We are taking a break!

The Whitford Centre will be closed for 3 months from 1 May to 31 July.

The centre has been operating close on ten years and during this period our time spent with family, friends and having holiday breaks have become less and less.

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Wild Bird Care makes the news on World TV World TV is the biggest Chinese media in New Zealand and they paid the Whitford Wild Bird Care Centre a visit.

Bird centre opens its doors Sick and injured birds find a haven at the Whitford Wild Bird Care Centre.

Fundraising Event Animates Botany Downs are holding a fundraising event on the Saturday/Sunday 6 and 7 October 2012. The theme is ‘Amazon Rainforest’ and we will be there!

Aug 2012 Spring Update With the glorious weather we have been having everyone seems to have an extra spring in their step and so to do the birds. The starlings are doing their usual trick of trying to nest in inappropriate places, the Spur-winged Plovers have set up home in the paddock next to us and the blackbirds are very busy carrying mud and grass to hidden spots in the trees around our garden.

Mags Ramsay and her work with the NZ Dotterel We meet with Mags Ramsay, our local ranger and find out a bit more about her work with the NZ Dotterel

WReNNZ Conference 2012 Wild Bird Care hosts the 2012 WReNNZ Annual Conference

Earth Day 22 April 2012 For those of you who are not aware Earth Day is on the 22 April.

Cooks Petrel Migration It is that time of year again when the Cooks Petrels leave their burrows and head off to somewhere in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Auckland Councils Omana Childrens Day We were fortunate enough to be invited to the Auckland Councils Omana Childrens Day on the 11th March 2012.

Bird Rescue Centre holds an Open Day Bathtime for ducklings is the best part of the day, Mandy Robertson says. She's the woman behind the Whitford Wild Bird Centre which rehabilitates sick and injured birds.