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Milford Sound--by boat

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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
Apr 27, 2026
2
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Apr 27, 2026
5
New Zealand PigeonHemiphaga novaeseelandiae
Apr 27, 2026
1
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
Apr 27, 2026
2
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Apr 27, 2026
16
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Apr 27, 2026
30
White-fronted TernSterna striata
Apr 27, 2026
8
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
Apr 27, 2026
2
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Apr 27, 2026
1
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Apr 27, 2026
6
Spotted ShagPhalacrocorax punctatus
Apr 27, 2026
2
Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Apr 27, 2026
1
Great EgretArdea alba
Apr 27, 2026
1
New Zealand BellbirdAnthornis melanura
Apr 27, 2026
1
New Zealand FantailRhipidura fuliginosa
Apr 27, 2026
1
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Apr 26, 2026
2
Australasian GannetMorus serrator
Apr 25, 2026
1
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Apr 25, 2026
2
WekaGallirallus australis
Apr 24, 2026
1
Buller's AlbatrossThalassarche bulleri
Apr 22, 2026
1
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