Story: Bird migration

All images and media

From page 1 - The phenomenon of migration

Godwits in flight

Godwits in flight

Netting birds

Netting birds (1st of 3)

Mistnet for banding birds

Mistnet for banding birds (2nd of 3)

Banded birds

Banded birds (3rd of 3)

Godwits and oystercatchers

Godwits and oystercatchers

From page 2 - International arrivals

Bird species that migrate to New Zealand

Bird species that migrate to New Zealand

The Firth of Thames

The Firth of Thames

Feeding sites for waders

Feeding sites for waders

Manukau Harbour

Manukau Harbour

The East Asian–Australasian Flyway

The East Asian–Australasian Flyway

Learning about migration

Learning about migration

From page 3 - New Zealand’s migratory birds

Campbell albatross colony

Campbell albatross colony (1st of 2)

Petrel burrows

Petrel burrows (2nd of 2)

White-fronted terns

White-fronted terns

Shining cuckoo

Shining cuckoo (1st of 3)

Long-tailed cuckoo

Long-tailed cuckoo (2nd of 3)

Juvenile long-tailed cuckoo

Juvenile long-tailed cuckoo (3rd of 3)

Birds that migrate away from New Zealand

Birds that migrate away from New Zealand

From page 4 - Migration within New Zealand

Wrybill migration

Wrybill migration

Birds that migrate within New Zealand

Birds that migrate within New Zealand

The Rakaia riverbed

The Rakaia riverbed (1st of 3)

Wrybill with chick

Wrybill with chick (2nd of 3)

Wrybill feeding

Wrybill feeding (3rd of 3)

South Island pied oystercatcher and godwits

South Island pied oystercatcher and godwits

Ornithologist Adrian Riegen

Ornithologist Adrian Riegen

Black-billed gulls and chick

Black-billed gulls and chick (1st of 2)

Black-billed gulls on the coast

Black-billed gulls on the coast (2nd of 2)

From page 5 - Preparation for the journey

Eastern bar-tailed godwit

Eastern bar-tailed godwit

Migration route, Eastern bar-tailed godwits

Migration route, Eastern bar-tailed godwits

Weighing a godwit

Weighing a godwit

Saemangeum estuary, South Korea

Saemangeum estuary, South Korea

Migrating knots

Migrating knots

From page 6 - Navigation and the magnetic field

Michael Walker

Michael Walker

Bar-tailed godwits taking off

Bar-tailed godwits taking off

Silvereye

Silvereye

Earth’s magnetic field

Earth’s magnetic field

From page 7 - Navigating by the stars and sun

Celestial rotation

Celestial rotation

How to cite this page:

Christina Troup, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/bird-migration/media (accessed 29 September 2023)

Story by Christina Troup, published 12 Jun 2006, reviewed & revised 17 Feb 2015