Tiritiri Matangi Island

A 75 minute ferry ride brought us to this bird sanctuary where Jonathan, our guide took us on a 3 hour walk to find out all about this beautiful place. He started by giving us Maori names Richard was pohutukawa, Astro good native tree and I was tieke a bird ado known as a saddleback.He taught us how to identify a number of different birds and to listen for their calls. It was very peaceful and a credit to the two men who had the vision to reestablish an open sanctuary and recreate the conditions that existed on the island prior to European settlement.Read more