Prepared by Tansy Bliss (Kaitiaki Ranger PMNT) in collaboration with Anne Schlesselmann (MWLR Project Co-ordinator/Researcher – Conservation Ecology) and Emma Williams (DOC Project Manager/Science Advisor) – January 2023 Manaaki Whenua | Landcare Research (MWLR) and the Department of Conservation (DOC)
Recent Sightings January 2023
Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide. Arctic Migrants & Vagrants 5200 Kuaka / Bar-tailed godwit1000 Huahou / Red knot61 Kuriri / Pacific golden plover16 Turnstone2 Red-necked stint2 Whimbrel1 Black-tailed godwit1 Curlew sandpiper1 Far-eastern curlew1 Grey-tailed tattler1
Recent Sightings December 2022
Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide. Arctic Migrants & Vagrants 5200 Kuaka / Bar-tailed godwit1000 Huahou / Red knot52 Kuriri / Pacific golden plover16 Turnstone2 Red-necked stint2 Whimbrel1 Curlew sandpiper1 Far-eastern curlew1 White-winged black tern New
Out Now! The 2023 Shorebird Calendar
The 2023 Shorebird Calendar is out now. Either shop online or buy one from the Visitors Centre next time you’re there. $15.00 each Produced by the Pūkorokoro Miranda Naturalists’ Trust, the New Zealand voice for shorebirds. Your purchase helps support
Recent Sightings July 2022
Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide. Arctic Migrants and Vagrants 510 Kuaka / Bar Tailed Godwit1 Huahou / Red Knot NZ Species2500 Torea / South Island Pied Oystercatcher2300 Ngutu Parore / Wrybill180 Caspian Tern42 Royal Spoonbill40
Recent Sightings May 2022
Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide. Arctic Migrants and Vagrants 510 Kuaka / Bar Tailed Godwit1 Huahou / Red Knot NZ Species2500 Torea / South Island Pied Oystercatcher2300 Ngutu Parore / Wrybill180 Caspian Tern42 Royal Spoonbill40
Recent Sightings March 2022
Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide. Arctic Migrants and Vagrants 2500 Kuaka / Bar Tailed Godwit1380 Huahou / Red Knot44 Kuriri / Pacific Golden Plover6 Whimbrel (Piako)20 Turnstone (Taramaire)1 Black-tailed godwit1 Curlew Sandpiper1 Eastern Curlew1 Grey-tailed
Magazine February 2022 – Red Knots in Russia
Pūkorokoro Miranda News – February 2022 Issue 123 We hear about the realities of studying our Arctic migrants in the expanse of the Russian tundra, take a look inside the Manager’s new roost and Bob Gill looks back on the
Recent Sightings February 2022
Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide. Arctic Migrants and Vagrants 4320 Kuaka / Bar Tailed Godwit1380 Huahou / Red Knot44 Kuriri / Pacific Golden Plover6 Whimbrel (Piako)20 Turnstone (Taramaire)1 Black-tailed godwit1 Curlew Sandpiper1 Eastern Curlew1 Grey-tailed
Recent Sightings January 2022
Best bird watching is two hours either side of high tide. Arctic Migrants and Vagrants 4320 Kuaka / Bar Tailed Godwit1380 Huahou / Red Knot34 Kuriri / Pacific Golden Plover6 Whimbrel (Piako)20 Turnstone (Taramaire)1 Black-tailed godwit1 Curlew Sandpiper1 Eastern Curlew1 Grey-tailed