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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 Shining Bronze-Cuckoo, Variable Oystercatcher, Silver Gull in the area.

106
All-Time Species
41
Sightings (14 days)
Southland
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New Zealand
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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Shining Bronze-CuckooChalcites lucidus
Nov 1, 2026
1
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
Nov 1, 2026
2
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Nov 1, 2026
34
White-fronted TernSterna striata
Nov 1, 2026
8
Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Nov 1, 2026
1
Stewart Island ShagLeucocarbo chalconotus
Nov 1, 2026
2
Red-crowned KakarikiCyanoramphus novaezelandiae
Nov 1, 2026
1
TuiProsthemadera novaeseelandiae
Nov 1, 2026
8
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Nov 1, 2026
1
SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
Nov 1, 2026
2
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Nov 1, 2026
2
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Nov 1, 2026
1
Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
Nov 1, 2026
3
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Nov 1, 2026
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European GreenfinchChloris chloris
Nov 1, 2026
1
RedpollAcanthis flammea
Nov 1, 2026
10
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Nov 1, 2026
1
Southern Brown KiwiApteryx australis
Nov 1, 2026
1
Long-tailed KoelUrodynamis taitensis
Nov 1, 2026
1
MoreporkNinox novaeseelandiae
Nov 1, 2026
1
White-capped AlbatrossThalassarche cauta
Oct 29, 2026
2
New Zealand KakaNestor meridionalis
Oct 29, 2026
1
DunnockPrunella modularis
Oct 29, 2026
1
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
Oct 28, 2026
1
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Oct 28, 2026
1
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Oct 28, 2026
3
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Oct 27, 2026
1
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Oct 27, 2026
2
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
Oct 27, 2026
2
New Zealand BellbirdAnthornis melanura
Oct 27, 2026
1
Gray GerygoneGerygone igata
Oct 27, 2026
1
New Zealand FantailRhipidura fuliginosa
Oct 27, 2026
1
Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Oct 27, 2026
2
Little PenguinEudyptula minor
Oct 27, 2026
25
Fiordland PenguinEudyptes pachyrhynchus
Oct 27, 2026
6
Southern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomophora
Oct 27, 2026
1
Buller's AlbatrossThalassarche bulleri
Oct 27, 2026
7
Salvin's AlbatrossThalassarche salvini
Oct 27, 2026
15
Common Diving-PetrelPelecanoides urinatrix
Oct 27, 2026
2
Spotted ShagPhalacrocorax punctatus
Oct 27, 2026
3
New Zealand PigeonHemiphaga novaeseelandiae
Oct 26, 2026
4

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