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Kaikoura--South Bay Reserve

Located in the New Zealand area, Kaikoura--South Bay Reserve is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Paradise Shelduck, Variable Oystercatcher, Masked Lapwing in the area.

90
All-Time Species
21
Sightings (14 days)
Canterbury
Region
New Zealand
Country

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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
Aug 7, 2026
2
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
Aug 7, 2026
8
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Aug 7, 2026
1
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Aug 7, 2026
14
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Aug 7, 2026
4
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Aug 7, 2026
1
Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Aug 7, 2026
9
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Aug 7, 2026
3
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Aug 7, 2026
1
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Aug 7, 2026
1
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Aug 7, 2026
1
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Aug 7, 2026
1
Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Aug 7, 2026
1
South Island OystercatcherHaematopus finschi
Aug 3, 2026
3
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Aug 3, 2026
1
Spotted ShagPhalacrocorax punctatus
Aug 3, 2026
4
Gray GerygoneGerygone igata
Aug 3, 2026
2
New Zealand FantailRhipidura fuliginosa
Aug 3, 2026
1
SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
Aug 3, 2026
3
Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
Aug 3, 2026
3
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Aug 3, 2026
1

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