There were happy children and busy hands when Jim Eagles visited Kaiaua School last week. Painting “the Flock” birds is a great fit with the school’s teaching programme. Really looking forward to visiting to see the finished birds. Meanwhile down
Great ideas migrate, just like birds do! This one started its journey on Ainslie Beach, Southport, Lancashire in the United Kingdom. Six hundred gaily decorated bird models were assembled on the beach as part of an environmental celebration. It was
Here’s our press release for more details. This is how the day went. [View the story “NZ and China agree to protect migratory birds” on Storify]
Somewhat unusually many of the birds spent January roosting at the north end of the stilt ponds. Sightings of the Little Curlew continued sporadically through January. Wrybills and Oystercatchers returned in force. A banded rail family was seen regularly at
More information on the Nature Journaling and Print making courses are now available on our courses page. We still hope to be running a photography course later in the year. Watch this space.
Grey Teal are breeding on Widgery Lake this year, oddly enough a first record. Banded Rail are also seen around the edges of the lake. Down at the ponds and at the shellbanks… Migrants and Vagrants 1 Little Whimbrel seen
Eminent Dutch biologist and ecologist Professor Theunis Piersma returns to New Zealand for our final Year of the Godwit events. Author and co-author of hundreds of peer-reviewed papers and other publications, Theunis leads a global team of researchers unravelling the
Lots going on in the news lately – here’s a bit of a roundup. UPDATED to include November! 17/11/15 Return from trip regarding Red Knots RNZ audio RNZ article 31/10/15 More Bird of the Year and godwits in general Radio
The end of October and early November saw a sighting of Banded Rail back on Widgery Lake. A grey teal family on the lake is actually the first record of teal breeding on the lake. Migrants and Vagrants 3900 Bar-tailed
After a close fought race the bar-tailed godwit was today voted New Zealand’s favourite bird in 2015. Thanks to all the voters, the Forest and Bird organisers and to all of the professionals and volunteers who put so much time