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Kaikoura--South Bay Reserve
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Species
Date Spotted
Count
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Apr 14, 2026
4
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
Apr 14, 2026
1
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Apr 14, 2026
500
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Apr 14, 2026
17
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Apr 14, 2026
1
White-fronted TernSterna striata
Apr 14, 2026
500
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Apr 14, 2026
17
Spotted ShagPhalacrocorax punctatus
Apr 14, 2026
1
Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Apr 14, 2026
14
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Apr 14, 2026
1
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
Apr 14, 2026
1
New Zealand BellbirdAnthornis melanura
Apr 14, 2026
1
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Apr 14, 2026
2
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Apr 14, 2026
1
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Apr 14, 2026
1
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
Apr 13, 2026
2
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Apr 13, 2026
7
Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
Apr 13, 2026
2
Gray GerygoneGerygone igata
Apr 13, 2026
1
New Zealand FantailRhipidura fuliginosa
Apr 13, 2026
3
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Apr 13, 2026
2
SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
Apr 13, 2026
6
Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
Apr 13, 2026
3
DunnockPrunella modularis
Apr 13, 2026
1
Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Apr 13, 2026
1
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Apr 13, 2026
14
Australasian GannetMorus serrator
Apr 9, 2026
1
Pacific Reef-HeronEgretta sacra
Apr 9, 2026
1
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Apr 9, 2026
3
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Apr 8, 2026
2
Fluttering ShearwaterPuffinus gavia
Apr 8, 2026
6
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Apr 8, 2026
1
South Island OystercatcherHaematopus finschi
Apr 3, 2026
1
Black-fronted TernChlidonias albostriatus
Apr 3, 2026
1
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