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  1. Great Egret Ardea alba
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Mairi Hilton
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  2. Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Oskar Ehrhardt
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  3. Common Tern Sterna hirundo
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Oskar Ehrhardt
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  4. Black Tern Chlidonias niger
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Cleland Wallace
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  5. Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Imogen Warren
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  6. Gray-faced Petrel Pterodroma gouldi
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Rebecca Bonebrake
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  7. California Quail Callipepla californica
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Jesus Solana Ramos
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  8. Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: James Bailey šŸ¦
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  9. Black Stilt Himantopus novaezelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Mike Bysouth
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  10. Red-breasted Dotterel Anarhynchus obscurus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Imogen Warren
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  11. Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sheena Hudson
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  12. Red-crowned Parakeet Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Sheena Hudson
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  13. Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Imogen Warren
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  14. Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Imogen Warren
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  15. Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ken Orich
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  16. Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Hoit
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  17. New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anonymous eBirder
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  18. Graylag Goose Anser anser
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Christine Robson
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  19. New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Christine Robson
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  20. Rook Corvus frugilegus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Christine Robson
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  21. Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Christine Robson
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  22. Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Stuart Nicholson
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  23. New Zealand Kaka Nestor meridionalis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Stuart Nicholson
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  24. Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Stuart Nicholson
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  25. Canada Goose Branta canadensis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Richard Cannings
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  26. Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Richard Cannings
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  27. Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Stuart Nicholson
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  28. Shore Plover Charadrius novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  29. New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Native Birds Taranaki
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  30. Little Egret Egretta garzetta
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: John Allan
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  31. Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Randall Siebert
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  32. New Zealand Fernbird Poodytes punctatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Randall Siebert
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  33. Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Randall Siebert
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  34. Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Gene Herskovics
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  35. New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Gene Herskovics
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  36. Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Gene Herskovics
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  37. Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Gene Herskovics
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  38. Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Gene Herskovics
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  39. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Gene Herskovics
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  40. Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Gene Herskovics
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  41. Northern Giant-Petrel Macronectes halli
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Gene Herskovics
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  42. Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Gene Herskovics
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  43. Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Gene Herskovics
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  44. Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Gene Herskovics
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  45. Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Gene Herskovics
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  46. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Stuart Nicholson
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  47. Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Stuart Nicholson
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  48. Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Stuart Nicholson
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  49. Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Stuart Nicholson
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  50. Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: Stuart Nicholson
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  51. South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Carol Greenstreet
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  52. Black-fronted Dotterel Charadrius melanops
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Carol Greenstreet
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  53. Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Vickery
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  54. Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Vickery
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  55. Red Knot Calidris canutus
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Vickery
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  56. Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Vickery
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  57. Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Vickery
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  58. Little Tern Sternula albifrons
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Vickery
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  59. Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Vickery
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  60. Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Vickery
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  61. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Salaman
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  62. Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Salaman
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  63. Rock Pigeon Columba livia
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Salaman
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  64. Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Salaman
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  65. Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Salaman
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  66. Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Salaman
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  67. Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Salaman
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  68. Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Salaman
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  69. Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Salaman
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  70. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Salaman
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  71. Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Salaman
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  72. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Salaman
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  73. Dunnock Prunella modularis
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Salaman
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  74. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Salaman
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  75. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Salaman
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  76. European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Salaman
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  77. European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Salaman
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  78. Black Swan Cygnus atratus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: John Drummond
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  79. Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: John Drummond
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  80. Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: John Drummond
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  81. Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: John Drummond
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  82. Brown Teal Anas chlorotis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: John Drummond
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  83. New Zealand Grebe Poliocephalus rufopectus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: John Drummond
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  84. Weka Gallirallus australis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: John Drummond
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  85. Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: John Drummond
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  86. Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: John Drummond
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  87. Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: John Drummond
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  88. White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: John Drummond
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  89. Westland Petrel Procellaria westlandica
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: John Drummond
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  90. Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: John Drummond
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  91. White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: John Drummond
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  92. Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: John Drummond
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  93. New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: John Drummond
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  94. North Island Robin Petroica longipes
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: John Drummond
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  95. Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: John Drummond
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  96. Gray Teal Anas gracilis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kevin Nick
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  97. New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kevin Nick
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  98. Gray Gerygone Gerygone igata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kevin Nick
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  99. Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kevin Nick
    Location: Waikanae Estuary

Exotic: Provisional (2)

  1. Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Marc Gregoire
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  2. Mute Swan Cygnus olor
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kevin Nick
    Location: Waikanae Estuary

Exotic: Escapee (2)

  1. Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Christine Robson
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  2. Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Christine Robson
    Location: Waikanae Estuary

Hybrids (2)

  1. Mallard x Pacific Black Duck (hybrid) Anas platyrhynchos x superciliosa
    # Count: 16
    Date:
    Observer: Richard Cannings
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  2. Pied x Black Stilt (hybrid) Himantopus leucocephalus x novaezelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Waikanae Estuary

Additional Taxa (9)

  1. gull/tern sp. Laridae sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Saul Ward
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  2. Hutton's/Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus huttoni/gavia
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Shaun Robson
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  3. Parasitic/Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus/pomarinus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Chris Shepherd
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  4. passerine sp. Passeriformes sp.
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Richard Littauer
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  5. tern sp. Sterninae sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Caiden B
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  6. shearwater sp. Procellariidae sp. (shearwater sp.)
    # Count: 20
    Date:
    Observer: Cleland Wallace
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  7. Domestic goose sp. (Domestic type) Anser sp. (Domestic type)
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Emily Hamant
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  8. jaeger sp. Stercorarius sp. (jaeger sp.)
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Taylor Abbott
    Location: Waikanae Estuary
  9. peep sp. Calidris sp. (peep sp.)
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Stuart Nicholson
    Location: Waikanae Estuary