Dawn over Miranda, the Firth of Thames. One of New Zealand's most important areas for migratory birds, the 8,500 ha of intertidal feeding grounds supports around 30,000 birds, mostly migratory. Forest and Bird and the Department of Conservation together nominated Miranda as a wetland of international importance, and in 1990 the nomination was accepted.
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Forest and Bird, Volume 22, Issue 2, 1 May 1991, Page 29
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54Dawn over Miranda, the Firth of Thames. One of New Zealand's most important areas for migratory birds, the 8,500 ha of intertidal feeding grounds supports around 30,000 birds, mostly migratory. Forest and Bird and the Department of Conservation together nominated Miranda as a wetland of international importance, and in 1990 the nomination was accepted. Forest and Bird, Volume 22, Issue 2, 1 May 1991, Page 29
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