Yumbu Mangroves
A beautiful band of mangroves, fronted by coral flats, 2 km down a track off the main Waingapu-Melolo Road. A lovely place to look for terns, Grey-tailed Tattler, and there’s a possibility of Great-billed Heron.
Getting there
From Waingapu take the road easr to Melolo. If traveling by bus ask for Jambatan Yumba and get off 3-4 km after passing through Watumbaka, just after a bridge (close to km post 17)
General information
Follow a track on the left for 1.2 km to the back of the mangroves. The dry grasslands on either side of the track are where Sumba Button-quail has been seen. The track leads to a house, where there is a stream running through the mangroves. Wade along the stream to get to the coral flats.