Banded Dotterel for Bird of the Year

@NatForsdick @SophieFern Easy choice 😊 #votebandie

@lyndabrendish 👏👏👏 welcome to #TeamBandie!

@CardioKiwi @jacqui_aotearoa Kererū spend too much time getting drunk on berries. Banded Dotterels get things done.

Personally I think the headless kererū would be a better candidate than the banded dotterel. 🤔🤨Pic via @jacqui_aotearoa

@VoteToroa Woah! That toroa is looking stunning now with its beautiful 'necklace'. It's always amazing to see inclusivity and positivity being shared among bird of the year contestants ❤️

.@VoteBandie lOok At me I'M A BaNdEd DOTteREL I HaVe a fANCY neCklAce.

@VoteToroa @BreBarra @Forest_and_Bird Just a friendly reminder that at present, NZ has three-year terms; don't be surprised when the New Zealand public doesn't want to be left waiting for three terms to hear a policy announcement. Banded Dotterels - providing insects to all, within our first 100 days.

@VoteBandie @BreBarra @Forest_and_Bird It's because Toroa take time to do their research on the decisions they make in Cabirdnet. We look at the facts rather than dive in and make rash decisions. We work hard travelling far and wide making sure all our constituencies chirps, squaks and hoots are heard.

In the interests of not upstaging the general election, or having the banded dotteral accidentally elected as leader of the government, we will be making an annoucement on the Bird of the Year 2020 date shortly...

@VoteToroa @BreBarra @Forest_and_Bird With all due respect, you literally spend 5-10 years at sea becoming emotionally mature enough to raise a family, then only lay a single egg once every two years. Banded Dotterels don't muck about like toroa. We are a superb choice for PM.

@VoteBandie @BreBarra @Forest_and_Bird You have a silly necklace. #votetoroa

@BreBarra @Forest_and_Bird This is the outcome we should all, unquestionably, be striving for #votebandie

@Forest_and_Bird Urgent follow-up question: what if we want a banded dotteral as Prime Minister? 🤔

@Forest_and_Bird Respectfully, Banded Dotterel being elected leader of the government would be an excellent outcome.

@IRCocytus @HelenClarkNZ @KiriAllan Really appreciate your support!

@VoteBandie Tried my hardest to get people behind the Banded Dotterel !! Managed to get some support from bird watching networks and we had @HelenClarkNZ and @KiriAllan as a supporters. 4th is a great outcome but next year we’ll be First 😜🤗

WE CAME FOURTH!! Banded Dotterels have made history by placing fourth in Bird of the Year 2019, the first time they've ever made the top ten! We're so grateful to the support of everyone who cast their vote for the Pohowera, our sponsors and our high profile endorsements. 1/3

@VoteHoiho Finally, this has been amazing, but it's important to remember the serious message behind #BirdoftheYear. Aotearoa has an extraordinary number of endangered birds, which desperately need help. Please consider supporting Forest & Bird, in their work to protect our environment. 3/3

We'd also like to extend a huge congratulations to @VoteHoiho for an absolutely deserved win - we're stoked to see a seabird take out the crown 🤩 2/3

@melulater 👏👏👏👏

I voted for @VoteBandie because the banded dotterel is awesome!! #BOTY2019 #BirdOfTheYear

Only 22 minutes left to submit your #BOTY2019 vote at birdoftheyear.org.nz Don't leave it too late to authenticate your vote because they send you a code once you've picked your birds.

Only THIRTY MINUTES LEFT to vote in #BirdoftheYear 2019!! Make sure you #VoteBandie, to help support these adorable underbirds 👇👇 birdoftheyear.org.nz/banded-dottere…

@PhillSherring Thanks for your support!!

Thanks for your support, Andrew!! #VoteBandie before voting closes at 5pm today 👌

One more day until voting closes!! Have you voted for these gorgeous floofs yet? #VoteBandie and tell all ur friends <3 birdoftheyear.org.nz/banded-dottere… #BirdoftheYear

We're into the final moments of #BirdoftheYear - only two more days to go before voting closes! Have YOU voted yet?? birdoftheyear.org.nz/banded-dottere… #VoteBandie

That's our boi - hard at work on the campaign trail 😍👏 #BirdoftheYear #VoteBandie

@missylongshore Definitely the gorgeous Pohowera (Banded Dotterel)! As endangered as two species of Kiwi but get nowhere near the same amount of conservation attention or funding. #VoteBandie

Add to my new list of anxieties: who do I vote for for #BirdOfTheYear ??? I love them all so much.