| General Information The Brown Teal Northern NZ Dotterel Variable Oyster Catcher Black / Grey-Faced Petrel |
General InformationMore than 18 species of native and endangered birds inhabit the forest, shrub land, estuary, sand dunes, wetlands and coastline at Awana. The Awana Catchment is the second largest flock site in the world of the IUCN Red List endangered native Brown Teal whose numbers have declined dramatically over the past few decades. Only about 1000 of these timid birds are left in the whole of New Zealand and the largest flock site - at Okiwi - is just 15km north of Awana. Two of NZ's other most endangered birds - the NZ dotterel and variable oyster catcher - nest on Awana's beach and need to be protected from dogs, cats, rats and humans! It's because of the Brown Teal that the Auckland City Council has designated the river and the estuary an ecologically significant site. Other protected and threatened birds at Awana include the kaka, black, grey-faced and Cook's petrels, blue penguins, fern birds, pied shags and cormorants. By carefully managing its catchment, ACT hopes to increase its threatened and endangered bird populations and reintroduce native birds such as kiwi and kokako. |
ACT has continued to remove feral predators and monitor wildlife in
The Awana Catchment Trust relies on the goodwill and generosity of public and private donors. If you would 
These days you're only likely to spot the Brown Teal in parts of Auckland
and Northland. And
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