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Kaikoura--Point Kean Seal Colony

Located in the New Zealand area, Kaikoura--Point Kean Seal Colony is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Paradise Shelduck, Mallard, South Island Oystercatcher in the area.

105
All-Time Species
38
Sightings (14 days)
Canterbury
Region
New Zealand
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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
Jun 16, 2026
2
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Jun 16, 2026
1
South Island OystercatcherHaematopus finschi
Jun 16, 2026
1
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
Jun 16, 2026
2
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Jun 16, 2026
1200
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Jun 16, 2026
10
Black-fronted TernChlidonias albostriatus
Jun 16, 2026
5
White-fronted TernSterna striata
Jun 16, 2026
20
Northern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea sanfordi
Jun 16, 2026
2
Southern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomophora
Jun 16, 2026
1
Antipodean AlbatrossDiomedea antipodensis
Jun 16, 2026
2
White-capped AlbatrossThalassarche cauta
Jun 16, 2026
8
Black-browed AlbatrossThalassarche melanophris
Jun 16, 2026
1
Northern Giant-PetrelMacronectes halli
Jun 16, 2026
5
Pintado PetrelDaption capense
Jun 16, 2026
12
Short-tailed ShearwaterArdenna tenuirostris
Jun 16, 2026
1
Hutton's ShearwaterPuffinus huttoni
Jun 16, 2026
3
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Jun 16, 2026
2
Spotted ShagPhalacrocorax punctatus
Jun 16, 2026
150
Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
Jun 16, 2026
2
Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Jun 16, 2026
1
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Jun 16, 2026
2
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Jun 16, 2026
4
SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
Jun 16, 2026
1
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Jun 16, 2026
1
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Jun 16, 2026
2
DunnockPrunella modularis
Jun 16, 2026
2
Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Jun 16, 2026
1
RedpollAcanthis flammea
Jun 16, 2026
1
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Jun 16, 2026
1
Double-banded PloverAnarhynchus bicinctus
Jun 15, 2026
6
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Jun 15, 2026
3
Black-billed GullChroicocephalus bulleri
Jun 15, 2026
X
Australasian GannetMorus serrator
Jun 15, 2026
1
Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
Jun 15, 2026
1
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Jun 15, 2026
5
Pacific Reef-HeronEgretta sacra
Jun 3, 2026
1
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Jun 3, 2026
1

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