Today I went on a little jaunt around the Waiuku Estuary. These people are known as the Mudlarks. They are a group of volunteers that keep down the invasive mangroves that grow here. Since they have been doing this, there has been a notable increase in the bird life in the Estuary. I was interested to read that the name Mudlarks, came from the down and out people of London who scrounged for anything of value in the mud on the Thames. Looks to me that these guys are doing a great job
