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SOSSI (Shakespear Open Sanctuary Society Inc)
This page is run by SOSSI, the volunteer group working with Auckland Council to care for Shakespear O
Have you seen the little carpets of star shaped flowers along the Waterfall Gully track lately? ![]()
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You have to look up to work out where they come from, do you know? ![]()
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Answer coming tomorrow 😊![]()
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You got it @JulieLand! Putaputaweta is flowering beautifully right now! Photos added of what to look for, also known as marble leaf.
Check out this video of a toutouwai / NI Robin fledgling (white/orange- pink/metal) and dad (red/metal – white/light blue). The robins have completed their first nests and lots of fledgling are being seen around the sanctuary. ![]()
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Thanks to Maree for the video 🙌![]()
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Hibiscus And Bays Local Board
Please be extra careful on the beach at the moment everyone, we have nesting dotterels and this ney hatched oystercatcher chick. ![]()
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Please give these birds their space (oystercatcher parents can be pretty aggressive defending chicks) and help us keep people away from the roped off areas – they are not places to dry towels! ![]()
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Thanks to Pat Lyle Clark for the video.
The only dog allowed at Shakespear, ranger Rae’s sheep dog. Shearing time for our woolly crew this week.
Unfortunately we have some sad news to share, the storms saw Te Haruhi Bay lose another metre of foreshore and all 3 of the dotterel nests there were there. ![]()
The birds will likely try again, but need all the support they can get, please help us spread the word about dotterels when you are on the beach, and encourage people to give them space.
Our Rangers love the thermal cameras for detecting any pesky pest incursions, but they are even better for observing the native species in the Sanctuary! Can you work out what these cute critters are? ![]()
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Thanks Ranger Emma for sharing 💚