Breakfast with the Birds returns
Experience the intensity of the New Zealand bush at night then wake to hear native birds in a rousing dawn chorus!
This Spring sees the fifth ‘Breakfast With The Birds’ event Aongatete Forest Project have hosted. The event’s creator and organiser, Barbara McGillivray, has been thrilled with the response each year.
“It’s amazing how popular the chance to hear the forest at dawn has been,” she commented. “I suppose it’s something many have never done, and we get such wonderful feedback from our guests.”
Based at the Aongatete Outdoor Education Centre, the event kicks off with a delicious two course evening meal, talks by renowned ecological and conservation experts and a guided walk in the dark forest to see all manner of normally elusive nocturnal insects. Relive your youth with an overnight stay in the lodge’s classic dormitories before venturing out before sunrise for the dawn chorus. With skilled bird identifiers on hand, you’ll have the chance to hear over 20 species welcome in the day at Aongatete.
A restorative hot breakfast will be served before more intriguing flora and fauna insights will be shared. The event wraps up with a late morning tea at the project’s kōhanga.
Held on Friday 18th and Saturday 19th September, the event costs $60 per person (includes meals and accommodation) and is suitable for adults with a minimum age of 16 years. Numbers are limited so if you’d like to experience this year’s Breakfast With The Birds, email events@aongateteforest.org or call Barbara on 021 238 5195 today.