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Ambury Regional Park--Shell Island
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Species
Date Spotted
Count
Black SwanCygnus atratus
May 2, 2026
5
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
May 2, 2026
2
Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
May 2, 2026
2
Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
May 2, 2026
6
South Island OystercatcherHaematopus finschi
May 2, 2026
10
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
May 2, 2026
2
Double-banded PloverAnarhynchus bicinctus
May 2, 2026
2
WrybillAnarhynchus frontalis
May 2, 2026
800
Red-breasted DotterelAnarhynchus obscurus
May 2, 2026
10
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
May 2, 2026
27
Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
May 2, 2026
180
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
May 2, 2026
2
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
May 2, 2026
6
New Zealand FantailRhipidura fuliginosa
May 2, 2026
1
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
May 2, 2026
2
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
May 2, 2026
4
SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
May 2, 2026
1
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
May 2, 2026
40
House SparrowPasser domesticus
May 2, 2026
4
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
May 2, 2026
2
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Apr 29, 2026
1
TuiProsthemadera novaeseelandiae
Apr 29, 2026
1
Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
Apr 29, 2026
2
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
Apr 25, 2026
X
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
Apr 25, 2026
X
White-fronted TernSterna striata
Apr 25, 2026
X
Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
Apr 25, 2026
X
Black-billed GullChroicocephalus bulleri
Apr 22, 2026
6
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Apr 22, 2026
1
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Apr 22, 2026
1
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Apr 22, 2026
1
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