People love feeding bread to birds in parks but bread is not good for birds! Every year, environmental conditions such as stagnant water, warm weather and left-over bread combine to cause death to ducks and other birds. We can help to reduce duck deaths in parks by not feeding any of the birds. Want […]
Ducks, bread and stagnant ponds are a lethal combination!
By on March 16, 2018 in Birds, Latest News / Blog, Seabirds
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A Frigatebird has blown in to New Zealand…
By on March 14, 2018 in Birds, Latest News / Blog, Seabirds
Frigatebirds are found in the subtropics – Fiji and other Pacific islands – and are extremely rare in NZ waters. A juvenile Lesser Frigatebird was found on Muriwai Beach, exhausted and very underweight. We suspect it was brought south by Cyclone Gita. With the assistance of DOC and Auckland Museum staff, our vet Berend weighed […]
Cook’s Petrel
By on April 7, 2017 in Birds, Latest News / Blog, Seabirds
In April 2017 we had an increased number of Cook’s Petrels at our Green Bay Centre. When flying from one coast to the other (East to West), the lights at night confuse them – they think roads are the sea. Once they have landed they become stranded as they need a cliff top or other […]
How to stop feeding birds
By on November 18, 2015 in Birds
People start out feeding Ducks often because there is an injured one or there is one with ducklings. This begins by giving some food, which as time passes, becomes an increasing amount of food as more and more birds become aware of this food source and turn up. Firstly, it is not good for any […]
Behind the scenes at the museum …
By on May 7, 2015 in Birds
NZ Bird Rescue were very lucky to be invited by the Curator of Land Vertebrates, Matt Raynor and Collection Manager, Jason Froggatt to an egg-tra special behind-the-scenes look at their department in the Auckland Museum. This was an awesome treat for our hard working and dedicated team of volunteers and though not all of them could […]
Welcome to Bird Rescue!
New Zealand Bird Rescue believes that “every bird counts”. All birds in NZ are NZ Birds to us and we think that they all are deserving of a second chance at life. We are the largest bird rescue centre in NZ by the sheer volume of birds that come through our doors each year. No […]
Summer Bat Walk 2014
Did you know there are bats in the Waitakere Ranges? Some lucky volunteers attended one of the Auckland Councils “Summer Bat Walks”, where the long-tailed bat (Chalinolobus tuberculatus) put on some stunning acrobatic displays. After sharing lots of amazing information on bats and a few good bat puns, the ranger took us for a night […]
Bird Rescue received a slice of $30K from designer
In 2014 New Zealand Bird Rescue received $3,000 thanks to fashion designer and philanthropist, Annah Stretton. Over the course of a 10 day campaign, over 2000 nominations were submitted from individuals throughout New Zealand in a bid to secure their chosen charity a slice of a $30,000 gift pool in a campaign created and hosted […]
Our Story…
Interested in New Zealand Bird Rescue? Join Alice Worsley, as she talks about the work we do to help bird life and how you can get involved by watching this wonderful video.
Donation Certificates
The donation certificates are the perfect gift for a birthday or special occasion for those “hard to buy for” people in your life, and with a large range of designs suitable for all occasions, why not give a New Zealand Bird Rescue Donation Certificate! All proceeds from our sales assist the rescue, rehabilitation and release […]