Like many wader species.Wrybill- a bird of two worlds

I am fascinated by the duality and contrasts of the wrybill's two main environments
1. the braided rivers of Canterbury
2. the expanse of the northern harbours such as the birds main wintering location at the Firth of Thames.

But lets not forget the smaller coastal estuaries and lagoons that form important stop over points for the birds on their migration such as Lake Ellesmere, Ashley River mouth and Foxton. Mid- August should see the commencement of thew wrybill's southward migration from the northern harbours to the braided rivers of the South Island.