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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 Stewart Island Shag, Little Penguin, South Island Oystercatcher in the area.

105
All-Time Species
23
Sightings (14 days)
Southland
Region
New Zealand
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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Stewart Island ShagLeucocarbo chalconotus
Sep 2, 2026
1
Little PenguinEudyptula minor
Sep 1, 2026
4
South Island OystercatcherHaematopus finschi
Aug 31, 2026
1
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
Aug 29, 2026
2
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Aug 29, 2026
2
New Zealand PigeonHemiphaga novaeseelandiae
Aug 29, 2026
1
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
Aug 29, 2026
9
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Aug 29, 2026
X
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Aug 29, 2026
1
Buller's AlbatrossThalassarche bulleri
Aug 29, 2026
1
New Zealand KakaNestor meridionalis
Aug 29, 2026
3
TuiProsthemadera novaeseelandiae
Aug 29, 2026
2
New Zealand BellbirdAnthornis melanura
Aug 29, 2026
1
Gray GerygoneGerygone igata
Aug 29, 2026
1
New Zealand FantailRhipidura fuliginosa
Aug 29, 2026
1
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Aug 29, 2026
3
SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
Aug 29, 2026
2
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Aug 29, 2026
X
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Aug 29, 2026
3
Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
Aug 29, 2026
5
New Zealand PipitAnthus novaeseelandiae
Aug 29, 2026
3
Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Aug 29, 2026
1
RedpollAcanthis flammea
Aug 29, 2026
2

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