Farewell Spit Eco Tours Blog

One our recent Wader watching tours to Farewell spit we have noticed an increasing number of Godwits and Knots changing colour indicating that they are getting ready to begin their migration to Alaska.

This photo was taken a few days ago.

The little Argo five seater is proving a real hit with bird watchers on Farewell Spit. The ability of this small vehicle to move over very soft terrain enables us to come off the Spit at high tide, more than an hour later than we could in a conventional van or bus.

This means we see more waders in bigger flocks which is what we like.