11001-54021 Northern NZ dotterel (Charadrius obscurus aquilonius) female guarding downy chicks on beach *
11001-54013 Northern NZ dotterel (Charadrius obscurus aquilonius) eggs in nest on beach *
DSC_3678 Northern NZ dotterel (Charadrius obscurus aquilonius) a specially designated dotterel breeding area is indicated by this public warning sign. Increasing numbers of summer holiday makers, along with growing pressure from coastal subdivision development, brings more humans to these beaches every summer. People who defy such signs, by walking dogs, riding horses or driving their vehicles through protected areas such as this, place endangered nesting dotterels at further risk. Cooks Beach, Mercury Bay *
