Citizen Science - The Landcare Bird Survey

Building from our work to provide habitats for our native birds at Sunnyhills, we've been taking part in the Landcare Bird Survey. It was so much fun spotting birds in the sunshine.

Our favorite finds were the two fantails and tuis in the Fordyce entrance trees. The  flock of 9 African swallows dipping and diving over the field were pretty spectacular as well.

UPDATE - Room 20 saw two Spur-winged plovers hanging out on the field and hall roof. Wow!! Another Australian import we saw were a group of rosellas.

Sadly we also saw a cat catch a silver eye and two dead silver eyes😢 It was an action packed survey session.

We're wondering how to help our native birds and what threatens them.

And you can take part in the survey at home too! Just follow the link - http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/science/plants-animals-fungi/animals/birds/garden-bird-surveys

Room Rua Tekau's Term One Reflection

Room 20 Eating Healthy & Sustainably

Today Room 20 ate capsicums from the edible gardens. They were fresh and juicy. Nearly everyone tried some. Dylan put it in his mouth to taste the flavour and feel the texture. Awesome!!

Next we collected the seeds from inside the capsicums and planted them into seedlings trays. We're going to grow new plants and new capsicums for next year.