Meet at 10am in the car park at the corner of Creamery and Greenwood Roads, Mangere Bridge. Dress for the weather. BYO lunch, water and binoculars, if you have them. The leader will have a telescope. We will walk the coastal track, passing the Mangere Lagoon as the tide rises. High tide is at 11:36am. After lunch we will drive over the causeway to Puketutu Island and check the ponds there for ducks and other birds. For more info, contact Alan Emmerson.