Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary - Winaityinaityi Pangkara

The Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary–Winaityinaityi Pangkara spans over 60 kilometres of coastline north of Adelaide along Gulf St Vincent, protecting critical intertidal and saltmarsh habitat for migratory shorebirds travelling the East Asian–Australasian Flyway. Declared a national park in 2016, the sanctuary encompasses tidal flats, saltmarsh, mangroves, and former aquaculture ponds that together support approximately 27,000 waterbirds annually. Over 52 shorebird species have been recorded, including globally threatened curlew sandpipers and red knots completing journeys of up to 12,000 kilometres from breeding grounds in Siberia and Alaska. The Winaityinaityi Pangkara name reflects the deep connection of the Kaurna, Narungga, and other First Nations peoples to this coastal Country.