Far left: The tables are turned on a wrybill as a cockle attaches itself to its toe. The endemic wrybill is best known for its remarkable sideways turning beak which it uses to "sweep up" food. In December the total population of wrybills (estimated at 5000) travels north after having bred in South Island braided rivers. They will remain in the Firth of Thames, Manukau and Kaipara Harbours and other ports of call until August when they return south. Wrybill flocks are noted for their highly co-ordinated aerial movements (bottom).
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Forest and Bird, Volume 22, Issue 2, 1 May 1991, Page 31
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90Far left: The tables are turned on a wrybill as a cockle attaches itself to its toe. The endemic wrybill is best known for its remarkable sideways turning beak which it uses to "sweep up" food. In December the total population of wrybills (estimated at 5000) travels north after having bred in South Island braided rivers. They will remain in the Firth of Thames, Manukau and Kaipara Harbours and other ports of call until August when they return south. Wrybill flocks are noted for their highly co-ordinated aerial movements (bottom). Forest and Bird, Volume 22, Issue 2, 1 May 1991, Page 31
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