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Native and Naturalized (88)

  1. Graylag Goose Anser anser
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Pegasus Wetland Waimakariri District
  2. Canada Goose Branta canadensis
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Kaiapoi Lakes--South Pond Waimakariri District
  3. Mute Swan Cygnus olor
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Lake Pegasus Waimakariri District
  4. Black Swan Cygnus atratus
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Kaiapoi Lakes--South Pond Waimakariri District
  5. Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Kaiapoi Lakes--South Pond Waimakariri District
  6. Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Kaiapoi Lakes--South Pond Waimakariri District
  7. Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bev Alexander
    Location: Pegasus Wetlands N of Tiritiri Moana Dr Waimakariri District
  8. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Kaiapoi Lakes--South Pond Waimakariri District
  9. Gray Teal Anas gracilis
    # Count: 18
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai--Heathcote River Bridge Christchurch City
  10. New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 32
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Kaiapoi Lakes--South Pond Waimakariri District
  11. California Quail Callipepla californica
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Don Goodale
    Location: Christchurch--Halswell Quarry Park Findlays Picnic Area Christchurch City
  12. Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Tom Broughton
    Location: Campana Farm, Darfield, Canterbury, NZ (-43.518, 172.007) Selwyn District
  13. Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ming T
    Location: Twizel--High Country Salmon Waitaki District
  14. Rock Pigeon Columba livia
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: 27 Torquay Street, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.409, 173.683) Kaikoura District
  15. New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Christchurch--Botanic Gardens Christchurch City
  16. Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Kaiapoi Lakes--South Pond Waimakariri District
  17. Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Bev Alexander
    Location: 131 Boys Rd, Rangiora NZ-Canterbury -43.31399, 172.62122 Waimakariri District
  18. Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Harry Caley
    Location: Te Pae o Ahuriri Selwyn District
  19. Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Lincoln Wetlands Selwyn District
  20. Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Christchurch--Matuku Lakes Christchurch City
  21. South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Christchurch--Sumner Beach Christchurch City
  22. Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Christchurch--Sumner Beach Christchurch City
  23. Black-fronted Dotterel Charadrius melanops
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Bev Alexander
    Location: Waipara River estuary Hurunui District
  24. Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: 27 Torquay Street, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.409, 173.683) Kaikoura District
  25. Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Bev Alexander
    Location: Ashley Estuary south end Waimakariri District
  26. Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai--Heathcote River Bridge Christchurch City
  27. Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: Kaikōura Peninsula Walkway, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.425, 173.714) Kaikoura District
  28. Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: 27 Torquay Street, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.409, 173.683) Kaikoura District
  29. Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai--Heathcote River Bridge Christchurch City
  30. Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: 27 Torquay Street, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.409, 173.683) Kaikoura District
  31. Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: Kaikoura--South Bay Reserve Kaikoura District
  32. Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Bev Alexander
    Location: Ashley Estuary south end Waimakariri District
  33. White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary -- Ferrymead Bridge to McCormacks Bay Christchurch City
  34. Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: Kaikoura--South Bay Reserve Kaikoura District
  35. Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Oscar Thomas
    Location: Hikurangi Marine Reserve NZ-Canterbury (-42.4923,173.6374) Kaikoura District
  36. Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: Kaikōura Peninsula Walkway, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.425, 173.714) Kaikoura District
  37. Antipodean Albatross Diomedea antipodensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Mauricio Garcia-Ramos
    Location: Kaikoura--Offshore--'The Hole' (ONLY for near stationary counts) Kaikoura District
  38. Buller's Albatross Thalassarche bulleri
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Mauricio Garcia-Ramos
    Location: Kaikoura--Offshore--'The Hole' (ONLY for near stationary counts) Kaikoura District
  39. White-capped Albatross Thalassarche cauta
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Oscar Thomas
    Location: Kaikoura South Coast--Pinnacle Rock Kaikoura District
  40. Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Oscar Thomas
    Location: NZ-Canterbury-Kaikōura-South Bay-Pelagic-(-42.44402, 173.67040) Kaikoura District
  41. Southern Giant-Petrel Macronectes giganteus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Oscar Thomas
    Location: Hikurangi Marine Reserve NZ-Canterbury (-42.4923,173.6374) Kaikoura District
  42. Northern Giant-Petrel Macronectes halli
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Oscar Thomas
    Location: Hikurangi Marine Reserve NZ-Canterbury (-42.4923,173.6374) Kaikoura District
  43. Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Oscar Thomas
    Location: Kaikoura South Coast--Pinnacle Rock Kaikoura District
  44. Cape Petrel Daption capense
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Oscar Thomas
    Location: Kaikoura South Coast--Pinnacle Rock Kaikoura District
  45. Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur
    # Count: 250
    Date:
    Observer: Mauricio Garcia-Ramos
    Location: Kaikoura--Offshore--'The Hole' (ONLY for near stationary counts) Kaikoura District
  46. Westland Petrel Procellaria westlandica
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Oscar Thomas
    Location: Hikurangi Marine Reserve NZ-Canterbury (-42.4923,173.6374) Kaikoura District
