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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, Rock Pigeon, Variable Oystercatcher in the area.

107
All-Time Species
38
Sightings (14 days)
Canterbury
Region
New Zealand
Country

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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
Oct 23, 2026
3
Rock PigeonColumba livia
Oct 23, 2026
1
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
Oct 23, 2026
1
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Oct 23, 2026
1
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Oct 23, 2026
3500
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Oct 23, 2026
19
White-fronted TernSterna striata
Oct 23, 2026
4
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Oct 23, 2026
6
SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
Oct 23, 2026
1
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Oct 23, 2026
4
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Oct 23, 2026
2
Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Oct 23, 2026
2
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Oct 19, 2026
1
Black-billed GullChroicocephalus bulleri
Oct 19, 2026
4
Northern Giant-PetrelMacronectes halli
Oct 19, 2026
4
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
Oct 19, 2026
18
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Oct 19, 2026
3
Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Oct 19, 2026
9
Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
Oct 19, 2026
9
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Oct 19, 2026
6
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulva
Oct 18, 2026
2
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Oct 18, 2026
25
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Oct 18, 2026
2
Black-fronted TernChlidonias albostriatus
Oct 18, 2026
3
White-capped AlbatrossThalassarche cauta
Oct 18, 2026
2
Buller's ShearwaterArdenna bulleri
Oct 18, 2026
1
Hutton's ShearwaterPuffinus huttoni
Oct 18, 2026
300
Spotted ShagPhalacrocorax punctatus
Oct 18, 2026
23
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Oct 18, 2026
2
New Zealand BellbirdAnthornis melanura
Oct 18, 2026
1
New Zealand FantailRhipidura fuliginosa
Oct 18, 2026
1
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Oct 18, 2026
1
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Oct 18, 2026
2
DunnockPrunella modularis
Oct 18, 2026
1
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Oct 18, 2026
3
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminata
Oct 17, 2026
2
Double-banded PloverAnarhynchus bicinctus
Oct 16, 2026
1
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Oct 14, 2026
1

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