Yarrs Flat Wildlife Management Reserve
Yarrs Flat is a 286 hectare Department of Conservation Wildlife Management Reserve on the northern shore of Te Waihora / Lake Ellesmere. The reserve has been identified as having outstanding value to wading birds. Has a high value for waterfowl, and moderate to high value for swamp birds. Yarrs Flat has been identified as an important feeding site for Australasian bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus). The bittern is classified as Threatened-Nationally Critical.
Yarrs Flat Wildlife Management Reserve
Yarrs Flat is a 286 hectare Department of Conservation Wildlife Management Reserve on the northern shore of Te Waihora / Lake Ellesmere. The reserve has been identified as having outstanding value to wading birds. Has a high value for waterfowl, and moderate to high value for swamp birds. Yarrs Flat has been identified as an important feeding site for Australasian bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus). The bittern is classified as Threatened-Nationally Critical.