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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 Hutton's Shearwater, Mallard, Variable Oystercatcher in the area.

105
All-Time Species
21
Sightings (14 days)
Canterbury
Region
New Zealand
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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Hutton's ShearwaterPuffinus huttoni
May 23, 2026
X
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
May 18, 2026
3
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
May 18, 2026
1
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
May 18, 2026
40
White-fronted TernSterna striata
May 18, 2026
5
White-capped AlbatrossThalassarche cauta
May 18, 2026
3
Northern Giant-PetrelMacronectes halli
May 18, 2026
1
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
May 18, 2026
2
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
May 18, 2026
1
Gray GerygoneGerygone igata
May 18, 2026
1
New Zealand FantailRhipidura fuliginosa
May 18, 2026
1
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
May 18, 2026
4
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
May 18, 2026
6
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
May 18, 2026
10
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
May 18, 2026
1
Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
May 18, 2026
4
House SparrowPasser domesticus
May 18, 2026
12
New Zealand PipitAnthus novaeseelandiae
May 18, 2026
1
Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
May 18, 2026
2
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
May 18, 2026
7
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
May 18, 2026
3

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