In Pursuit of Champions

 'In pursuit of champions' is the latest publication by Keith Woodley about the story of the Pukorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre.

It was great to hear Keith narrate the early beginnings of the Centre and hear about some of the characters and people who campaigned for the Centre to be built. 

I enjoyed catching up with a variety of people today some of which I haven't seen for a while especially with the disruptions of the Covid 19 lockdowns during 2020 and 2021.

This is another excellent book by Keith. I'm more than halfway through and enjoying every minute of it. The interwoven story of the tidal dependent shorebirds and the progression of development of the Shorebird Centre is a compelling story and Keith adds some darn good yarns about the people involved too.

Welcome to the Godwits!

 Great support today for our Godwit event at Sandy Bay Road.

Each year during September the bar-tailed godwit return to New Zealand from their breeding grounds in Northern Alaska a near 12,000 km nonstop flight. We are fortunate to have over 200 birds that choose Shoal and Ngataringa estuaries to stay during our summer months enjoying the estuary food of worms and crustaceans, before they are ready to leave the following March. Then they complete the cycle by returning to Alaska via a stopover in China to feed up to prepare again for breeding in Alaska. A round trip of nearly 30,000 kms.