I added our local sightings of spoonbill to the nationwide survey. Many thanks to Cecily and others who tipped me off about sightings locally around Shoal and Ngataringa estuaries. The survey is being conducted this month (July) to assess the present population size of the Royal Spoonbill species. The last survey was completed in 2012 and a little under 3000 birds were counted.
More to follow........
KEEPING THE SHELL BANKS SAFE FOR BIRDS.
What a fantastic job they did of picking up tiny fragments of plastic and fishing line that can be a real problem to the birds that live and visit the estuary and those that attempt to nest here.
I was so pleased to be able to share some information about the birds and we did see a South Island pied oystercatcher through my telescope.
Thank you to all the teaching staff who organised this including RTH and Theo, the Auckland Council Ranger who came along to hand out gloves and help with the clean-up. Most appreciated.
Yesterday the Auckland Botanical Society visited Smiths Bush on the North Shore to check the current botanical species list of his small remnant forest of mainly Kahikatea trees. Ben led the way and Steve added some historic insights into how the bush had been damaged and also cared for over the years.
More photos to follow....
Reassuring to see so many people turned out today to march down Queens Street against the contentious Fast Track Development legislation by the present Government.
Many thousands of people carrying excellent banners voiced their outrage at the anti-democratic approach this government has with its intention to Fast track seabed and other mining projects without any regard to the present environmental legislation that is there to safeguard the environment.
