Takahē Sightings

Southern Lakes Sanctuary and DOC Takahē Recovery, in partnership with a multitude of other fantastic groups have officially returned takahē to the Rees Valley!

We’d love to hear about any takahē you may see in the Rees Valley – the majority of birds that have been released are juvenile and, unlike adult birds, tend to move around a lot until they establish their territory. Your sightings add to our own monitoring of these taonga species, helping us build richer insights into their movements as they establish their home in the Rees Valley.

Add your sightings

Add to our map using the instructions below. Note, you must be logged in to a Google account to make edits to this map. Otherwise you can send location details via the form below and we’ll log your sighting for you.

Instructions with a Gmail account:

1. Open the map via the link below and click on the “Add Marker” icon.
2. Position the marker to the exact location of your sighting – you can zoom in to the map to assist with this.
3. Once the marker is placed, please add the Date of your sighting as the Title, and any further information in the Description panel

Sightings Map

Instructions without a Gmail account:

1. You can send us GPS or location information via the form below.
2. To get location information using Google Maps – click on the exact location then share this location (see screenshot below)
3. Copy the location link and submit it in the form below