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Auckland NZ Dotterel Minders Forum
On 28th April, Omaha Shorebird Protection Trust, Birds NZ, and Auckland Council teamed up to put on the 3rd annual Auckland NZ dotterel minders forum at Omaha. This year we were privileged to have Dr John Dowding give us an update on NZ dotterel around the country. One of the clearest messages in John's update was that the biggest growth in numbers is in Auckland and Coromandel where the community minders are supported by Council and other organisations. Great to hear we're heading in the right direction.
Here's some of the feedback we received:
"Just to say I really enjoyed the ‘dotterel forum’ and found many aspects of Johns talk useful in gaining a greater understanding of the birds and their habits at Shoal bay and on sites further afield in NZ."
"In the field you see things happening day after day but when there are so few people monitoring a site in an unofficial way it is hard to confirm that what you are seeing is in fact true to dotterels in general. People like John help solidify knowledge that minders gain in the field."
A big thank you to John Dowding, Marie, Gwenda, Shaun, John Stewart, Jacinda and Andrew for helping make this event possible. Stay tuned next year for details on our next forum...
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