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Lake Ellesmere(Te Waihora)--Wolfe's Road Bay

Located in the New Zealand area, Lake Ellesmere(Te Waihora)--Wolfe's Road Bay is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Canada Goose, Black Swan, Paradise Shelduck in the area.

90
All-Time Species
28
Sightings (14 days)
Canterbury
Region
New Zealand
Country

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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
May 19, 2026
100
Black SwanCygnus atratus
May 19, 2026
200
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
May 19, 2026
10
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
May 19, 2026
15
Gray TealAnas gracilis
May 19, 2026
4
Rock PigeonColumba livia
May 19, 2026
25
Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
May 19, 2026
20
Black-fronted DotterelThinornis melanops
May 19, 2026
1
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
May 19, 2026
3
Double-banded PloverAnarhynchus bicinctus
May 19, 2026
8
WrybillAnarhynchus frontalis
May 19, 2026
1
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
May 19, 2026
30
Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
May 19, 2026
8
Gray GerygoneGerygone igata
May 19, 2026
3
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
May 19, 2026
11
New Zealand FantailRhipidura fuliginosa
May 19, 2026
2
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
May 19, 2026
12
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
May 19, 2026
70
SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
May 19, 2026
20
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
May 19, 2026
10
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
May 19, 2026
3
Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
May 19, 2026
4
DunnockPrunella modularis
May 19, 2026
5
House SparrowPasser domesticus
May 19, 2026
5
Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
May 19, 2026
7
European GreenfinchChloris chloris
May 19, 2026
6
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
May 19, 2026
16
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
May 19, 2026
8

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