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Foveaux Strait (Stewart Island Ferry)

Located in the New Zealand area, Foveaux Strait (Stewart Island Ferry) is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted White-fronted Tern, Little Penguin, Buller's Albatross in the area.

96
All-Time Species
22
Sightings (14 days)
Southland
Region
New Zealand
Country

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Live eBird Sightings

Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
White-fronted TernSterna striata
Oct 23, 2026
2
Little PenguinEudyptula minor
Oct 23, 2026
1
Buller's AlbatrossThalassarche bulleri
Oct 23, 2026
2
White-capped AlbatrossThalassarche cauta
Oct 23, 2026
2
Fairy PrionPachyptila turtur
Oct 23, 2026
1
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
Oct 23, 2026
18
Common Diving-PetrelPelecanoides urinatrix
Oct 23, 2026
12
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Oct 21, 2026
3
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
Oct 20, 2026
X
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Oct 20, 2026
X
Black-billed GullChroicocephalus bulleri
Oct 20, 2026
X
Broad-billed PrionPachyptila vittata
Oct 20, 2026
X
Spotted ShagPhalacrocorax punctatus
Oct 20, 2026
X
Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Oct 20, 2026
X
Stewart Island ShagLeucocarbo chalconotus
Oct 20, 2026
X
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Oct 20, 2026
X
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Oct 20, 2026
X
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Oct 20, 2026
X
Southern Brown KiwiApteryx australis
Oct 12, 2026
1
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Oct 12, 2026
1
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
Oct 12, 2026
1
Fiordland PenguinEudyptes pachyrhynchus
Oct 11, 2026
1

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