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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 Black Swan, Paradise Shelduck, Rock Pigeon in the area.

90
All-Time Species
39
Sightings (14 days)
Canterbury
Region
New Zealand
Country

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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Oct 18, 2026
300
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
Oct 18, 2026
24
Rock PigeonColumba livia
Oct 18, 2026
24
Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
Oct 18, 2026
2
Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
Oct 18, 2026
4
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Oct 18, 2026
32
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Oct 18, 2026
2
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Oct 18, 2026
1
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Oct 18, 2026
2
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
Oct 18, 2026
1
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Oct 18, 2026
16
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Oct 18, 2026
3
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Oct 18, 2026
3
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Oct 17, 2026
1
Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
Oct 17, 2026
19
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Oct 17, 2026
61
Gray TealAnas gracilis
Oct 17, 2026
2
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Oct 17, 2026
2
South Island OystercatcherHaematopus finschi
Oct 17, 2026
6
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Oct 17, 2026
2
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Oct 17, 2026
1
Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Oct 17, 2026
7
Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
Oct 17, 2026
3
Australasian BitternBotaurus poiciloptilus
Oct 17, 2026
1
Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
Oct 17, 2026
2
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Oct 17, 2026
1
Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
Oct 17, 2026
1
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Oct 17, 2026
11
Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Oct 17, 2026
1
Graylag GooseAnser anser
Oct 17, 2026
10
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Oct 17, 2026
18
Shining Bronze-CuckooChalcites lucidus
Oct 17, 2026
1
Double-banded PloverAnarhynchus bicinctus
Oct 17, 2026
1
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Oct 17, 2026
1
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
Oct 17, 2026
1
SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
Oct 17, 2026
2
DunnockPrunella modularis
Oct 17, 2026
1
European GreenfinchChloris chloris
Oct 17, 2026
2
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Oct 17, 2026
3

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