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Manawatū Estuary
Estuary in Wellington Region, New Zealand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Manawatū Estuary is an estuary at the mouth of the Manawatū River, near Foxton Beach in the lower North Island of New Zealand. It is a wetland of international significance as one of seven Ramsar sites in New Zealand.
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At approximately 250 hectares (620 acres),[2] the Manawatū Estuary is the largest estuary in the lower North Island.[3]
A total of 93 different bird species have been identified at the estuary. In 2005 the estuary attained Ramsar status.[4]
During spring migratory birds arrive for the summer at the estuary, including the bar-tailed godwit, red knot, Pacific golden plover, Japanese snipe, wandering tattler and whimbrel.[5]
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