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Ashley River (Rakahuri) Estuary
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Species
Date Spotted
Count
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Apr 6, 2026
8
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
Apr 6, 2026
6
Pacific Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid)Anas superciliosa x platyrhynchos
Apr 6, 2026
15
Gray TealAnas gracilis
Apr 6, 2026
15
New Zealand ScaupAythya novaeseelandiae
Apr 6, 2026
6
New Zealand PigeonHemiphaga novaeseelandiae
Apr 6, 2026
1
Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
Apr 6, 2026
10
Pied x Black Stilt (hybrid)Himantopus leucocephalus x novaezelandiae
Apr 6, 2026
1
South Island OystercatcherHaematopus finschi
Apr 6, 2026
4
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
Apr 6, 2026
6
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Apr 6, 2026
1
Double-banded PloverAnarhynchus bicinctus
Apr 6, 2026
5
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Apr 6, 2026
30
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Apr 6, 2026
10
Black-billed GullChroicocephalus bulleri
Apr 6, 2026
4
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Apr 6, 2026
5
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Apr 6, 2026
2
Black-fronted TernChlidonias albostriatus
Apr 6, 2026
10
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Apr 6, 2026
1
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Apr 6, 2026
1
Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
Apr 6, 2026
1
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
Apr 6, 2026
2
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Apr 6, 2026
1
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Apr 6, 2026
1
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Apr 6, 2026
2
New Zealand PipitAnthus novaeseelandiae
Apr 6, 2026
1
Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
Apr 5, 2026
10
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Apr 5, 2026
2
Rock PigeonColumba livia
Apr 5, 2026
3
Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
Apr 5, 2026
2
South Island x Variable Oystercatcher (hybrid)Haematopus finschi x unicolor
Apr 5, 2026
26
Red KnotCalidris canutus
Apr 5, 2026
3
White-fronted TernSterna striata
Apr 5, 2026
25
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Apr 5, 2026
1
Spotted ShagPhalacrocorax punctatus
Apr 5, 2026
7
Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Apr 5, 2026
10
Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
Apr 5, 2026
7
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Apr 5, 2026
6
Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
Apr 5, 2026
1
Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Apr 5, 2026
1
European GreenfinchChloris chloris
Apr 5, 2026
2
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Apr 4, 2026
6
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