11001-56024 Black-fronted dotterel (Elseyornis melanops) approaching nest. This recent immigrant to New Zealand was quite possibly an ancestor of our endemic Shoreplover. Manuherikea River *
11001-56016 Shore plover (Thinornis novaeseelandiae) male on the wave-platform on South East Island. Once widespread throughout NZ, it is now naturally confined to the Chatham Islands where approximately 175 birds remain *
11001-56001 Shore plover (Thinornis novaeseelandiae) male. Now naturally confined to the wave platforms and 'upland clears' of islands in the Chathams Group. This species was once widespread throughout NZ, inhabiting mudflats, sandy and stony beaches, and - evidence suggests - probably even our braided rivers. South East Island, Chathams Group *
