Coastal Restoration Trust of New Zealand

Coastal Dune Ecosystem Reference Database

Dotty about Dotterels Other Publication

Author
Ann Graeme
Year
2019
Publisher / Organisation
Forest & Bird
Number
372
Month
Winter
Pages
2
Species
Charadrius obscurus, red-breasted dotterel, tūturiwhatu, tuturiwhatu, tuturiwhatu pukunui, rako, red-breasted plover, New Zealand plover
Keywords
dotterel, nesting
Summary
Some beach communities weren't happy when Forest & Bird branches pioneered "dotterel minding" 40 years ago. But volunteer guardians are still the foundations tūturiwhatu survival.