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Native and Naturalized (69)

  1. California Quail Callipepla californica
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: S Nightingale
    Location: 5 Mile Wetland (Tony's Swamp)
  2. Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: S Nightingale
    Location: 5 Mile Wetland (Tony's Swamp)
  3. Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: S Nightingale
    Location: 5 Mile Wetland (Tony's Swamp)
  4. Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: S Nightingale
    Location: 5 Mile Wetland (Tony's Swamp)
  5. New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: S Nightingale
    Location: 5 Mile Wetland (Tony's Swamp)
  6. New Zealand Fernbird Poodytes punctatus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: S Nightingale
    Location: 5 Mile Wetland (Tony's Swamp)
  7. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: S Nightingale
    Location: 5 Mile Wetland (Tony's Swamp)
  8. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: S Nightingale
    Location: 5 Mile Wetland (Tony's Swamp)
  9. Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: S Nightingale
    Location: 5 Mile Wetland (Tony's Swamp)
  10. Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: S Nightingale
    Location: 5 Mile Wetland (Tony's Swamp)
  11. Black Swan Cygnus atratus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ken George
    Location: Lake Rotoiti--Te Rauto Bay
  12. New Zealand Grebe Poliocephalus rufopectus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ken George
    Location: Lake Rotoiti--Te Rauto Bay
  13. Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ken George
    Location: Lake Rotoiti--Te Rauto Bay
  14. Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ken George
    Location: Lake Rotoiti--Te Rauto Bay
  15. Canada Goose Branta canadensis
    # Count: 25
    Date:
    Observer: Ken George
    Location: Hannahs Bay Reserve Rotorua
  16. Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Ken George
    Location: Hannahs Bay Reserve Rotorua
  17. Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Ken George
    Location: Hannahs Bay Reserve Rotorua
  18. Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ken George
    Location: Hannahs Bay Reserve Rotorua
  19. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Ken George
    Location: Hannahs Bay Reserve Rotorua
  20. Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Dean Tasker
    Location: Lake Okareka circuit walk
  21. Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
    # Count: 9
    Date:
    Observer: Dean Tasker
    Location: Lake Okareka circuit walk
  22. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
    # Count: 35
    Date:
    Observer: Dean Tasker
    Location: Lake Okareka circuit walk
  23. Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
    # Count: 300
    Date:
    Observer: Dean Tasker
    Location: Lake Okareka circuit walk
  24. Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Dean Tasker
    Location: Lake Okareka circuit walk
  25. New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Dean Tasker
    Location: Lake Okareka circuit walk
  26. New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Dean Tasker
    Location: Lake Okareka circuit walk
  27. Gray Gerygone Gerygone igata
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Dean Tasker
    Location: Lake Okareka circuit walk
  28. Whitehead Mohoua albicilla
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Dean Tasker
    Location: Lake Okareka circuit walk
  29. Tomtit Petroica macrocephala
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Dean Tasker
    Location: Lake Okareka circuit walk
  30. North Island Robin Petroica longipes
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Dean Tasker
    Location: Lake Okareka circuit walk
  31. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Dean Tasker
    Location: Lake Okareka circuit walk
  32. Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Dean Tasker
    Location: Lake Okareka circuit walk
  33. New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Ken George
    Location: Lake Rotoma Boat Ramp
  34. Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ken George
    Location: Lake Rotoma Boat Ramp
  35. Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ken George
    Location: Sanatorium Reserve, Sulphur Bay, Rotorua.
  36. Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Ken George
    Location: Sanatorium Reserve, Sulphur Bay, Rotorua.
  37. Dunnock Prunella modularis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ken George
    Location: Rotorua--Memorial Drive Lakeside
  38. Graylag Goose Anser anser
    # Count: 11
    Date:
    Observer: Ken George
    Location: Rotorua--Ferry Jetty area
  39. New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Tim Crawshaw
    Location: Lake Okareka Walkway
  40. Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Dean Tasker
    Location: Homestead arm Rerewhakaaitu
  41. New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Shane Robinson
    Location: 930 Oturoa Road, Hamurana, Bay Of Plenty, NZ (-38.033, 176.116)
