Story: Wading birds
Page 8 – External links and sources
More links and websites
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Miranda shorebird centre
The Miranda shorebird centre, on the Firth of Thames, is an important wader site. The website contains information about waders or shorebirds, including recent sightings, activities and courses.
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Miranda shorebird teaching resource
This Department of Conservation page links to a set of PDFs on waders, including their behaviour, habitat and feeding.
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The Ornithological Society of New Zealand
This website contains information on publications, meetings, activities and links to other sites.
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Shorebird research in New Zealand
This site, hosted by researcher Phil Battley, focuses on waders that migrate from the Northern Hemisphere.
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The black stilt
A 1983 film about the world's rarest wading bird, on the NZ On Screen website.
More suggestions and sources
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Heather, Barrie D., and Hugh A. Robertson. The field guide to the birds of New Zealand. Rev. ed. Auckland: Viking, 2000.
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Hutching, Gerard. Back from the brink. Auckland: Penguin, 2004.
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Robertson, Chris, and others. Complete book of New Zealand birds. Sydney: Reader’s Digest, 1985.
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Sibson, Richard. Birds at risk: rare and endangered species of New Zealand. Wellington: Reed, 1982.
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Lodge, George. The unpublished New Zealand bird paintings. Wellington: Nova Pacifica, 1984.
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Wader studies in New Zealand. Notornis special issue, vol. 46, part 1, edited by Hugh Robertson. Wellington: Ornithological Society of New Zealand, 1999.
