The wrybill is one of the principal waders in the Firth of Thames. About half its population (approximately 2500) fly to the Firth of Thames in summer and spend the winter there before returning to South Island braided rivers to breed in August.
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Forest and Bird, Volume 19, Issue 3, 1 August 1988, Page 19
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43The wrybill is one of the principal waders in the Firth of Thames. About half its population (approximately 2500) fly to the Firth of Thames in summer and spend the winter there before returning to South Island braided rivers to breed in August. Forest and Bird, Volume 19, Issue 3, 1 August 1988, Page 19
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