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Godwits at Miranda

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These godwits (kūaka) are congregating on the beach at Miranda. They have flown nonstop from Alaska and must feed intensively on arrival. Listen to a flock of godwits calling.

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Reference: 30995

Image: New Zealand Herald, Greg Bowker, 26 October 2005

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Paul Monin, Hauraki–Coromandel places – Hauraki Plains, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/natural-sounds/30620/godwits-at-miranda (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Paul Monin, published 13 December 2010.