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Native and Naturalized (99)

  1. Rock Pigeon Columba livia
    # Count: 16
    Date:
    Observer: Michelle Miles
    Location: Forest Road, Geraldine, Canterbury, NZ (-44.087, 171.241)
  2. New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Michelle Miles
    Location: Forest Road, Geraldine, Canterbury, NZ (-44.087, 171.241)
  3. New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michelle Miles
    Location: Forest Road, Geraldine, Canterbury, NZ (-44.087, 171.241)
  4. New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michelle Miles
    Location: Forest Road, Geraldine, Canterbury, NZ (-44.087, 171.241)
  5. Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Michelle Miles
    Location: Forest Road, Geraldine, Canterbury, NZ (-44.087, 171.241)
  6. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
    # Count: 25
    Date:
    Observer: Michelle Miles
    Location: Forest Road, Geraldine, Canterbury, NZ (-44.087, 171.241)
  7. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Michelle Miles
    Location: Forest Road, Geraldine, Canterbury, NZ (-44.087, 171.241)
  8. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michelle Miles
    Location: Forest Road, Geraldine, Canterbury, NZ (-44.087, 171.241)
  9. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Michelle Miles
    Location: Forest Road, Geraldine, Canterbury, NZ (-44.087, 171.241)
  10. Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Ethan Dean
    Location: 20 Evans St, Timaru NZ-Canterbury -44.38883, 171.24418
  11. Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Ackerley
    Location: 149 Temuka-Orari Hwy, Winchester NZ-Canterbury (-44.1856,171.2778)
  12. Black Swan Cygnus atratus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: 39 Wilson Road, Kerrytown NZ-Canterbury -44.28628, 171.23216
  13. Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
    # Count: 18
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: 39 Wilson Road, Kerrytown NZ-Canterbury -44.28628, 171.23216
  14. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
    # Count: 300
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: 39 Wilson Road, Kerrytown NZ-Canterbury -44.28628, 171.23216
  15. Gray Teal Anas gracilis
    # Count: 50
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: 39 Wilson Road, Kerrytown NZ-Canterbury -44.28628, 171.23216
  16. New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 15
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: 39 Wilson Road, Kerrytown NZ-Canterbury -44.28628, 171.23216
  17. South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
    # Count: 12
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: 39 Wilson Road, Kerrytown NZ-Canterbury -44.28628, 171.23216
  18. Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: 39 Wilson Road, Kerrytown NZ-Canterbury -44.28628, 171.23216
  19. Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: 39 Wilson Road, Kerrytown NZ-Canterbury -44.28628, 171.23216
  20. Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: 39 Wilson Road, Kerrytown NZ-Canterbury -44.28628, 171.23216
  21. White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: 39 Wilson Road, Kerrytown NZ-Canterbury -44.28628, 171.23216
  22. Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: 39 Wilson Road, Kerrytown NZ-Canterbury -44.28628, 171.23216
  23. Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: 39 Wilson Road, Kerrytown NZ-Canterbury -44.28628, 171.23216
  24. Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: 39 Wilson Road, Kerrytown NZ-Canterbury -44.28628, 171.23216
  25. Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
    # Count: 45
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: Timaru--Otipua Wetland
  26. Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
    # Count: 16
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: Timaru--Otipua Wetland
  27. Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
    # Count: 36
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: Timaru--Otipua Wetland
  28. Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: Timaru--Otipua Wetland
  29. Dunnock Prunella modularis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: Timaru--Otipua Wetland
  30. European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: Timaru--Otipua Wetland
  31. Graylag Goose Anser anser
    # Count: 56
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: Timaru City-Redruth Caledonian Walkway, Redruth NZ-Canterbury -44.42156, 171.24719
  32. Canada Goose Branta canadensis
    # Count: 45
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: Timaru City-Redruth Caledonian Walkway, Redruth NZ-Canterbury -44.42156, 171.24719
  33. Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: Timaru City-Redruth Caledonian Walkway, Redruth NZ-Canterbury -44.42156, 171.24719
  34. Black-fronted Dotterel Charadrius melanops
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: Timaru City-Redruth Caledonian Walkway, Redruth NZ-Canterbury -44.42156, 171.24719
  35. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: Timaru City-Redruth Caledonian Walkway, Redruth NZ-Canterbury -44.42156, 171.24719
  36. Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: Timaru City-Redruth Caledonian Walkway, Redruth NZ-Canterbury -44.42156, 171.24719
  37. Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
    # Count: 9
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: Timaru City-Redruth Caledonian Walkway, Redruth NZ-Canterbury -44.42156, 171.24719
  38. Gray Gerygone Gerygone igata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: Timaru City-Redruth Caledonian Walkway, Redruth NZ-Canterbury -44.42156, 171.24719
  39. European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: Timaru City-Redruth Caledonian Walkway, Redruth NZ-Canterbury -44.42156, 171.24719
  40. Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: Timaru City-Redruth Caledonian Walkway, Redruth NZ-Canterbury -44.42156, 171.24719
  41. Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Joy Sagar
    Location: 7991, Geraldine Downs NZ-Canterbury (-44.0818,171.2057) midway along main Netherby single track
  42. Pipipi Mohoua novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Joy Sagar
    Location: 7991, Geraldine Downs NZ-Canterbury (-44.0818,171.2057) midway along main Netherby single track
  43. Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michelle Miles
    Location: Forest Road, Geraldine, Canterbury, NZ (-44.087, 171.241)
  44. Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
    # Count: 15
    Date:
    Observer: Maureen Howard
    Location: Timaru--Washdyke Lagoon
