Tiritiri Matangi Island - the wonderland off the coastDELWYN DICKEY/STUFF Once farmed, Tiritiri Matangi and its light house, are now a bird spotters paradise. And it's this constant surprise of rare birds flying about or poking among leaf litter like the North Island robin that makes Tiritiri Matangi Island a wonder. READ MORE:* Rodent sighting sparks massive mouse hunt on Tiritiri Matangi Island* Invasive Argentine ants successfully eradicated from Tiritiri Matangi* Grand old light gets a new lifeDELWYN DICKEY/STUFF Watching the birds for some years Mike Dye has found red-billed gulls don't nest in the same place each year. Takahe are just one of eight rare species on Tiritiri Matangi that are now translocated to other areas. On a month long holiday from Hamburg, Tiritiri Matangi was recommended by a colleague of Julia's at the Hamburg headquarters of Greenpeace.

Source: Stuff December 19, 2017 01:41 UTC