Heaps of godwits, a couple of red knots. This was a last-minute surprise that I found in the Lonely Planet and well worth it, with excellent photography conditions and some serious birders hanging out.
70366 pukeko
09925 godwits at miranda
70372 godwits and stilts v1
70388 flying birds v1
70405 time to fly v1
70411 more godwits
70412 pied stilt
70416 godwit taking off
70422 golden hour godwits
70426 godwits and some stilts
70431 flap
70434 godwits
70440 spot the red knot
09930 blue hour
09934 blind
09935 sunset clouds v1
70442 swans