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Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora)--Embankment Road

Located in the New Zealand area, Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora)--Embankment Road is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Black Swan, Paradise Shelduck, Australasian Shoveler in the area.

98
All-Time Species
33
Sightings (14 days)
Canterbury
Region
New Zealand
Country

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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Aug 31, 2026
250
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
Aug 31, 2026
2
Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
Aug 31, 2026
100
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Aug 31, 2026
50
Pacific Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid)Anas superciliosa x platyrhynchos
Aug 31, 2026
50
Gray TealAnas gracilis
Aug 31, 2026
400
Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
Aug 31, 2026
275
South Island OystercatcherHaematopus finschi
Aug 31, 2026
4
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Aug 31, 2026
69
Double-banded PloverAnarhynchus bicinctus
Aug 31, 2026
18
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Aug 31, 2026
1
Black-billed GullChroicocephalus bulleri
Aug 31, 2026
4
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Aug 31, 2026
175
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Aug 31, 2026
13
Black-fronted TernChlidonias albostriatus
Aug 31, 2026
1
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Aug 31, 2026
5
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Aug 31, 2026
9
Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Aug 31, 2026
3
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Aug 31, 2026
2
Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
Aug 31, 2026
3
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
Aug 31, 2026
2
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Aug 31, 2026
75
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Aug 31, 2026
11
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Aug 31, 2026
30
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Aug 31, 2026
1
Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
Aug 31, 2026
1
DunnockPrunella modularis
Aug 31, 2026
1
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Aug 31, 2026
8
RedpollAcanthis flammea
Aug 31, 2026
2
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Aug 31, 2026
100
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Aug 31, 2026
15
Rock PigeonColumba livia
Aug 30, 2026
8
WrybillAnarhynchus frontalis
Aug 30, 2026
7

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