AGM. meetings are not most people's 'cup of tea'. That includes me but there is one exception the Pukorokoro Miranda Naturalist Trust AGM held at the Shorebird Centre. These are usually bearable due to a lighthearted approach to the nitty gritty of recording and reporting on the annual finances.
Once the AGM was signed off an excellent talk by Dr Jenny Hillman (University of Auckland) followed
Jenny specializes in research into restoring shellfish species and ecosystem functioning and follows this by then understanding the benefits of this research work.
After the AGM and talk there was following lunch a chance to visit the birds at high tide for some birding. I always enjoy the walk to the hides especially when accompanied by skylarks singing on the wing.
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| Skylark on the wing |
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| Skylark showing crest |
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| Wrybill in large numbers |
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| SIPO's, Godwit, & Wrybill too |