  47. Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Oscar Thomas
    Location: Hikurangi Marine Reserve NZ-Canterbury (-42.4923,173.6374) Kaikoura District
  48. Hutton's Shearwater Puffinus huttoni
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Oscar Thomas
    Location: Hikurangi Marine Reserve NZ-Canterbury (-42.4923,173.6374) Kaikoura District
  49. Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Oscar Thomas
    Location: Kaikoura South Coast--Pinnacle Rock Kaikoura District
  50. Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: Kaikoura--South Bay Reserve Kaikoura District
  51. Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Kaiapoi Lakes--South Pond Waimakariri District
  52. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Don Goodale
    Location: 27 Beachville Rd, Christchurch NZ-Canterbury -43.56003, 172.73895 Christchurch City
  53. Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
    # Count: 60
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Christchurch--Sumner Beach Christchurch City
  54. Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Nicholas Allen
    Location: Lake Forsyth--Western end of main body Christchurch City
  55. Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Kaiapoi Lakes--South Pond Waimakariri District
  56. Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Harry Caley
    Location: Te Pae o Ahuriri Selwyn District
  57. Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: Kaikōura Peninsula Walkway, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.427, 173.708) Kaikoura District
  58. White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Christchurch--Matuku Lakes Christchurch City
  59. Great Egret Ardea alba
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Noah Fenwick
    Location: Quailburn Road, Omarama, Canterbury, NZ (-44.458, 169.969) Waitaki District
  60. Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Christchurch--Matuku Lakes Christchurch City
  61. Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Tom Broughton
    Location: Campana Homestead, Darfield, Canterbury, NZ Selwyn District
  62. Little Owl Athene noctua
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Tom Broughton
    Location: Campana Homestead, Darfield, Canterbury, NZ Selwyn District
  63. Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Mauricio Garcia-Ramos
    Location: 42 George St, Rotherham NZ-Canterbury -42.69626, 172.94622 Hurunui District
  64. Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Christchurch Yacht Club and Estuary Christchurch City
  65. New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ming T
    Location: White Horse Hill Campground Mackenzie District
  66. Kea Nestor notabilis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ming T
    Location: Mount Cook Road, Glentanner, Canterbury, NZ (-43.897, 170.118) - Drive From The Cafe In Glentanner To White Horse Campground Mackenzie District
  67. Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: The Grove (Private Residence), Churchill Street, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.409, 173.678) Kaikoura District
  68. New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Robert Koller
    Location: Central Station Selwyn District
  69. Gray Gerygone Gerygone igata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai--Heathcote River Bridge Christchurch City
  70. Pipipi Mohoua novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Nicholas Allen
    Location: Okuti Valley middle-upper 5MBC transect Christchurch City
  71. Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: 27 Torquay Street, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.409, 173.683) Kaikoura District
  72. New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: 27 Torquay Street, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.409, 173.683) Kaikoura District
  73. Tomtit Petroica macrocephala
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ming T
    Location: White Horse Hill Campground Mackenzie District
  74. Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Claire Labuda
    Location: Lake Tekapo--Mt. John Mackenzie District
  75. Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: 27 Torquay Street, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.409, 173.683) Kaikoura District
  76. Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
    # Count: 17
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: 27 Torquay Street, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.409, 173.683) Kaikoura District
  77. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
    # Count: 23
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: 27 Torquay Street, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.409, 173.683) Kaikoura District
  78. Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: 27 Torquay Street, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.409, 173.683) Kaikoura District
  79. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula
    # Count: 11
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: 27 Torquay Street, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.409, 173.683) Kaikoura District
  80. Dunnock Prunella modularis
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: 27 Torquay Street, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.409, 173.683) Kaikoura District
  81. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
    # Count: 18
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: 27 Torquay Street, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.409, 173.683) Kaikoura District
  82. New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Tom Broughton
    Location: Campana Farm, Darfield, Canterbury, NZ (-43.518, 172.007) Selwyn District
  83. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: 27 Torquay Street, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.409, 173.683) Kaikoura District
  84. European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Christchurch--Sumner Beach Christchurch City
  85. Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Colin Shore
    Location: 104 High Street, Oxford, Canterbury, NZ (-43.299, 172.2) Waimakariri District
  86. European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: 27 Torquay Street, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.409, 173.683) Kaikoura District
  87. Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: Kaikōura Peninsula Walkway, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.425, 173.714) Kaikoura District
  88. Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
    # Count: 20
    Date:
    Observer: Tom Broughton
    Location: Campana Farm, Darfield, Canterbury, NZ (-43.518, 172.007) Selwyn District

