We had fun today visiting Pauatahanui Inlet. Pauatahanui means ‘big side of the paua shell’ and contains one of the most important salt marshes in the North Island. We saw lots of different plants and some pretty cool birds. We saw a paradise duck and her ducklings, fantails and new chicks, some shags and a pied stilt.
Wanda from Guardians of the Inlet taught us about the different birds that can be seen in the inlet and showed us some different plants that the birds in the habitat need to survive.
Paradise Duck and ducklings
Some avid birdwatchers and scavenger hunters.
A variety of nests found around the inlet
Some of the beautiful flora (plants) found in the inlet
Perching shags
Fantail
Pied Stilt
Another fantail
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