Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide. Arctic Migrants & Vagrants 3000 Kuaka / Bar-tailed godwit200 Huahou / Red knot6 Ruddy turnstone11 Kuriri / Pacific Golden Plover1 Red-necked stint1 Sharp-tailed sandpiper1 Australian tern New Zealand Species 300
Recent Sightings 16 September 2025
Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide. Arctic Migrants & Vagrants 3000 Kuaka / Bar-tailed godwit200 Huahou / Red knot4 Ruddy turnstone4 Kuriri / Pacific Golden Plover1 Red-necked stint1 Sharp-tailed sandpiper1 Australian tern New Zealand Species 200
Recent Sightings late March 2025
Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide. Arctic Migrants & Vagrants 1000 Kuaka / Bar-tailed godwit400 Huahou / Red knot57 Kuriri Pacific golden plover2 Turnstone5 Sharp-tailed sandpiper1 Red-necked stint New Zealand Species 6000 Tōrea / South Island
Recent Sightings March 2025
Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide. Arctic Migrants & Vagrants 7440 Kuaka / Bar-tailed godwit940 Huahou / Red knot59 Kuriri Pacific golden plover15 Turnstone6 Whimbrel1 Glossy Ibis1 Australian tern5 Sharp-tailed sandpiper1 Red-necked stint New Zealand Species
Recent Sightings December 2024
Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide. Arctic Migrants & Vagrants 7440 Kuaka / Bar-tailed godwit940 Huahou / Red knot49 Kuriri Pacific golden plover15 Turnstone5 Australian tern2 Sharp-tailed sandpiper1 Black-fronted dotterel1 Red-necked stint New Zealand Species 200
Recent Sightings September 2024
Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide. Arctic Migrants & Vagrants 2000 Kuaka / Bar-tailed godwit188 Huahou / Red knot5 Australian tern2 Turnstone1 Kuriri / Pacific Golden Plover New Zealand Species 200 Tōrea / South Island Pied
Recent Sightings May 2024
Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide. Arctic Migrants & Vagrants 600 Kuaka / Bar-tailed godwit250 Huahou / Red knot2 Gull-billed tern2 Glossy Ibis1 Turnstone New Zealand Species 4500 Tōrea / South Island Pied Oystercatcher1850 Ngutu parore
Going Backwards – Policy and protection of wildlife and habitat
What does the change of government mean for environmental policy and wildlife protection? Pip Wallace investigates. The environmental rollbacks have started and there are more on the horizon. Plenty of interest groups, property owners and resource users are cheering on
Recent Sightings March 2024
Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide. Arctic Migrants & Vagrants 1100 Kuaka / Bar-tailed godwit900 Huahou / Red knot40 Kuriri / Pacific golden plover9 Turnstone2 Whimbrel2 Sharp-tailed sandpiper1 Curlew sandpiper1 Great knot New Zealand Species 4500
Out Now! The 2024 Shorebird Calendar
The 2024 Shorebird Calendar is out now. Either shop online or buy one from the Shorebird Centre next time you’re there. $18.00 each Produced by the Pūkorokoro Naturalists’ Trust, the Aotearoa voice for shorebirds. Your purchase helps support the work