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Waikanae Estuary--General
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Species
Date Spotted
Count
Black SwanCygnus atratus
May 1, 2026
3
Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
May 1, 2026
4
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
May 1, 2026
10
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
May 1, 2026
2
Red-breasted DotterelAnarhynchus obscurus
May 1, 2026
1
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
May 1, 2026
100
Black-billed GullChroicocephalus bulleri
May 1, 2026
1
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
May 1, 2026
200
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
May 1, 2026
4
Black-fronted TernChlidonias albostriatus
May 1, 2026
1
White-fronted TernSterna striata
May 1, 2026
90
New Zealand GrebePoliocephalus rufopectus
May 1, 2026
1
Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
May 1, 2026
2
Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
May 1, 2026
1
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
May 1, 2026
2
Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
May 1, 2026
3
House SparrowPasser domesticus
May 1, 2026
5
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Apr 26, 2026
3
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
Apr 26, 2026
7
Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
Apr 26, 2026
15
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Apr 26, 2026
14
New Zealand ScaupAythya novaeseelandiae
Apr 26, 2026
43
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Apr 26, 2026
5
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Apr 26, 2026
17
Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
Apr 26, 2026
13
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
Apr 26, 2026
1
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Apr 26, 2026
2
Graylag GooseAnser anser
Apr 25, 2026
2
Gray TealAnas gracilis
Apr 25, 2026
5
Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
Apr 25, 2026
2
South Island OystercatcherHaematopus finschi
Apr 25, 2026
1
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Apr 25, 2026
2
Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
Apr 25, 2026
1
TuiProsthemadera novaeseelandiae
Apr 25, 2026
11
Gray GerygoneGerygone igata
Apr 25, 2026
4
New Zealand FantailRhipidura fuliginosa
Apr 25, 2026
5
SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
Apr 25, 2026
2
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Apr 25, 2026
1
Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Apr 25, 2026
1
European GreenfinchChloris chloris
Apr 25, 2026
2
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Apr 25, 2026
9
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