Awarua bay highlights 11th August 2022

[bradley_birdsnz]

Hi all.

Cracker day for waders at the head of Awarua Bay today.
Highlights included:

47 Southern New Zealand dotterel
2 Greater sand plover
1 Terek sandpiper
1 Red necked stint
1 Wrybill

Cheers, Bradley.

Link to ebird list: https://ebird.org/atlasnz/checklist/S116700415

[Paul Gibson]

Nice selection of good birds Bradley, for mid winter, well done. Wish I was a bit closer. Like your pictures.

[bradley_birdsnz]

Greater sand plovers, terek sandpiper, New Zealand dotterels, wrybill and red necked stint all showing very well this arvo.

[bradley_birdsnz]

Nice selection of good birds Bradley, for mid winter, well done. Wish I was a bit closer. Like your pictures.

Yes certainly quite the nice winter flock. Yea bit of a trek for you but well worth it!

[Wrybill]

Lots of birds great sighting wish i was there

[Oscar Thomas]

41 species at Awarua today over the high tide period, highlights below:

250+ Bar-tailed godwits
42+ Southern New Zealand dotterels
11 Ruddy turnstones
2 Greater sand plovers
1 Terek sandpiper
1 Red-necked stint
1 Foveaux Shag
Fernbirds and Brown Creepers heard in scrub

https://ebird.org/atlasnz/checklist/S117427419

[Jan]

Nice!

[Paul Gibson]

Great low-angle pictures Oscar, of some very special birds, well done.

[Oscar Thomas]

Cheers. I'm still quite sore from crawling and contorting for so long! Over the next while we will compile dotterel band combos from all of us + Bradley's trips and see how many we got, then send them to the right people. Bradley returned today and noted only 31 dotterels, 1 godwit, and no sign of the stint, sand plovers or turnstones, but was only there for an hour. Even so a big difference from yesterday with godwits practically falling out of the sky.

[bradley_birdsnz]

Great visit to Awarua bay today. highlights included:

1x Curlew Sandpiper
1x greater sand plover
1x Southern New Zealand dotterel
24x Red-necked stint

Full ebird list and photos here: https://ebird.org/atlasnz/checklist/S126406955

Cheers, Bradley