Meet the stars of the show and where we’ve tracked them so far.

Jim

pacific golden plover pukorokoro miranda

Name Jim

Colour Bands Blue – Blue

Tag Number 166702

Tracking

23 April 2019Left Pūkorokoro Miranda
2 May 2019Guam, Micronesia (c7,500km flight)
20 May 2019Okinawa, Japan
26 May 2019Shandong, China
7 June 2019Heilongjiang, China
21 June 2019Siberia
5 July 2019Lake Selawik, Alaska
9 August 2019Yukon Koskokwim Delta, Alaska
19 August 2019Aleutian Island Chain, Alaska
21 August 2019In flight back to Yukon Koskokwim Delta, Alaska
14 Sept 2019Yukon Koskokwim Delta, Alaska

JoJo

Pacific Golden Plover Pukorokoro Miranda

Name JoJo

Colour Bands Blue – White

Tag Number 174232

Tracking

12 April 2019Left Pūkorokoro Miranda
20 April 2019Arrived Honshu, Japan (9,990km flight)
16 May 2019Left Japan
19 May 2019Yukon Koskokwim Delta, Alaska (4,740km flight)
2 August 2019Kinak Bay, Alaska
14/15 Sept 2019Left Alaska
22 Sept-25 Oct 2019Teraina, Kiribati
30 Oct-19 Nov 2019Tongatapu, Tonga
15 March 2020Pūkorokoro Miranda, New Zealand

Amanda

Pacific Golden Plover Pukorokoro Miranda

Name Amanda

Colour Bands Blue – Red

Tag Number 174233

Tracking

8 April 2019Left Pūkorokoro Miranda
16 April 2019Arrived Honshu, Japan (c9,000km flight)
17 May 2019Honshu, Japan
23 May 2019Siberia
29 May 2019Yukon Koskokwim Delta, Alaska
8 Sept 2019Last tracked in Alaska

Kikorangi

Name Kikorangi

Colour Bands White – Blue

Tag Number 166704

Tracking

November 2019Transmitter fitted
April 2020Left Pūkorokoro Miranda

Tea

Name Tea

Colour Bands White – White

Tag Number 174235

Tracking

November 2019Transmitter fitted
April 2020Left Pūkorokoro Miranda

Whero

Name Whero

Colour Bands Red – Blue

Tag Number 166705

Tracking

November 2019Transmitter fitted
April 2020Left Pūkorokoro Miranda

Ahi

Name Ahi

Colour Bands Red – Red

Tag Number 174237

Tracking

March 2020Transmitter fitted
April 2020Left Pūkorokoro Miranda

Kowhai

Name Kowhai

Colour Bands Blue – Yellow

Tag Number 174241

Tracking

March 2020Transmitter fitted
April 2020Left Pūkorokoro Miranda

Ra

Name Ra

Colour Bands Red – Yellow

Tag Number 174239

Tracking

March 2020Transmitter fitted
4 April 2020Left Pūkorokoro Miranda
15 April 2020Honshu, Japan
22 May 2020Adak Island, Alaska
6 June-3 July 2020Shishmaref, Alaska