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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, Variable Oystercatcher in the area.

106
All-Time Species
25
Sightings (14 days)
Canterbury
Region
New Zealand
Country

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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
Sep 23, 2026
2
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Sep 23, 2026
3
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
Sep 23, 2026
1
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Sep 23, 2026
2000
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Sep 23, 2026
100
White-capped AlbatrossThalassarche cauta
Sep 23, 2026
1
Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Sep 23, 2026
2
New Zealand FantailRhipidura fuliginosa
Sep 23, 2026
1
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Sep 23, 2026
8
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Sep 23, 2026
25
Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
Sep 23, 2026
3
Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Sep 23, 2026
1
White-fronted TernSterna striata
Sep 23, 2026
200
Hutton's ShearwaterPuffinus huttoni
Sep 23, 2026
25
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Sep 23, 2026
6
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Sep 21, 2026
1
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Sep 21, 2026
1
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
Sep 21, 2026
1
New Zealand BellbirdAnthornis melanura
Sep 21, 2026
2
Gray GerygoneGerygone igata
Sep 21, 2026
1
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Sep 21, 2026
1
SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
Sep 21, 2026
2
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Sep 21, 2026
1
DunnockPrunella modularis
Sep 21, 2026
1
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Sep 21, 2026
2

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