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Manawatu Estuary--spit/Dawick St platform

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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
May 1, 2026
52
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
May 1, 2026
3
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
May 1, 2026
2
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
May 1, 2026
25
Red KnotCalidris canutus
May 1, 2026
2
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
May 1, 2026
8
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
May 1, 2026
3
Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
May 1, 2026
2
Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
May 1, 2026
1
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
May 1, 2026
2
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
May 1, 2026
1
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
May 1, 2026
1
House SparrowPasser domesticus
May 1, 2026
3
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
May 1, 2026
1
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