As advised at the AGM the 2015 accounts are available here
A FLOCK OF 520 BIRDS AT KAIAUA
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
IT WAS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY
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!
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
THE FLOCK IS LIKE AN ICEBERG
The FLOCK is a bit like an iceberg. You can’t see how big it is. 90% of the Flock isn’t under water but it is under construction! It is hard to imagine just how great it will look when all
CONSERVATION WEEK AND FLOCK HAPPENINGS
Conservation Week has seen lots of FLOCK activity throughout the country. On 6th September, World Shorebird Day, years 3 and 4 from Te Puke Primary School had a great day at Newdick’s Beach. They went with Karen to plant their
THE FLOCK IS GROWING
Each week we are having to up our estimate of the number of birds in THE FLOCK. In fact finding a place to store them all between FLOCK appearances is becoming a bit of a problem. They have taken over
A HUGE THANKS TO RESENE!
It is heartwarming when a big national company says “WE would like to support the FLOCK in its approach to shorebird conservation”. You don’t have to look too closely to see that new FLOCK members are getting the benefit of
July 2016 Sightings
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