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Piako Wader Roost (& adjacent paddocks/mangroves)

Located in the New Zealand area, Piako Wader Roost (& adjacent paddocks/mangroves) is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Mallard, Australasian Swamphen, Pied Stilt in the area.

88
All-Time Species
31
Sightings (14 days)
Waikato
Region
New Zealand
Country

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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Aug 8, 2026
3
Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
Aug 8, 2026
14
Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
Aug 8, 2026
300
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Aug 8, 2026
4
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Aug 8, 2026
1
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Aug 8, 2026
2
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Aug 8, 2026
1
Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
Aug 8, 2026
1
Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
Aug 8, 2026
9
Eastern Cattle-EgretArdea coromanda
Aug 8, 2026
35
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
Aug 8, 2026
11
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
Aug 8, 2026
2
New Zealand FantailRhipidura fuliginosa
Aug 8, 2026
2
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Aug 8, 2026
7
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Aug 8, 2026
6
Pacific Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid)Anas superciliosa x platyrhynchos
Aug 8, 2026
16
Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Aug 8, 2026
30
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Aug 8, 2026
5
Gray GerygoneGerygone igata
Aug 8, 2026
5
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Aug 8, 2026
4
SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
Aug 8, 2026
32
European GreenfinchChloris chloris
Aug 8, 2026
1
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Aug 8, 2026
1
Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
Aug 8, 2026
2
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Aug 8, 2026
3
Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
Aug 8, 2026
1
South Island OystercatcherHaematopus finschi
Aug 2, 2026
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Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Aug 2, 2026
2
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
Aug 2, 2026
2
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Jul 30, 2026
1
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Jul 30, 2026
30

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