Reduced boat fares for Supporters
Date posted: 13-Apr-2012
From the 360 Discovery Team: 360 Discovery is pleased to be able to offer you a special offer on..
Stars of Tiritiri
Date posted: 22-Mar-2012
Join the Supporters of Tiritiri Matangi and amateur astronomers on Saturday 28th April for a spe..
2012 Photo competition
Date posted: 16-Mar-2012
Yet again we are running our almost famous photo competition on the island so please get your ca..
Ornithology to play at Tiri Kokako Concert
Date posted: 07-Mar-2012
To celebrate our kokako and bring Kokako Week to a fitting climax, we have a great concert lined..
Art for kokako week
Date posted: 27-Feb-2012
Artwork for our Kokako Week event is now being delivered to the Island by our visiting artists a..
Kokako Celebration Week
Date posted: 03-Feb-2012
This year's 'Celebration Week species' is the kokako. Once again, we have the kokako-inspired wo..
Pied Shag - possible new breeding species
Date posted: 29-Dec-2011
Pied Shags are a common sight on Tiritiri Matangi, sometimes feeding on the seas around the Isla..
Kokako Update
Date posted: 23-Dec-2011
Congratulations to Te Koha Waiata and Cloudsley Shovel. After two unsuccessful seasons our found..
Wetapunga on Tiri
Date posted: 14-Dec-2011
The 10th December was a special day on the Island with the arrival of wetapunga on Tiri...
Kokako Update
Date posted: 23-Nov-2011
So far this season the kokako team have found the nests of three pairs: Cloudsley Shovel and TKW..
Shorebirds and Seabirds
Common Name Māori Name Scientific Name tuturiwhatu Charadrius obscurus takapu Morus serrator kuaka Limosa lapponica tarapunga Larus novaehollandiae karoro Larus dominicanus matuku-moana Egretta sacra Ardea novaehollandiae torea Haematopus unicolor putangitangi Tadorna variegata korora Eudyptula minor Procellaria parkinsoni kuaka Pelecanoides urinatrix Macronectes halli oi Pterodroma macroptera takahikare-moana Pelagodroma marina kawau Phalacrocorax carbo kawaupuka Phalacrocorax melanoleucos karuhiruhi Phalacrocorax varius parekareka Stictocarbo punctatus Puffinus bulleri toanui Puffinus carneipes pakaha Puffinus gavia tuturuatu Thinornis novaeseelandiae Stercorarius parasiticus Vanellus miles taranui Sterna caspia tara Sterna striata .jpg)
A number of shorebirds and seabirds also drop in or make Tiritiri Matangi their home. In November 2010 a pair of oystercatchers built a nest in the middle of Hobbs Beach. A barrier was erected around the nest to protect the 2 chicks it housed.
Two reef herons were also seen building a nest of a small island off North East Bay.
Click on the common name of any of the birds below to see more detail about the bird.
Photography by Kathryn Jones ©
Gannet, Australian