Banded Dotterel
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Birds: Banded Dotterel
25 Feb 2012
Bird spotting with Hugh Roberston, one of the authors of The Field Guide to the Birds of New Zealand. This week we're on the hunt for the banded dotterel (aka the double-banded plover). Audio
Banded dotterels in the news
Stretch of coast restricted while dotterels nest
Wellington Regional Council and local iwi have placed access restrictions on a stretch of beach to protect a nesting site of the threatened banded dotterel.
Updated at 11:53 am on 6 October 2013
Rahui placed on native bird's breeding site
Wellington iwi, Taranaki Whanui, has placed a rahui at Parangarahu - or the Pencarrow Coast - to protect the nesting site of a vulnerable native bird.
Updated at 10:16 pm on 4 October 2013
