After yesterdays sandgate, I felt I needed a bit of "Space" time, and took myself off to Miranda Sea bird centre. Just me and the birds, although they kept flying away from me.
Godwits hold cultural significance for many New Zealanders. For Maori they were birds of mystery, (‘Kua kite te kohanga kuaka? Who has seen the nest of the kuaka?’) and were believed to accompany spirits of the departed; but they were also a source of food. They are the most numerous tundra-breeding shorebird species to occur in New Zealand, with around 75,000 here each year.