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Foveaux Strait (Stewart Island Ferry)

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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Apr 12, 2026
20
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Apr 12, 2026
1
Black-fronted TernChlidonias albostriatus
Apr 12, 2026
10
White-fronted TernSterna striata
Apr 12, 2026
8
Buller's AlbatrossThalassarche bulleri
Apr 12, 2026
1
White-capped AlbatrossThalassarche cauta
Apr 12, 2026
7
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
Apr 12, 2026
2
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Apr 12, 2026
4
Spotted ShagPhalacrocorax punctatus
Apr 12, 2026
1
Stewart Island ShagLeucocarbo chalconotus
Apr 12, 2026
3
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Apr 11, 2026
1
South Island OystercatcherHaematopus finschi
Apr 10, 2026
12
Black-billed GullChroicocephalus bulleri
Apr 10, 2026
1
Pintado PetrelDaption capense
Apr 10, 2026
2
Common Diving-PetrelPelecanoides urinatrix
Apr 10, 2026
2
Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Apr 10, 2026
1
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