The Dot Watch team of Waihī Beach are flying high.
They have had their most successful native dotterel breeding season yet.
The Dot Watch team managed 11 nests from October which consisted of 28 eggs with four surviving chicks.
This may sound grim but they are usually left with no survivors.
“All nests/chicks are usually destroyed by cats, rats, dogs, hedgehogs, mustelids, avian predators, and human interference.“