Mangawhai Snappers

30 Jan, 2023

A bar-tailed godwit at Mangawhai estuary, Lincoln Street. Photograph by Grant Crowe. This amazing bird flies non-stop from Alaska to New Zealand every November. The flight takes 7-10 days and they lose half their body weight. They remain in New Zealand until March feeding at Mangawhai and Miranda, then return to Alaska to breed. Find out more about Mangawhai Snappers Photography Group by emailing mangawhaisnappers@gmail.com