The first of the eastern bar tailed godwits from Alaska have arrived in Christchurch. The estuary that is their summer home is about a kilometre from my house.
According to Te Ara, The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, most of the birds fly across the central Pacific, a non-stop journey of 11,000 kilometres, so I guess they spend their first days here resting and eating.
Hundreds of glossy ibis have arrived in UK and Ireland, the total at the minute is 600. And I remember when it was a rare bird. Presumably partly because of global warming. If you are into birding, check out local estuaries etc.
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According to Te Ara, The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, most of the birds fly across the central Pacific, a non-stop journey of 11,000 kilometres, so I guess they spend their first days here resting and eating.
Oh, how lovely!
We've just had a visit from a Field Mouse 😍