Monday, 2 September 2024

Year Four Find Out About Our Shore Birds

 Today we thought about all the beautiful manu that live in the Hauraki Gulf and how we can protect them.  We were really excited  to hear that the godwits will be arriving soon, all the  way from the Arctic. Each of chose a bird to research and we shared our mahi in a poster.  Which is your favourite manu?

Check out our mahi here






Sea Birds we know:


Hendrix - magpie


Eva - seagulls - red billed seagulls, 

black billed seagulls, black backed gulls


Emma - pukeko


Zoe - oystercatchers and variable oystercatchers


Sparrows & pigeons


Rufaro - mallard ducks


Taylor - blue herons

Ben - Little Blue Penguins


Pied shag


Pied stilt


Godwits


Petrels


Australian Gannet


Shearwater






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