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\"Royal<\/a>
Royal spoonbills\/K\u014dtuku ngutupapa in flight on white<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

As shared in previous posts<\/a>, the migrant birds, both local and international, are the real drawcard at P\u016bkorokoro\/Miranda through the spring and summer. Focussing purely on them though, risks missing other opportunities on some more easily seen species.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Mallard<\/a>
Mallard in flight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Since the Stilt ponds have been reopened to tidal flow duck numbers have dropped and they are mostly seen at more permanent ponds a little further north in the reserve if rainfall has been adequate. Grey teal and Australasian shovelers are always nice to see and photograph.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Grey<\/a>
Grey teal\/t\u0113t\u0113-moroiti and a female Australiasian shoveler\/kuruwhengi dropping in to land<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Even some less common species more easily seen closer in other locations offer different opportunities. New Zealand dotterel\/T\u016bturiwhatu, while not common, are easily seen on many beaches in the northern North Island but can get lost in the crowds at P\u016bkorokoro\/Miranda. I find their calls quite useful as they will often call in flight and identify themselves while on the move. This next photo shows one in flight over the smooth tide exposed mudflat in front of the Godwit hide.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"New<\/a>
New Zealand dotterel\/T\u016bturiwhatu in flight over exposed mudflats
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Skylarks are a feature of midsummer, singing as the voice of the sky, often hard to pick out at their altitude against the intense blue. At the time of our visit they were quiet and foraging in the vegetation so not great subjects. Welcome swallows on the other hand were bountiful and preying on small midges in the muddy tidal margins.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Warou\/Welcome<\/a>
Warou\/Welcome swallow lining up one of thousands of midges on a tidal channel edge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Positioning myself to look down one of the tidal channels I had repeated passes from birds marauding the margins.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Warou\/Welcome<\/a>
Warou\/Welcome swallow about to pluck a midge from the water margin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

It was one those situations that you just could not appreciate the details at life speed, the images showing the acrobatic athleticism of the avian\/insect encounter.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Warou\/Welcome<\/a>
Warou\/Welcome swallow lifting away from the water surface<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

As with many bird photography outings, you see what you see regardless of what you are hoping to see. This range of non-migrants was what I encountered despite hoping for Banded rail\/Moho perer\u016b in the mangrove margins late in the day. A subsequent experience will rebalance expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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another lucky encounter","rel":"","context":"In "Bird Photography"","block_context":{"text":"Bird Photography","link":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/category\/bird-photography"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PacificGoldenPlover-20260304-NZ9_1435-DxO_DeepPRIME-3-2-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\/PacificGoldenPlover-20260304-NZ9_1435-DxO_DeepPRIME-3-2-web.jpg?fit=960%2C640&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PacificGoldenPlover-20260304-NZ9_1435-DxO_DeepPRIME-3-2-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\/PacificGoldenPlover-20260304-NZ9_1435-DxO_DeepPRIME-3-2-web.jpg?fit=960%2C640&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":18345,"url":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/18345","url_meta":{"origin":19746,"position":5},"title":"A Short Notice Visit to P\u016bkorokoro\/Miranda","author":"tony","date":"August 18, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"A Short Notice Visit to P\u016bkorokoro\/Miranda - 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