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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 Paradise Shelduck, Pacific Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid), Australasian Swamphen in the area.

89
All-Time Species
42
Sightings (14 days)
Waikato
Region
New Zealand
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Species
Date Spotted
Count
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
Oct 19, 2026
2
Pacific Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid)Anas superciliosa x platyrhynchos
Oct 19, 2026
1
Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
Oct 19, 2026
2
Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
Oct 19, 2026
32
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulva
Oct 19, 2026
8
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Oct 19, 2026
21
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Oct 19, 2026
6
Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
Oct 19, 2026
12
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Oct 19, 2026
14
Eastern Cattle-EgretArdea coromanda
Oct 19, 2026
23
Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
Oct 19, 2026
2
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
Oct 19, 2026
1
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Oct 19, 2026
4
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Oct 19, 2026
3
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Oct 19, 2026
2
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Oct 19, 2026
4
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Oct 19, 2026
10
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Oct 19, 2026
5
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Oct 18, 2026
2
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Oct 18, 2026
X
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
Oct 18, 2026
1
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Oct 18, 2026
2
Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
Oct 18, 2026
1
Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
Oct 10, 2026
2
South Island OystercatcherHaematopus finschi
Oct 10, 2026
4
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Oct 10, 2026
1000
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Oct 10, 2026
2
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Oct 10, 2026
2
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Oct 10, 2026
2
Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
Oct 10, 2026
1
Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Oct 10, 2026
37
Gray GerygoneGerygone igata
Oct 10, 2026
1
SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
Oct 10, 2026
4
Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
Oct 10, 2026
2
Gray TealAnas gracilis
Oct 10, 2026
2
California QuailCallipepla californica
Oct 10, 2026
2
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Oct 10, 2026
1
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Oct 10, 2026
4
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
Oct 10, 2026
2
New Zealand PipitAnthus novaeseelandiae
Oct 10, 2026
3
Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Oct 10, 2026
2
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Oct 10, 2026
1

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