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Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway

Located in the New Zealand area, Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Paradise Shelduck, Mallard, Variable Oystercatcher in the area.

88
All-Time Species
29
Sightings (14 days)
Canterbury
Region
New Zealand
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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
Sep 1, 2026
4
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Sep 1, 2026
1
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
Sep 1, 2026
3
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Sep 1, 2026
3
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Sep 1, 2026
3
Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Sep 1, 2026
4
Pacific Reef-HeronEgretta sacra
Sep 1, 2026
1
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Sep 1, 2026
2
New Zealand FantailRhipidura fuliginosa
Sep 1, 2026
1
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Sep 1, 2026
3
Black-billed GullChroicocephalus bulleri
Aug 30, 2026
1
Northern Giant-PetrelMacronectes halli
Aug 30, 2026
1
New Zealand BellbirdAnthornis melanura
Aug 30, 2026
1
South Island OystercatcherHaematopus finschi
Aug 26, 2026
1
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Aug 26, 2026
2
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Aug 26, 2026
1
Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
Aug 26, 2026
1
Gray GerygoneGerygone igata
Aug 26, 2026
2
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Aug 26, 2026
2
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Aug 26, 2026
8
SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
Aug 26, 2026
3
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Aug 26, 2026
40
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Aug 26, 2026
10
Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
Aug 26, 2026
17
DunnockPrunella modularis
Aug 26, 2026
8
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Aug 26, 2026
12
Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Aug 26, 2026
12
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Aug 26, 2026
3
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
Aug 21, 2026
1

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