Birds at Waiatarua Reserve

There are a large range of forest and wetland birds that can be seen at Waiatarua Reserve including the list below. It is a very pleasant walk round the wetland or through the trees. One of our most spectacular visitors (which infuriatingly was absent during a recent Forest and Bird Society visit) is the white Egret. We originally had thought this bird was a White heron or Kotuku, but have been told that it in fact an Egret. If you are lucky enough to see it, let us know what you think. If you see any other that are not on our list please send us an email at Birds@inbox.waiatarua.com

	Black Shag Black Swan Black-backed Gull Blackbird Caspian Tern Chaffinch Eastern Rosella Fantail Goldfinch Green Finch Grey Teal Grey Warbler Harrier Kingfisher Little Black Shag Little Shag Magpie Malay Fruit Dove Mallard/Grey Duck Myna Paradise Shelduck Pheasant Plover Pied Stilt Pukeko Red Billed Gull Scaup Song thrush Shoveler Song Thrush Spur-winged Plover Starlings Teal Tui Waxeye Welcome Swallow White Heron White-faced Heron
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Send an email to WhiteHeron@inbox.waiatarua.com for a high quality copy of the White Heron Video.