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Ambury Regional Park--Shell Island

Located in the New Zealand area, Ambury Regional Park--Shell Island is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Black Swan, Pied Stilt, South Island Oystercatcher in the area.

92
All-Time Species
27
Sightings (14 days)
Auckland
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New Zealand
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Species
Date Spotted
Count
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Sep 18, 2026
3
Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
Sep 18, 2026
7
South Island OystercatcherHaematopus finschi
Sep 18, 2026
190
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
Sep 18, 2026
12
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Sep 18, 2026
2
WrybillAnarhynchus frontalis
Sep 18, 2026
20
Red-breasted DotterelAnarhynchus obscurus
Sep 18, 2026
4
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Sep 18, 2026
4
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Sep 18, 2026
2
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Sep 18, 2026
10
Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
Sep 18, 2026
140
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Sep 18, 2026
1
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
Sep 18, 2026
6
TuiProsthemadera novaeseelandiae
Sep 18, 2026
1
New Zealand FantailRhipidura fuliginosa
Sep 18, 2026
2
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Sep 18, 2026
1
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Sep 18, 2026
1
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Sep 18, 2026
1
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Sep 14, 2026
11
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Sep 14, 2026
1
African Collared-DoveStreptopelia roseogrisea
Sep 14, 2026
1
Red KnotCalidris canutus
Sep 14, 2026
40
Black-billed GullChroicocephalus bulleri
Sep 14, 2026
1
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Sep 14, 2026
6
Gray GerygoneGerygone igata
Sep 14, 2026
1
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Sep 14, 2026
1
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Sep 14, 2026
3

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