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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, Mallard, Variable Oystercatcher in the area.

91
All-Time Species
31
Sightings (14 days)
Canterbury
Region
New Zealand
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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
Oct 19, 2026
11
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Oct 19, 2026
3
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
Oct 19, 2026
4
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Oct 19, 2026
2
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Oct 19, 2026
250
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Oct 19, 2026
11
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Oct 19, 2026
1
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Oct 19, 2026
5
Spotted ShagPhalacrocorax punctatus
Oct 19, 2026
1
Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Oct 19, 2026
43
Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
Oct 19, 2026
1
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Oct 19, 2026
10
New Zealand BellbirdAnthornis melanura
Oct 19, 2026
5
Gray GerygoneGerygone igata
Oct 19, 2026
8
New Zealand FantailRhipidura fuliginosa
Oct 19, 2026
6
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Oct 19, 2026
3
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Oct 19, 2026
4
SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
Oct 19, 2026
10
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Oct 19, 2026
2
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Oct 19, 2026
6
Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
Oct 19, 2026
6
DunnockPrunella modularis
Oct 19, 2026
2
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Oct 19, 2026
9
Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Oct 19, 2026
2
European GreenfinchChloris chloris
Oct 19, 2026
4
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Oct 19, 2026
6
Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
Oct 19, 2026
1
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Oct 19, 2026
6
South Island OystercatcherHaematopus finschi
Oct 19, 2026
1
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Oct 19, 2026
2
New Zealand FalconFalco novaeseelandiae
Oct 15, 2026
1

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