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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, Rock Pigeon, South Island Oystercatcher in the area.

88
All-Time Species
24
Sightings (14 days)
Canterbury
Region
New Zealand
Country

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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
Oct 18, 2026
4
Rock PigeonColumba livia
Oct 18, 2026
3
South Island OystercatcherHaematopus finschi
Oct 18, 2026
2
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
Oct 18, 2026
2
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Oct 18, 2026
300
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Oct 18, 2026
200
White-fronted TernSterna striata
Oct 18, 2026
2
Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Oct 18, 2026
3
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Oct 18, 2026
2
New Zealand BellbirdAnthornis melanura
Oct 18, 2026
3
New Zealand FantailRhipidura fuliginosa
Oct 18, 2026
3
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Oct 18, 2026
2
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Oct 18, 2026
5
SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
Oct 18, 2026
3
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Oct 18, 2026
20
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Oct 18, 2026
4
Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
Oct 18, 2026
2
DunnockPrunella modularis
Oct 18, 2026
3
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Oct 18, 2026
10
Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Oct 18, 2026
1
European GreenfinchChloris chloris
Oct 18, 2026
2
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Oct 18, 2026
4
Black-billed GullChroicocephalus bulleri
Oct 13, 2026
1
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Oct 13, 2026
2

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