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\"Photo<\/a>
T\u016bturiwhatu\/Banded dotterel in early morning light <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I always love visiting P\u016bkorokoro\/Miranda. Every day is different and if you stay over in the area each visit has it’s own rewards. I had hoped to visit in August but plans were not coming together until a last minute option arose. I was concerned that a short notice booking for accommodation would be overoptimistic but it we were in luck getting us 2 nights, one of which Edin joined us for.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"K\u014dtuku<\/a>
K\u014dtuku ngutupapa\/Royal spoonbills<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Conditions started windy and freezing cold but bird numbers were good with a decent number of overwintering Bar-tailed Godwits.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Kuala\/Bar-tailed<\/a>
Kuala\/Bar-tailed godwit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

With a location named Stilt pond you can be assured of plenty of opportunities with Poaka\/Pied Stilts. Different lighting conditions during the day create a variety of options.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Poaka\/Pied<\/a>
Poaka\/Pied stilt in flight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\"Poaka\/Pied<\/a>
Poaka\/Pied stilt pan blur<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\"Poaka\/Pied<\/a>
Poaka\/Pied stilt sweeping for breakfast<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\"High<\/a>
High key Poaka\/Pied stilt sweeping <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

A good flock of wrybill were flying regularly to build up their fitness prior to migration south.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Nauru<\/a>
Ngutu pare\/Wrybill flock flying with a lone Banded dotterel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

There are always decent numbers of K\u014dtare\/Sacred kingfishers which can offer opportunities despite being very wary<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"K\u014dtare\/Sacred<\/a>
K\u014dtare\/Sacred kingfisher<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The mangrove edges are excellent habit for other more widespread birds too.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Tauhau\/Silvereye<\/a>
Tauhau\/Silvereye foraging amongst the mangroves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Common introduced species can also offer some nice opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Male<\/a>
Male house sparrow resting on a fence post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\"Song<\/a>
Song thrush singing from a flax stalk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

When visiting P\u016bkorokoro\/Miranda it is worth the short trip up to Ray’s Rest as well as this gives access to the shellbank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Tar\u0101puka\/Blackbilled<\/a>
Tar\u0101puka\/Blackbilled gulls resting on the shellbank<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Photos with Nikon Z9 and Nikkor Z 800mm f6.3 VR S (some with 1.4x teleconverter)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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not often you would get 2 in the frame with 1050mm equivalent field of view","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Skylark-DSC_3928-web.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Skylark-DSC_3928-web.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Skylark-DSC_3928-web.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Skylark-DSC_3928-web.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":19818,"url":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/19818","url_meta":{"origin":18345,"position":3},"title":"P\u016bkorokoro\/Miranda Day Trip","author":"tony","date":"April 12, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"P\u016bkorokoro\/Miranda Day Trip - massed flights of migrant shorebirds","rel":"","context":"In "biology"","block_context":{"text":"biology","link":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/category\/biology"},"img":{"alt_text":"Flock of godwits and knots in flight","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bar-tailedGodwitsRedKnots-20260304-NZ9_1199-web.jpg?fit=960%2C640&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bar-tailedGodwitsRedKnots-20260304-NZ9_1199-web.jpg?fit=960%2C640&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bar-tailedGodwitsRedKnots-20260304-NZ9_1199-web.jpg?fit=960%2C640&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bar-tailedGodwitsRedKnots-20260304-NZ9_1199-web.jpg?fit=960%2C640&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":19746,"url":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/19746","url_meta":{"origin":18345,"position":4},"title":"More Miranda Birds","author":"tony","date":"March 22, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"More Miranda Birds - while the migrant birds are the big draw at P\u016bkorokoro\/Miranda, there are many others to see too","rel":"","context":"In "Bird Photography"","block_context":{"text":"Bird Photography","link":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/category\/bird-photography"},"img":{"alt_text":"New Zealand dotterel\/T\u016bturiwhatu in flight over exposed mudflats","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZDotterel-20260222-NZ9_6273-web.jpg?fit=960%2C640&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZDotterel-20260222-NZ9_6273-web.jpg?fit=960%2C640&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZDotterel-20260222-NZ9_6273-web.jpg?fit=960%2C640&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NZDotterel-20260222-NZ9_6273-web.jpg?fit=960%2C640&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":13832,"url":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/13832","url_meta":{"origin":18345,"position":5},"title":"Te Puru Terns","author":"tony","date":"February 21, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Photographing courting Tara\/Terns at Te Puru on the Firth of Thames, Coromandel.","rel":"","context":"In "birds"","block_context":{"text":"birds","link":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/category\/birds"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/White-frontedTern-D85_3129-web.jpg?fit=960%2C640&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/White-frontedTern-D85_3129-web.jpg?fit=960%2C640&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/White-frontedTern-D85_3129-web.jpg?fit=960%2C640&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/White-frontedTern-D85_3129-web.jpg?fit=960%2C640&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18345\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}