The Royal Spoonbill/Kōtuku Ngutupapa for Bird of the Year

27/10/2021

A solid endorsement came through from Melissa Stokes on the Breakfast show this morning with some notable celebrities including Jacinda Ardern (probably), Tom Sainsbury - Comedian and Snapchat Dude, the Kiwi (all of them) and Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy.

Things are getting pretty cereal 😎

20/10/2021

May the forks be with spoon. 🥄

A very educational submission from a fellow Spoon fan!
If you have any memes send them our way. Don’t forget to vote 💕🥄

15/11/2020

5pm will bring BOTY to a close, and while we won’t be number 1 (unless Little Spotted Kiwi/Kiwi Pukupuku for Bird of the Year’s mate had another crack at voter fraud) we achieved our goal of making more kiwis aware of our spoontastic boi. That there is the point of the competition (not just dank niche af bird memes)

Over the campaign more and more people have told us they saw spoonbills for the first time, and only knew about them because of our ridiculous memes spamming their feeds. That’s a job well done in our books!

This photo was sent to us by Phoebe Scherer who recently was stoked to meet some wild spoons. Lucky her 🥰😍


Forest & Bird

13/11/2020

Land. Ocean. We get the best of both worlds 💃🏽 Vote for the Beach Boi Party and you get the best of all three!
Variable Oystercatcher/Tōrea Pango 2020 NZ Dotterel for Bird of the Year 2020

Forest & Bird

11/11/2020

Have you ever seen a more majestic wind swept mullet? 😍

Stunning photo by Alan Paterson

Royal Spoonbill

11/11/2020

Update on the voting tomorrow 😱

11/11/2020

“Paint me like one of your French girls”
‘Cunning and clever’, we’ll take it! Talent sees talent. Thank you Birkenhead Primary School for this beautiful tribute from a young voter.


Forest & Bird

10/11/2020

Just a friendly reminder in case anyone out there was still a little unsure...


The Millennial Falcon Forest & Bird

10/11/2020

Oh New Zealand, you sweetly optimistic, weirdly passionate about niche things like bird of the year, crazy critters.
Royal Spoonbill loves you.
Show us some love back and flick us a vote ❤️

09/11/2020

Voters when they hear about the kommotion of the kiwi koalition kommitting krimes:

Vote for the good bois. The
NZ Dotterel for Bird of the Year 2020 Variable Oystercatcher/Tōrea Pango 2020


Forest & Bird

09/11/2020

Well well well. Even little old is not safe from voter fraud. Don’t worry, we have kept our spoons clean and clear of this despicable attempt from the spotted kiwi!

Forest & Bird has discovered over 1500 fraudulent votes for the kiwi pukupuku/little-spotted kiwi in Bird of the Year/Te Manu Rongonui o te Tau.

09/11/2020

Alright alright, we know it was a weekend for celebrating. Kōtuku Ngutupapa forgives you your weekend sins. Now get out there and vote!


Forest & Bird