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Kaikoura--Point Kean Seal Colony
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Species
Date Spotted
Count
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
Apr 11, 2026
2
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
Apr 11, 2026
2
Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus
Apr 11, 2026
1
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Apr 11, 2026
50
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Apr 11, 2026
7
White-fronted TernSterna striata
Apr 11, 2026
3
Australasian GannetMorus serrator
Apr 11, 2026
2
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Apr 11, 2026
2
South Island OystercatcherHaematopus finschi
Apr 10, 2026
6
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Apr 10, 2026
2
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Apr 10, 2026
1
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Apr 10, 2026
5
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
Apr 10, 2026
2
New Zealand FantailRhipidura fuliginosa
Apr 10, 2026
1
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Apr 10, 2026
4
Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
Apr 10, 2026
3
Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Apr 8, 2026
4
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Apr 8, 2026
7
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Apr 8, 2026
4
Black-billed GullChroicocephalus bulleri
Apr 8, 2026
8
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Apr 8, 2026
3
DunnockPrunella modularis
Apr 8, 2026
5
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Apr 8, 2026
6
Double-banded PloverAnarhynchus bicinctus
Apr 5, 2026
24
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Apr 5, 2026
55
Black-fronted TernChlidonias albostriatus
Apr 5, 2026
6
White-capped AlbatrossThalassarche cauta
Apr 5, 2026
3
Northern Giant-PetrelMacronectes halli
Apr 5, 2026
2
Buller's ShearwaterArdenna bulleri
Apr 5, 2026
2
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
Apr 5, 2026
1
Hutton's ShearwaterPuffinus huttoni
Apr 5, 2026
7
Spotted ShagPhalacrocorax punctatus
Apr 5, 2026
1
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Apr 5, 2026
1
SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
Apr 5, 2026
6
Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Apr 5, 2026
1
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