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Stewart Island--Oban & Halfmoon Bay

Located in the New Zealand area, Stewart Island--Oban & Halfmoon Bay is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Variable Oystercatcher, Paradise Shelduck, White-capped Albatross in the area.

105
All-Time Species
13
Sightings (14 days)
Southland
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New Zealand
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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
May 23, 2026
2
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
May 23, 2026
2
White-capped AlbatrossThalassarche cauta
May 23, 2026
2
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
May 23, 2026
1
TuiProsthemadera novaeseelandiae
May 23, 2026
1
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
May 23, 2026
1
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
May 23, 2026
3
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
May 20, 2026
8
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
May 20, 2026
2
Spotted ShagPhalacrocorax punctatus
May 20, 2026
2
House SparrowPasser domesticus
May 20, 2026
6
Southern Brown KiwiApteryx australis
May 19, 2026
2
MoreporkNinox novaeseelandiae
May 19, 2026
1

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