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| Photographed at Waipu Cove, North Island, New Zealand, April, 2019 |
(* 404) RUDDY TURNSTONE Arenaria interpres
NEW ZEALAND 123
Common Arctic migrant. Breeds in the high Arctic; migrates to tropical and temperate coasts of both hemispheres. Third most common Arctic wader to visit NZ; about 1000-2000 visit each year and favour wave platforms, coastal lagoons and some estuaries, especially Parengarenga, kaipara, Farewell Spit, Motueka, Lake Grassmere, Kaikoura Peninsula, Awarua Bay and Te Whanga Lagoon (Chathams).
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