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Milford Sound--by boat

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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Apr 13, 2026
2
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
Apr 13, 2026
5
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Apr 13, 2026
2
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Apr 13, 2026
25
Black-billed GullChroicocephalus bulleri
Apr 13, 2026
2
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Apr 13, 2026
18
White-fronted TernSterna striata
Apr 13, 2026
30
Buller's AlbatrossThalassarche bulleri
Apr 13, 2026
1
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Apr 13, 2026
2
Spotted ShagPhalacrocorax punctatus
Apr 13, 2026
1
Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Apr 13, 2026
1
Great EgretArdea alba
Apr 13, 2026
1
WekaGallirallus australis
Apr 12, 2026
4
KeaNestor notabilis
Apr 12, 2026
1
New Zealand KakaNestor meridionalis
Apr 12, 2026
1
New Zealand ScaupAythya novaeseelandiae
Apr 12, 2026
2
New Zealand PigeonHemiphaga novaeseelandiae
Apr 12, 2026
2
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
Apr 12, 2026
2
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Apr 12, 2026
6
New Zealand BellbirdAnthornis melanura
Apr 12, 2026
1
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