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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, Silver Gull, Kelp Gull in the area.

106
All-Time Species
27
Sightings (14 days)
Southland
Region
New Zealand
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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
Oct 11, 2026
3
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Oct 11, 2026
25
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Oct 11, 2026
2
White-fronted TernSterna striata
Oct 11, 2026
1
Spotted ShagPhalacrocorax punctatus
Oct 11, 2026
1
Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Oct 11, 2026
2
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
Oct 11, 2026
1
New Zealand KakaNestor meridionalis
Oct 11, 2026
2
Red-crowned ParakeetCyanoramphus novaezelandiae
Oct 11, 2026
1
TuiProsthemadera novaeseelandiae
Oct 11, 2026
3
Gray GerygoneGerygone igata
Oct 11, 2026
2
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Oct 11, 2026
2
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Oct 11, 2026
4
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Oct 11, 2026
2
Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
Oct 11, 2026
4
DunnockPrunella modularis
Oct 11, 2026
1
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Oct 11, 2026
8
RedpollAcanthis flammea
Oct 11, 2026
2
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
Oct 9, 2026
5
MoreporkNinox novaeseelandiae
Oct 9, 2026
3
Southern Brown KiwiApteryx australis
Oct 7, 2026
3
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
Oct 4, 2026
2
New Zealand PigeonHemiphaga novaeseelandiae
Oct 4, 2026
5
White-capped AlbatrossThalassarche cauta
Oct 4, 2026
6
New Zealand BellbirdAnthornis melanura
Oct 4, 2026
8
New Zealand FantailRhipidura fuliginosa
Oct 4, 2026
1
Black-fronted DotterelThinornis melanops
Sep 29, 2026
1

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