After almost fifty years observing and working with the shorebirds at Pūkorokoro, the Shorebird Centre has collected many stories of the amazing birds that call this area home.
This Page Featured Stories
Page Two Shorebird Resource Library
Featured Stories
E7 – OUR WORLD FAMOUS GODWIT
The godwit known as ‘E7’ made big headlines in 2017 when her 11,000 kilometre journey from Alaska to New Zealand proved once and for all that godwits make this epic annual flight non-stop.
READ ARTICLE
ON VAGRANTS
It is in the nature of migratory shorebirds, covering the vast distances that they do, to sometimes get it wrong. To the excitement of the birder, a vagrant can turn up in all sorts of places.
READ ARTICLE
HOW ARE BLACK BILLED GULLS FARING?
While Black Billed Gulls have been declared “in serious decline” by DOC, the story for these birds at Pūkorokoro is a little different.
READ ARTICLE
UNDERSTANDING BIRD BANDS AND TAGS
READ ARTICLE
Next Page: Shorebird Resource Library —>
Pages: 1 2