Washdyke Lagoon

Washdyke Lagoon is a brackish shallow coastal lagoon approximately 1 kilometre north of Timaru, in South Canterbury, New Zealand. The lagoon is approximately 255 hectares in area and classified as a wildlife refuge.

Fed by several water sources including Washdyke Creek, Washdyke Lagoon is a feeding ground for a variety of birds including waterfowl, handfuls of migratory godwits and sandpipers, herons and other species of water birds. Gulls and dotterels nest on the shingle barrier of the eastern side. A reef borders part of the coast off the barrier, attracting oystercatchers and turnstones.

References

* [http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/about-doc/role/policies-and-plans/j39005_washdukelagoonwildref.pdf Washdyke Lagoon Wildlife Refuge]