Another stunning clear blue-sky day to visit the Mahurangi Regional Reserve and a quick count of the birds on Sullivans beach and the grass reserve at high tide showed 45 Variable Oystercatchers (VOCS), two New Zealand dotterel and about 20 mallard ducks.
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| Some of the 45 Variable oystercatchers roosting around early afternoon. |
This is a regular site for roosting VOCs and occasionally a pair of NZ dotterel although their is very little room for the dotterel to breed on the beach with high tides.