We're due for another coastal cleanup walk towards the end of the month. We look after the stretch of Pukorokoro coastline along the chénier shellbank from Ray's Rest to the Robert Findlay Wildlife Reserve.
Now is the time of year when more than 4,000 Godwits and over 1,000 Red Knots return from the Arctic to spend our summer feeding up on the mudflats. They're joined by other local migratory birds and permanent Pukorokoro residents.
We're looking at possibly Sunday 19th, Saturday 25th or Sunday 26th starting around 11-ish (or whatever time suits the majority). We'll be collecting MOOP (Material Out Of Place) such as fishing line, fishing net, mussel farm rope, and plastic and other waste that is all hazardous to the shorebirds.
Please let me know in the comments if you'd like to join us and which of the three dates works for you.
Clothing is optional, but you'll…
Hi Rok. Unfortunately I have to assist my dad with some things today. He is housebound. Very sorry - quite disappointed!