Greenpark Sands - four wheel drive impacts

The Greenpark sands is a critical staging location for migrating wrybill and is also important for birds over-wintering. During times of floods on rivers it is also important as an interim feeding location. Sadly 4Wd tracks continue to degrade and scar much of this important habitat but also for other native wading birds. Action needs to be taken to limit 4WD access to this important habitat.

Wrybill over 20 years recaptured

One wrybill over 20 years of age and two over 19 years have just been recaptured at Miranda by wrybill researcher Adrian Riegan. A breeding female from the Rangitata River has also been recaptured at Miranda. Wrybills should be commencing their southward migration within the next month or so.

wrybill males in territorial dispute

On a prime feeding riffle- beak and claw-

Colour banding- allowing an insight into the lives of wrybill

wrybill nest with three eggs

As rare as a four leaf clover !!

That iconic bill

Thanks again Phil

Feeding up -2

Photo credit- Dr. Phil Battley