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228 All Years 146 This Year 2024 56 This Month Jun 2024
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    Date
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Native and Naturalized (56)

  1. Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
    # Count: 18
    Date:
    Observer: Tony Brunt
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai--McCormacks Bay Reserve Christchurch City
  2. Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Nicholas Allen
    Location: Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora)--Harts Creek walkway Selwyn District
  3. New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Nicholas Allen
    Location: Coopers Lagoon Selwyn District
  4. Tomtit Petroica macrocephala
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Richard Butfield
    Location: Omahu Bush Reserve Selwyn District
  5. Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: William Brice
    Location: South Pacific Ocean NZ-Canterbury (-43.2770,172.7308) Waimakariri District
  6. Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: William Brice
    Location: Ashley Estuary south end Waimakariri District
  7. Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: William Brice
    Location: Pegasus Wetlands N of Tiritiri Moana Dr Waimakariri District
  8. Little Owl Athene noctua
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Josh Brown
    Location: Christchurch--Orana Wildlife Trust Christchurch City
  9. Graylag Goose Anser anser
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Bev Alexander
    Location: Pegasus wetland ( Tiritiri Moana Drive ) Waimakariri District
  10. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Bev Alexander
    Location: Pegasus Wetlands N of Tiritiri Moana Dr Waimakariri District
  11. New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Gore Bay Hurunui District
  12. Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Gore Bay Hurunui District
  13. Black-fronted Dotterel Charadrius melanops
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: Bev Alexander
    Location: Ravenswood--Kesteven Place Wetland Waimakariri District
  14. Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
    # Count: 9
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Hurunui Mouth Hurunui District
  15. Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
    # Count: 14
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Hurunui Mouth Hurunui District
  16. Mute Swan Cygnus olor
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Lake Pegasus Waimakariri District
  17. Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Lake Pegasus Waimakariri District
  18. Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Lake Pegasus Waimakariri District
  19. Gray Gerygone Gerygone igata
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Philip Crutchley
    Location: motukarara Selwyn District
  20. Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Motunau River mouth/beach Hurunui District
  21. White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
    # Count: 23
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Motunau River mouth/beach Hurunui District
  22. Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Motunau River mouth/beach Hurunui District
  23. Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Motunau River mouth/beach Hurunui District
  24. Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: Brett Curry
    Location: Parkview School, Parklands NZ-Canterbury Christchurch City
  25. California Quail Callipepla californica
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Motunau Beach Road, Canterbury, NZ (-42.981, 172.995) Hurunui District
  26. Rock Pigeon Columba livia
    # Count: 12
    Date:
    Observer: William Brice
    Location: Te Kuru Wetlands, Christchurch NZ-Canterbury Christchurch City
  27. Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
    # Count: 11
    Date:
    Observer: William Brice
    Location: Te Kuru Wetlands, Christchurch NZ-Canterbury Christchurch City
  28. Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: William Brice
    Location: Te Kuru Wetlands, Christchurch NZ-Canterbury Christchurch City
  29. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: William Brice
    Location: Te Kuru Wetlands, Christchurch NZ-Canterbury Christchurch City
  30. European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: William Brice
    Location: Te Kuru Wetlands, Christchurch NZ-Canterbury Christchurch City
  31. Black Swan Cygnus atratus
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: William Brice
    Location: Christchurch--Sparks Road Wetland Christchurch City
  32. Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: William Brice
    Location: Christchurch--Sparks Road Wetland Christchurch City
  33. New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: William Brice
    Location: Christchurch--Sparks Road Wetland Christchurch City
  34. Canada Goose Branta canadensis
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Travis Wetland--New Pond Christchurch City
  35. Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Travis Wetland--New Pond Christchurch City
  36. Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
    # Count: 49
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Travis Wetland--New Pond Christchurch City
  37. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Travis Wetland--New Pond Christchurch City
  38. Gray Teal Anas gracilis
    # Count: 39
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Travis Wetland--New Pond Christchurch City
  39. New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 104
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Travis Wetland--New Pond Christchurch City
  40. Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Travis Wetland--New Pond Christchurch City
  41. White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Travis Wetland--New Pond Christchurch City
  42. Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Travis Wetland--New Pond Christchurch City
  43. Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Travis Wetland--New Pond Christchurch City
  44. New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Travis Wetland--New Pond Christchurch City
  45. Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Travis Wetland--New Pond Christchurch City
  46. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Travis Wetland--New Pond Christchurch City
  47. Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Travis Wetland--New Pond Christchurch City
  48. European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Travis Wetland--New Pond Christchurch City
  49. Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Bev Alexander
    Location: 176 Boundary Road, Swannanoa NZ-Canterbury -43.32467, 172.49331 Waimakariri District
  50. Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Bev Alexander
    Location: 176 Boundary Road, Swannanoa NZ-Canterbury -43.32467, 172.49331 Waimakariri District
  51. Dunnock Prunella modularis
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Bev Alexander
    Location: 176 Boundary Road, Swannanoa NZ-Canterbury -43.32467, 172.49331 Waimakariri District
  52. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Bev Alexander
    Location: 176 Boundary Road, Swannanoa NZ-Canterbury -43.32467, 172.49331 Waimakariri District
  53. Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Don Lovett
    Location: Kairaki--Waimakariri River Mouth Waimakariri District
  54. South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Don Lovett
    Location: Kairaki--Waimakariri River Mouth Waimakariri District
  55. Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
    # Count: 13
    Date:
    Observer: Don Lovett
    Location: Kairaki--Waimakariri River Mouth Waimakariri District
  56. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Don Lovett
    Location: Kairaki--Waimakariri River Mouth Waimakariri District

Exotic: Escapee (1)

  1. Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: William Brice
    Location: Ox pond paddock Waimakariri District

Hybrids (2)

  1. Pied x Black Stilt (hybrid) Himantopus leucocephalus x novaezelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: William Brice
    Location: Ashley Estuary south end Waimakariri District
  2. Mallard x Pacific Black Duck (hybrid) Anas platyrhynchos x superciliosa
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Travis Wetland--New Pond Christchurch City

Additional Taxa (2)

  1. Silver/Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae/bulleri
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Don Lovett
    Location: Kairaki--Waimakariri River Mouth Waimakariri District
  2. cormorant sp. Phalacrocoracidae sp.
    # Count: 83
    Date:
    Observer: Don Lovett
    Location: Kairaki--Waimakariri River Mouth Waimakariri District