird hides is within two hours either side of High Tide.  As the tide comes in, the birds move from far out on the mud flats where they feed to areas closer in towards shore. See LINZ tide tables below

You can visit the Shorebird Centre 9am-5pm to learn about the birds, seven days a week, all year round.

What time of year is best?

There are always birds to see at Pūkorokoro, but different species are here at different times.

Godwits, and other Arctic migrants arrive in September and are here until the end of March.

Wrybill and other NZ migrants arrive in January and are here until June.

We also have birds that are resident here all year round.

Find out more

High Tides – September 2021
Wed 1

2.30pm		Thu 2

3.30pm		Fri 3

4.30pm		Sat 4

5.00pm		Sun 5

6.00pm
Mon 6

6.30pm		Tue 7

7.00am		Wed 8

8.00am		Thu 9

8.30am		Fri 10

9.30am		Sat 11

10.00am		Sun 12

11.00am
Mon 13

11.30am		Tue 14

12.30pm		Wed 15

1.30pm		Thu 16

3.00pm		Fri 17

4.00pm		Sat 18

5.00pm		Sun 19

6.00pm
Mon 20

7.00pm		Tue 21

7.00am		Wed 22

8.00am		Thu 23

8.30am		Fri 24

9.30am		Sat 25

10.00am		Sun 26

11.30am
Mon 27

12.00pm		Tue 28

1.00pm		Wed 29

1.30pm		Thu 30

2.30pm

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