Spring is back and with it the bird numbers at Miranda begin to increase. While the SIPO flock is low and the Wrybill numbers have recently dropped the Godwits and Knots are back to make up for it- including juvenile
Recent Sightings Aug-11
The Marsh Sandpiper stayed the winter and is still present on the Stilt Ponds. The SIPO have departed to the South Island, and the Wrybill are leaving slowly. Those that will attempt to breed should be gone in the next
Recent Sightings May-11
Most of the Arctic Migrants have headed off on their journey north, SIPO are using the normal roost at Miranda and the smaller roost at the south of Kaiaua, but Wrybill are largely found between Taramaire and the limeworks. A
Knots in the Bohai
One of the long held mysteries of the northward shorebird migration was “where are the Red Knots going?” Surveys around the shores of the Yellow Sea showed few large concentrations of knots, and it has only been in the last
Godwits – by Keith Woodley
October 2009 was the much anticipated release date for Miranda Shorebird Centre Manager Keith Woodley’s book ‘Godwits: Long-haul Champions’ published by Raupo Penguin. This essential read both to birders and general readers will of course be available in the Miranda
Yalu Jiang 2009
-an update on the Trust’s work in China. In 1999 Mark Barter first visited Yalu Jiang National Nature Reserve, China and discovered its significance for shorebirds. In 2004 MNT signed a memorandum of understanding which established a sister-site partnership with
E7 – a godwit on a mission
Many of you will have read or heard of the amazing journey of the godwit now known as ‘E7’. She together with several other godwits at Miranda and Farewell Spit were fitted with transmitters in February of 2007. The purpose
Godwits link New Zealand, North Korea and the United States
-an update on the Trust’s April 2009 trip to North Korea Shorebird researchers from New Zealand have discovered a direct link involving this country, North Korea and the United States. Among flocks of over 5,000 migratory birds near Pyongyang,
Mangroves in the Firth of Thames
-a review of Andrew Swales’ presentation at the Trust’s AGM. Before the 2009 AGM in May, Andrew Swales of NIWA, as our guest speaker, gave us a fascinating presentation on the work he and his colleagues have been undertaking in
Recent sightings Feb-11
Here are some of the highlights of bird sightings at Miranda in February 2011. The Wrybill and SIPO have arrived back, while the Godwits and Knots are getting ready to head off in March and April, so the red breeding