A group of Year 9 Mountains students and the Enviro Council headed to Tirititi Matangi on 3rd August.  After an early start, students caught the ferry from downtown Auckland to the open bird sanctuary.  Part of the day was to participate in a guided walk of the island.  Over fifteen species of birds were viewed, including the Brown Teal, Korora, North Island Saddleback and Takahe, to name a few.  Some of these birds can only be viewed on the island, as the pests on mainland inhibit their ability to survive.

Our special thanks to Mrs Carpenter, Mr Camage and Mrs Ramkumar for attending with the group.