  45. Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Maureen Howard
    Location: Timaru--Washdyke Lagoon
  46. New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Joy Sagar
    Location: 418 Pleasant Valley Road, Geraldine Downs NZ-Canterbury -44.08138, 171.19987
  47. Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: Timaru--Smithfield Rockpools
  48. Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: Timaru--Washdyke Lagoon
  49. Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Bryce Foster
    Location: Timaru--Marine Parade
  50. Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Don Lovett
    Location: Timaru--Otipua Wetland
  51. Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret
    # Count: 19
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: Forest Creek Station, Rangitata Gorge Rd, Canterbury, NZ (-43.658, 170.917)
  52. Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Don Lovett
    Location: 48 Pukatea Street, Timaru, Canterbury, NZ (-44.392, 171.203)
  53. Tomtit Petroica macrocephala
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ingrid Hutzler
    Location: Peel Forest--Te Wanahu Flat carpark
  54. Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: Timaru--Washdyke Lagoon
  55. White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Timaru--Washdyke Lagoon
  56. Northern Giant-Petrel Macronectes halli
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Timaru--Washdyke Lagoon
  57. Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Langlands
    Location: Orakipaoa Creek - beach end
  58. Great Egret Ardea alba
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Langlands
    Location: Orakipaoa Creek - beach end
  59. California Quail Callipepla californica
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: 418-374 Pleasant Valley Road, Geraldine Downs, Canterbury, NZ (-44.081, 171.196)
  60. Rifleman Acanthisitta chloris
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Geraldine-- Talbot Forest
  61. Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Timaru--Washdyke Lagoon
  62. Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Timaru--Washdyke Lagoon
  63. Little Owl Athene noctua
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Catherine Mitchell
    Location: Beaconsfield Road Holiday Park, Fairview, Canterbury, NZ (-44.417, 171.238)
  64. New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Colin Miskelly
    Location: Stag Saddle
  65. Black Stilt Himantopus novaezelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Mike Vandyk
    Location: Timaru--Washdyke Lagoon
  66. Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Mike Vandyk
    Location: Timaru--Washdyke Lagoon
  67. Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: 1274-1238 Te Moana Road, Kakahu, Canterbury, NZ (-44.039, 171.096)
  68. Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sean Jacques
    Location: Timaru--Washdyke Lagoon
  69. Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sean Jacques
    Location: Timaru--Washdyke Lagoon
  70. Stewart Island Shag Leucocarbo chalconotus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Timaru--Marine Parade
  71. Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Marcy Withrow
    Location: 729 Geraldine-Arundel Rd, Geraldine NZ-Canterbury -43.97641, 171.29616
  72. Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: McKeown Road, Woodbury, Canterbury, NZ (-44.056, 171.179)
  73. Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Don Geddes
    Location: Opihi River, OWL Out Take, Pleasant Point, Canterbury, NZ (-44.255, 171.156)
  74. Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Peter mcclelland
    Location: Washdyke Lagoon
  75. White-capped Albatross Thalassarche cauta
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Oscar Thomas
    Location: Saltwater Creek Preserve
  76. South Island Wren Xenicus gilviventris
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Miles Burford
    Location: Near Mt Sinclair
  77. Little Egret Egretta garzetta
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sarah Dietrich
    Location: Saltwater Creek Preserve
  78. Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Fraser Gurney
    Location: Rangitata Island, Canterbury, NZ (-44.092, 171.453)
  79. Chukar Alectoris chukar
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: DOC Tier 1 Bird Counts
    Location: AV135
  80. Kea Nestor notabilis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ed Marshall
    Location: Crooked Spur Hut Canterbury, NZ (-43.624, 170.79)
  81. Broad-billed Prion Pachyptila vittata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: 285 Greenvale Road, Geraldine NZ-Canterbury (-44.0916,171.2120)
  82. White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Pauline and Ray Priest
    Location: Inland Scenic Route 72, Canterbury, NZ (-43.975, 171.3)
  83. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: David Thomas
    Location: 7990, Mesopotamia NZ-Canterbury -43.67579, 170.95846
  84. Red Knot Calidris canutus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: Timaru--Washdyke Lagoon
  85. Erect-crested Penguin Eudyptes sclateri
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anonymous eBirder
    Location: Timaru breakwater
  86. Cape Petrel Daption capense
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Sue Carnahan
    Location: Timaru--Washdyke Lagoon
  87. Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: Temuka--Spider Lagoon
  88. Long-tailed Koel Urodynamis taitensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: 10 Cole street, Geraldine
  89. Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: Timaru--Washdyke Lagoon
  90. Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: Timaru--Washdyke Lagoon
  91. White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Torben Langer
    Location: Timaru--Outer Port
  92. Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Andrew Crossland
    Location: Timaru--Washdyke Lagoon
  93. Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Birds NZ Records Appraisal Committee
    Location: Timaru, Kennels Road pond
  94. Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Alan Collins
    Location: Timaru--Washdyke Lagoon
  95. Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Alan Collins
    Location: Timaru--Washdyke Lagoon
  96. Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Alan Collins
    Location: Normanby Lake
  97. Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Alan Collins
    Location: On Dolphin tour boat
  98. Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Tony Palliser
    Location: Washdyke Lagoon
  99. Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: Kakahu

