Shorebirds endemic to New Zealand, wrybills are the only birds with side-durving beaks. |
In winter Miranda is home to birds from New Zealand's South Island, particularly wrybills, pied oystercatchers and kotuku. |
One of our party estimated there were 2400 wrybills in this one spot. |
Nevertheless, a number of rare and protected birds such as kea, the New Zealand falcon, rock wrens, black stilt, wrybills, and black-fronted terns can be observed. |