A Hudsonian godwit (Limosa haemastica, centre) behind a bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) roosting with a flock of pied stilts (Himantopus leucocephalus).
The pied stilts are common New Zealand native birds. The bar-tailed godwit is a migratory bird that breeds in Alaska and frequents NZ estuaries from September to March, with a few non-breeding birds remaining here over the winter. The Hudsonian godwit was a first for me. It also breeds in northern North America and usually migrates to southern South America but a few end up in NZ instead.
The pied stilts are common New Zealand native birds. The bar-tailed godwit is a migratory bird that breeds in Alaska and frequents NZ estuaries from September to March, with a few non-breeding birds remaining here over the winter. The Hudsonian godwit was a first for me. It also breeds in northern North America and usually migrates to southern South America but a few end up in NZ instead.
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