Exotic: Provisional (2)

  1. Mute Swan Cygnus olor
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Sagar
    Location: 39 Wilson Road, Kerrytown NZ-Canterbury -44.28628, 171.23216
  2. Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Timaru--Washdyke Lagoon

Exotic: Escapee (5)

  1. Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bhubordee Ngamphueak
    Location: Orari-Rangitata Hwy, Geraldine NZ-Canterbury (-44.0755,171.3550)
  2. Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Timaru--Otipua Wetland
  3. Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Don Lovett
    Location: Saltwater Creek track Timaru
  4. Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
    # Count: 14
    Date:
    Observer: Don Geddes
    Location: 212 Townshend Road Kakahu, Canterbury, NZ (-44.111, 171.104)
  5. African Collared-Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Philip Crutchley
    Location: 4/10/2020 12:03 PM -44.31, 170.953

Hybrids (3)

  1. Mallard x Pacific Black Duck (hybrid) Anas platyrhynchos x superciliosa
    # Count: 260
    Date:
    Observer: Nicholas Allen
    Location: 628 Chalmers Rd, Temuka NZ-Canterbury -44.10575, 171.38044
  2. Pied x Black Stilt (hybrid) Himantopus leucocephalus x novaezelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Langlands
    Location: Washdyke Lagoon
  3. Graylag x Canada Goose (hybrid) Anser anser x Branta canadensis
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Sharon Lake
    Location: Saltwater Creek track Timaru

Additional Taxa (16)

  1. duck sp. Anatidae (duck sp.)
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Michelle Miles
    Location: Forest Road, Geraldine, Canterbury, NZ (-44.087, 171.241)
  2. passerine sp. Passeriformes sp.
    # Count: 50
    Date:
    Observer: Maureen Howard
    Location: Timaru--Washdyke Lagoon
  3. Silver/Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae/bulleri
    # Count: 11
    Date:
    Observer: Don Lovett
    Location: 48 Pukatea Street, Timaru, Canterbury, NZ (-44.392, 171.203)
  4. Southern/Northern Giant-Petrel Macronectes giganteus/halli
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Joe Dillon
    Location: Tuhawaiki Point
  5. Tui/New Zealand Bellbird Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae/Anthornis melanura
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michelle Miles
    Location: Forest Road, Geraldine, Canterbury, NZ (-44.087, 171.241)
  6. cormorant sp. Phalacrocoracidae sp.
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Environment Canterbury
    Location: KM15 Opihi River Lower
  7. bird sp. Aves sp.
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Jeanette Brooker
    Location: 6 Hislop St, Geraldine NZ-Canterbury -44.08999, 171.23731
  8. small albatross sp. Thalassarche sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Nicholas Allen
    Location: 36 Lagoon Dr, Timaru NZ-Canterbury -44.45632, 171.24864
  9. gull sp. Larinae sp.
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Michelle Miles
    Location: Forest Road, Geraldine, Canterbury, NZ (-44.087, 171.241)
  10. dabbling duck sp. Anatidae sp. (dabbling duck sp.)
    # Count: 75
    Date:
    Observer: Jean Olson
    Location: Timaru--Washdyke Lagoon
  11. large albatross sp. Diomedea sp.
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Don Goodale
    Location: Timaru--Washdyke Lagoon
  12. Hutton's/Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus huttoni/gavia
    # Count: 25
    Date:
    Observer: Don Goodale
    Location: Timaru--Washdyke Lagoon
  13. pigeon/dove sp. Columbidae sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Pareora West--Claremont Bush
  14. peep sp. Calidris sp. (peep sp.)
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ann Inouye
    Location: Timaru--Caroline Bay
  15. Long-tailed/Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus/parasiticus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Judith Gillespie
    Location: Caroline Bay
  16. Northern/Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi/epomophora
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Rosemary Kalenze
    Location: Beach