I was the only human on the beach at Waipū Estuary this morning. There were gulls, Oystercatchers, and my favourites, the Dotterels. 🐦

View across wet sand and sea to a distant island.
View to the north across wet and dry sand to distant hills. The sun is just visible at top right and the sky is blue.
NZ Dotterel.
NZ Dotterel.