Friday, May 29, 2026

Dotterel Forum 2026

Searching through some photos in preparation for a talk soon toa local school about our local shorebirds, I was reminded that I had not posted any details of the Dotterel Forum that was held at the Puhoi village hall on the 3rd of May.

The Keynote speaker was John Dowding who shared his experiences on Stuart Island in the attempts and challenges to successfully raise the numbers of the rare Southern New Zealand Dotterel. 

John Dowding & Southern NZ Dotterel

As always some very supportive interesting talks and I was able to contribute regarding our local success on having one nest, one egg, one chick, that successfully fledged this season.