Black-billed Gull BOTY

The Tarāpuka is the world's most threatened gull and they're only found in NZ. The population continues to rapidly decline, putting them at risk of extinction.

[Black-billed Gull BOTY @TarapukaBOTY]

https://t.co/P7RfT1F00x

[Black-billed Gull BOTY @TarapukaBOTY]

Proud to present the debut single for the Little Braided River Band. We've teamed up to ask for your votes for Bird of the Year 2025!

#birdoftheyear2025 #BirdOfTheYear #nzbirdoftheyear #boty2025 #boty #nzbirds #LittleRiverBand #tarapukaboty #blackbilledgull

[Black-billed Gull BOTY @TarapukaBOTY]

We got together with our fellow braided river birds to start a band!
(Music video coming soon)
#birdoftheyear2025 #birdoftheyear #nzbirdoftheyear #boty2025 #boty

[Black-billed Gull BOTY @TarapukaBOTY]

Featuring:
Ngutu Pare / Wrybill
Tarapirohe / Black-fronted tern
Kakī / Black Stilt
Pohowera / Banded Dotterel
Tarāpuka / Black Billed Gull

Song - Help Is On Its Way by Little River Band

[Black-billed Gull BOTY @TarapukaBOTY]

Proud to present the debut single for the Little Braided River Band. We've teamed up to ask for your votes for Bird of the Year 2025!

#birdoftheyear2025 #BirdOfTheYear #nzbirdoftheyear #boty2025 #boty #nzbirds #LittleRiverBand #tarapukaboty #blackbilledgull

[Black-billed Gull BOTY @TarapukaBOTY]

This one is doing numbers on Bluesky

[Black-billed Gull BOTY @TarapukaBOTY]

Think about who you might be leaving behind when you submit your votes for #birdoftheyear2025 #birdoftheyear

[Black-billed Gull BOTY @TarapukaBOTY]

Let him into your home and also your votes for #birdoftheyear. Vote tarāpuka today.

#birdoftheyear2025 #boty #boty2025 #blackbilledgull #nzbirdoftheyear #votetarapuka

[Forest & Bird @Forest_and_Bird]

🥁Here's the latest standings in this year's election so far... There's still nine days left – and literally anything could happen. Will the top manu be toppled from their perches? Is there an underbird on the rise just out of sight? 🐦

If you've voted, did you verify your vote with a click from your email? Or is your vote sitting uncounted in your spam folder? We'll just say, if every vote was verified, this graph might look a bit different. 👀

Also, don't forget the "special votes" – more than 80 schools are on board this year, making our tamariki an influential voting bloc. The kids know their birds! School votes will be counted at the end and could definitely shift the picture at the last minute.

It's time to publicly release your endorsements. It's time to get door knocking and make sure everyone you know has had their say. It's your civic duty.

#BOTY2025 #BirdoftheYear2025 #BirdoftheYear #NZBirdoftheYear

[Black-billed Gull BOTY @TarapukaBOTY]

Reminder to verify your #birdoftheyear votes through the link sent to your email!

[miranda trust @miranda_trust]

Ngutu Pare Wrybill are unique - no other bird in the world has a sideways curving bill. Help us raise the profile of this amazing bird and their precious habitats.
Join the Wryforce and pass on the word to Vote Wrybill!
https://t.co/piIVfWCU6f
#BirdOfTheYear2025

[Black-billed Gull BOTY @TarapukaBOTY]

It’s Bird of the Year voting time!

Obviously you’re all already voting for tarāpuka / black billed gull but why not give some votes to our fellow braided river birds as well?
#birdoftheyear #birdoftheyear2025

[Forest & Bird @Forest_and_Bird]

Need some help choosing which birds to vote for in the 20th Bird of the Year? Download our handy flowchart. Voting opens Monday!
👉https://t.co/SdNj42iGqg

#BOTY2025 #BirdoftheYear2025 #BirdoftheYear #NZBirdoftheYear

[Black-billed Gull BOTY @TarapukaBOTY]

It's a tough life being an under-appreciated shorebird.
Original comic by @PDLComics

#BirdOfTheYear #nzbirdoftheyear #nzbirds #blackbilledgull #tarāpuka #votetarapuka #tarapukaboty

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[Black-billed Gull BOTY @TarapukaBOTY]

@Sianerz90 Ty comrade

[Black-billed Gull BOTY @TarapukaBOTY]

Just found out that the famous Seagull Pit in Ōtautahi Christchurch has been drained and turned into a carpark.

In the words of Joni Mitchell: they paved paradise, put up a parking lot
💔

[Black-billed Gull BOTY @TarapukaBOTY]

Learn the differences between gulls in Aotearoa!

Hint: We're not the ones stealing your chips at the beach.

#BirdOfTheYear #nzbirdoftheyear #birdoftheyear2025 #blackbilledgull #votetarapuka #tarapukaboty

[Black-billed Gull BOTY @TarapukaBOTY]

You can also find the Tarāpuka campaign on Bluesky!

blackbilledgull @ bsky . social

[Black-billed Gull BOTY @TarapukaBOTY]

The Tarāpuka brainrot is kicking back in, it must be time to campaign for BOTY!

#BirdOfTheYear #nzbirdoftheyear #boty2025 #birdoftheyear2025 #nzbirds #blackbilledgull #tarāpuka #votetarapuka #tarapukaboty