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Waipu Wildlife Refuge

Located in the New Zealand area, Waipu Wildlife Refuge is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Paradise Shelduck, Mallard, California Quail in the area.

107
All-Time Species
35
Sightings (14 days)
Northland
Region
New Zealand
Country

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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
Aug 7, 2026
2
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Aug 7, 2026
2
California QuailCallipepla californica
Aug 7, 2026
1
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Aug 7, 2026
1
Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
Aug 7, 2026
12
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
Aug 7, 2026
34
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Aug 7, 2026
1
Red-breasted DotterelAnarhynchus obscurus
Aug 7, 2026
23
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Aug 7, 2026
4
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Aug 7, 2026
1
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Aug 7, 2026
1
Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
Aug 7, 2026
4
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Aug 7, 2026
2
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
Aug 7, 2026
1
New Zealand FantailRhipidura fuliginosa
Aug 7, 2026
1
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Aug 7, 2026
1
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Aug 7, 2026
12
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Aug 7, 2026
1
Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
Aug 7, 2026
1
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Aug 7, 2026
1
Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Aug 7, 2026
1
Double-banded PloverAnarhynchus bicinctus
Aug 2, 2026
2
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Aug 2, 2026
50
Australian Fairy TernSternula nereis
Aug 2, 2026
1
Fluttering ShearwaterPuffinus gavia
Aug 2, 2026
8
Australasian GannetMorus serrator
Aug 2, 2026
1
Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Aug 2, 2026
20
TuiProsthemadera novaeseelandiae
Aug 2, 2026
1
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Aug 2, 2026
1
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Aug 2, 2026
5
Pacific Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid)Anas superciliosa x platyrhynchos
Aug 2, 2026
1
South Island OystercatcherHaematopus finschi
Aug 2, 2026
10
European GreenfinchChloris chloris
Aug 2, 2026
1
Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
Jul 31, 2026
1
Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
Jul 31, 2026
1

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