Recently we have had Royal crested spoon bills feeding in the drain behind our home as well as native white heron’s and all at our back gate. A group of residents have submitted a proposal to the local council to develop a barren drain way with trees and riparian planting to attract more birds and to create a planted corridor to complement the Hawkes Bay Cape to City project. 

We often wonder how many other folks take the time to stop, look and listen to the birds outside their gate, especially at the arrival of spring?