Exotic: Provisional (2)

  1. Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
    # Count: 21
    Date:
    Observer: Bev Alexander
    Location: 41–87 Banks Rd, Sefton NZ-Canterbury -43.23813, 172.71627 Waimakariri District
  2. African Collared-Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bev Alexander
    Location: Bellgrove Blvd, Rangiora NZ-Canterbury -43.30025, 172.60706 Waimakariri District

Exotic: Escapee (3)

  1. Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: William Brice
    Location: Ox pond paddock Waimakariri District
  2. Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Christchurch--Avon River (near Hospital) Christchurch City
  3. Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Audrey Austin
    Location: Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora)--Timber Yard Point/Lakeside Domain Selwyn District

Hybrids (4)

  1. Muscovy Duck x Mallard (hybrid) Cairina moschata x Anas platyrhynchos
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Nicholas Allen
    Location: Lake Forsyth--Catons Bay. Christchurch City
  2. Mallard x Pacific Black Duck (hybrid) Anas platyrhynchos x superciliosa
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Don Goodale
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai--McCormacks Bay Reserve Christchurch City
  3. Pied x Black Stilt (hybrid) Himantopus leucocephalus x novaezelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Ackerley
    Location: Ashley Estuary south end Waimakariri District
  4. South Island x Variable Oystercatcher (hybrid) Haematopus unicolor x finschi
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bev Alexander
    Location: Ashley River/Rakahuri, Sefton NZ-Canterbury -43.27442, 172.72457 Waimakariri District

Additional Taxa (9)

  1. duck sp. Anatidae (duck sp.)
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Michelle Miles
    Location: Forest Road, Geraldine, Canterbury, NZ (-44.087, 171.241) Timaru District
  2. Silver/Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae/bulleri
    # Count: 38
    Date:
    Observer: Bev Alexander
    Location: Ashley Estuary south end Waimakariri District
  3. gull sp. Larinae sp.
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Don Lovett
    Location: Bexley Wetland--north end Christchurch City
  4. large albatross sp. Diomedea sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Oscar Thomas
    Location: Kaikoura South Coast--Pinnacle Rock Kaikoura District
  5. small albatross sp. Thalassarche sp.
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Oscar Thomas
    Location: Kaikoura South Coast--Pinnacle Rock Kaikoura District
  6. albatross sp. Diomedeidae sp.
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: Kaikōura Peninsula Walkway, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.427, 173.708) Kaikoura District
  7. cormorant sp. Phalacrocoracidae sp.
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Natalie Forsdick
    Location: Kaikoura--Esplanade & Encounter Cafe Kaikoura District
  8. passerine sp. Passeriformes sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Don Goodale
    Location: 59A Middleton Rd, Christchurch NZ-Canterbury (-43.5355,172.5814) Christchurch City
  9. bird sp. Aves sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sean Summ
    Location: Christchurch--Barbadoes Street Cemetery Christchurch City