The Marsh Sandpiper appears to have settled in for the winter. The ponds are very full so, on the bigger tides, look for the birds at the north end. Artic Migrants 100 Bar-tailed Godwit 800 Red Knot 1 Marsh Sandpiper
THE FLOCK CROSSES THE TASMAN
Very soon children along the Adelaide coast of Australia will start to make their own “Flock” of shorebirds. It will be called “Flock Oz”We share some birds with them and Tony Flaherty, the co-ordinator, is adding some species we don’t
BUDDING YOUNG CONSERVATIONISTS
We are just one week into the school holiday programme at Pukorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre. Each weekday children and their care givers have spent a couple of productive hours learning about our birds. They have listened to stories of the
THE FLOCK VISITS OROPI
This week Jim Eagles went on a journey to Oropi in the Bay of Plenty. With him went “The Flock” from Pukorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre. Jim’s daughter, Alex Eagles-Tully has been much involved in the fledging a flock of birds
THE SNOWBALL EFFECT
It all started with one Pukorokoro Miranda member and then it just snowballed. A short time ago Sietske de Jong, a Brownie leader heard about “The Flock”at the PM Shorebird Centre. She took the message to her Pippins and Brownies
DAI SENT US A LETTER FROM WALES
“Following the Flock” has just had a letter from Dai inWales, UK.Dai lived at the Pukorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre in January and February. He was a volunteer shorebird guide and he showed lots of visitors our shorebirds and told them
THE FLOCK GOES ON ITS FIRST ROAD TRIP
It’s a long way from Pukorokoro Miranda to Napier but The Flock had a very good reason to visit.Over Queen’s Birthday weekend many “birders” gathered from all over New Zealand to take part in BirdsNZ annual conference. We were able
Manukau Beatification Charitable Trust gets in on the act!
Manukau Beautification Charitable Trust’s (MBCT’s )‘Boomer Boys’ have made 96 birds (that’s 24 bar-tailed godwits, 24 wrybills, 24 South Island pied oystercatchers, and 24 red knots) in the Trust’s Boomer Businesses, a community shed for men and women aged over
SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED
So much has happened. It is difficult to know where to start.The Pippin Brownies from Paeroa finished their birds. There are just a few Pippins so they each made 2 birds. The “Boomer Boys” of the Manukau Beautification Charitable Trust
Smiles All Round!
Jim Eagles visited the very busy Mangatangi School last week. The school photographer was also visiting so it was all set up for this image of happy, smiling students holding their contributions to “The Flock”. They all look fantastic. A