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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 South Island Oystercatcher, Variable Oystercatcher, Masked Lapwing in the area.

106
All-Time Species
26
Sightings (14 days)
Canterbury
Region
New Zealand
Country

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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
South Island OystercatcherHaematopus finschi
Jul 26, 2026
2
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
Jul 26, 2026
2
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Jul 26, 2026
2
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Jul 26, 2026
26
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Jul 26, 2026
12
Black-fronted TernChlidonias albostriatus
Jul 26, 2026
3
White-fronted TernSterna striata
Jul 26, 2026
13
Hutton's ShearwaterPuffinus huttoni
Jul 26, 2026
46
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Jul 26, 2026
5
Spotted ShagPhalacrocorax punctatus
Jul 26, 2026
1
Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Jul 26, 2026
12
Pacific Reef-HeronEgretta sacra
Jul 26, 2026
1
Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
Jul 26, 2026
1
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
Jul 26, 2026
1
Gray GerygoneGerygone igata
Jul 26, 2026
1
New Zealand FantailRhipidura fuliginosa
Jul 26, 2026
2
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Jul 26, 2026
4
SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
Jul 26, 2026
12
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Jul 26, 2026
9
Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
Jul 26, 2026
1
DunnockPrunella modularis
Jul 26, 2026
2
Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Jul 26, 2026
1
Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
Jul 26, 2026
4
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Jul 26, 2026
9
Antipodean AlbatrossDiomedea antipodensis
Jul 26, 2026
1
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Jul 26, 2026
1

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