  42. Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
    # Count: 12
    Date:
    Observer: Dean Tasker
    Location: Rerewhakaaitu Domain
  43. Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
    # Count: 12
    Date:
    Observer: Dean Tasker
    Location: Ash pit Rd
  44. European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
    # Count: 30
    Date:
    Observer: Dean Tasker
    Location: Ash pit Rd
  45. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kathy Ambach
    Location: Lake Rotoma--Matahi Spit
  46. Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kathy Ambach
    Location: Lake Rotoma--Matahi Spit
  47. Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Chris Bycroft
    Location: 3074, Okere Falls NZ-Bay of Plenty -38.03793, 176.33551
  48. Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Dean Tasker
    Location: Boyes beach to DOC camp walkway
  49. Gray Teal Anas gracilis
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Dean Tasker
    Location: Lake Okareka Walkway
  50. Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Dean Tasker
    Location: Lake Okareka Walkway
  51. Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Shane Robinson
    Location: 930 Oturoa Road, Hamurana, Bay Of Plenty, NZ (-38.033, 176.116)
  52. White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Chris Bycroft
    Location: 43–49 Otaramarae Rd, Rotorua NZ-Bay of Plenty -38.01242, 176.36888
  53. North Island Kokako Callaeas wilsoni
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Chris Bycroft
    Location: 1139–1413 Rotoehu Road, Okere Falls NZ-Bay of Plenty -37.97886, 176.50208
  54. Rock Pigeon Columba livia
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: S Nightingale
    Location: Rotorua central
  55. Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Lucy S
    Location: 5 Mile Wetland (Tony's Swamp)
  56. Great Egret Ardea alba
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Dean Tasker
    Location: Ohau Channel
  57. Yellow-crowned Parakeet Cyanoramphus auriceps
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ken George
    Location: Kaharoa Conservation Area--Kokako Track
  58. Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Darron Gedge
    Location: Lake Okareka Walkway
  59. European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Darron Gedge
    Location: 40 Porikapa Road, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, NZ (-38.136, 176.304)
  60. New Zealand Kaka Nestor meridionalis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: S Nightingale
    Location: Dansey Scenic Reserve
  61. Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Tim Barnard
    Location: Ohau Channel
  62. Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Phil Battley
    Location: 190 Spencer Road, Lake Tarawera, Bay Of Plenty, NZ (-38.188, 176.393)
  63. Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
    # Count: 13
    Date:
    Observer: Darron Gedge
    Location: 706-700 Manawahe Road, Lake Rotomā, Bay of Plenty, NZ (-38.019, 176.586)
  64. Rifleman Acanthisitta chloris
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jessica Simmons
    Location: Secret Spot redwoods
  65. Long-tailed Koel Urodynamis taitensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Andrew Thomas
    Location: Rotoehu--Te Pohue Bay
  66. Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: cindy harris
    Location: 711–727 Tarawera Rd, Rotorua NZ-Bay of Plenty -38.18471, 176.32839
  67. Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Kirsten Olsen
    Location: Oturoa Road, Hamurana, Bay of Plenty, NZ (-38.049, 176.081)
  68. South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Tom Endicott
    Location: Sulphur Flats
  69. Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Kirker
    Location: Lake Okaro

Exotic: Escapee (1)

  1. Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Laura Hill
    Location: 141 Western Road, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, NZ (-38.086, 176.192)

Hybrids (2)

  1. Mallard x Pacific Black Duck (hybrid) Anas platyrhynchos x superciliosa
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Viktar Ryndzevich
    Location: Rotorua--Hamurana Springs
  2. Pied x Black Stilt (hybrid) Himantopus leucocephalus x novaezelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Kirker
    Location: Lake Okareka Walkway

Additional Taxa (5)

  1. duck sp. Anatidae (duck sp.)
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Dean Tasker
    Location: Ohau Channel
  2. Silver/Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae/bulleri
    # Count: 21
    Date:
    Observer: Stew Stewart
    Location: Sulphur Pt--north side walkway
  3. cormorant sp. Phalacrocoracidae sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Stew Stewart
    Location: Sulphur Pt--north side walkway
  4. gull sp. Larinae sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Stew Stewart
    Location: Sulphur Pt--north side walkway
  5. passerine sp. Passeriformes sp.
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Stephen Legg
    Location: 315 Oturoa Road, Hamurana, Bay of Plenty, NZ (-38.042, 176.18)