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Native and Naturalized (98)

  1. Gray Gerygone Gerygone igata
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Don Goodale
    Location: 59A Middleton Rd, Christchurch NZ-Canterbury (-43.5355,172.5814) Christchurch City
  2. Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Don Goodale
    Location: 59A Middleton Rd, Christchurch NZ-Canterbury (-43.5355,172.5814) Christchurch City
  3. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Don Goodale
    Location: 59A Middleton Rd, Christchurch NZ-Canterbury (-43.5355,172.5814) Christchurch City
  4. Dunnock Prunella modularis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Don Goodale
    Location: 59A Middleton Rd, Christchurch NZ-Canterbury (-43.5355,172.5814) Christchurch City
  5. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
    # Count: 14
    Date:
    Observer: Don Goodale
    Location: 59A Middleton Rd, Christchurch NZ-Canterbury (-43.5355,172.5814) Christchurch City
  6. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Don Goodale
    Location: 59A Middleton Rd, Christchurch NZ-Canterbury (-43.5355,172.5814) Christchurch City
  7. European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Don Goodale
    Location: 59A Middleton Rd, Christchurch NZ-Canterbury (-43.5355,172.5814) Christchurch City
  8. Canada Goose Branta canadensis
    # Count: 20
    Date:
    Observer: Emily Jenkins
    Location: Hagley Park--Victoria Lake Christchurch City
  9. Black Swan Cygnus atratus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Emily Jenkins
    Location: Hagley Park--Victoria Lake Christchurch City
  10. Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Emily Jenkins
    Location: Hagley Park--Victoria Lake Christchurch City
  11. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
    # Count: 112
    Date:
    Observer: Emily Jenkins
    Location: Hagley Park--Victoria Lake Christchurch City
  12. New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: Emily Jenkins
    Location: Hagley Park--Victoria Lake Christchurch City
  13. Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Emily Jenkins
    Location: Hagley Park--Victoria Lake Christchurch City
  14. Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Emily Jenkins
    Location: Hagley Park--Victoria Lake Christchurch City
  15. New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Emily Jenkins
    Location: Hagley Park--Victoria Lake Christchurch City
  16. Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
    # Count: 11
    Date:
    Observer: Emily Jenkins
    Location: Hagley Park--Victoria Lake Christchurch City
  17. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: Emily Jenkins
    Location: Hagley Park--Victoria Lake Christchurch City
  18. European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Emily Jenkins
    Location: Hagley Park--Victoria Lake Christchurch City
  19. Gray Teal Anas gracilis
    # Count: 40
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Rakaia Rivermouth Selwyn District
  20. South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
    # Count: 73
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Rakaia Rivermouth Selwyn District
  21. Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
    # Count: 20
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Rakaia Rivermouth Selwyn District
  22. Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
    # Count: 240
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Rakaia Rivermouth Selwyn District
  23. Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
    # Count: 280
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Rakaia Rivermouth Selwyn District
  24. Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
    # Count: 22
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Rakaia Rivermouth Selwyn District
  25. Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
    # Count: 12
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Rakaia Rivermouth Selwyn District
  26. Northern Giant-Petrel Macronectes halli
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Rakaia Rivermouth Selwyn District
  27. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Rakaia Rivermouth Selwyn District
  28. Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
    # Count: 55
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Rakaia Rivermouth Selwyn District
  29. Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Rakaia Rivermouth Selwyn District
  30. Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Rakaia Rivermouth Selwyn District
  31. Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
    # Count: 18
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Ackerley
    Location: Travis Wetland--New Pond Christchurch City
  32. New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Ackerley
    Location: Travis Wetland--New Pond Christchurch City
  33. Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Ackerley
    Location: Travis Wetland--New Pond Christchurch City
  34. Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: 38 Kingsburys Road, Dorie, Canterbury, NZ (-43.901, 172.184) Ashburton District
  35. Rock Pigeon Columba livia
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Emily Jenkins
    Location: Victoria Square, Christchurch NZ-Canterbury (-43.5283,172.6354) Christchurch City
  36. Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
    # Count: 21
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Ackerley
    Location: Travis Wetland/Ōruapaeroa--Stockyard Scape Christchurch City
  37. Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bev Alexander
    Location: 306–382 Hayland Rd, Okuku NZ-Canterbury -43.21028, 172.33962 Waimakariri District
  38. New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 14
    Date:
    Observer: Sean Summ
    Location: Christchurch--Barbadoes Street Cemetery Christchurch City
  39. Tomtit Petroica macrocephala
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bev Alexander
    Location: 354 Hayland Rd, Okuku NZ-Canterbury -43.19681, 172.33801 Waimakariri District
  40. Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Dana Dopleach
    Location: Horse Estuary Pine Walk Off Highway 250 Tunnel Road, Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ (-43.556, 172.693) Christchurch City
  41. White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Dana Dopleach
    Location: Horse Estuary Pine Walk Off Highway 250 Tunnel Road, Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ (-43.556, 172.693) Christchurch City
  42. Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Dana Dopleach
    Location: Horse Estuary Pine Walk Off Highway 250 Tunnel Road, Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ (-43.556, 172.693) Christchurch City
  43. Black Stilt Himantopus novaezelandiae
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Rodrigo Ortega Hernandez
    Location: Lake Benmore--Ohau River Delta Mackenzie District
  44. Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Christchurch--Matuku Lakes Christchurch City
  45. Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Christchurch--Matuku Lakes Christchurch City
  46. Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Ackerley
    Location: Avon Heathcote Estuary Shag roost (along Main road) Christchurch City
  47. California Quail Callipepla californica
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Ackerley
    Location: Christchurch--King Park Christchurch City
  48. Little Owl Athene noctua
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Cave Track Christchurch City
  49. Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
    # Count: 18
    Date:
    Observer: Don Goodale
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai--McCormacks Bay Reserve Christchurch City
  50. New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Pierce Louderback
    Location: Ashburton Lakes--Lake Clearwater. Ashburton District
  51. Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Max Chalfin-Jacobs
    Location: Christchurch--Botanic Gardens Christchurch City
  52. Graylag Goose Anser anser
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Beaumont
    Location: Wainono Lagoon--Wainono Lake Road Waimate District
  53. White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Beaumont
    Location: Wainono Lagoon--Wainono Lake Road Waimate District
  54. Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Philip Crutchley
    Location: motukarara Selwyn District
  55. Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Bev Alexander
    Location: Taranaki creek walkway. Waimakariri District
  56. Great Egret Ardea alba
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Don Goodale
    Location: Brooklands Lagoon--north end Christchurch City
  57. Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Ackerley
    Location: Travis Wetland Nature Heritage Park, Christchurch NZ-Canterbury (-43.4883,172.6937) Christchurch City
  58. Black-fronted Dotterel Charadrius melanops
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Don Goodale
    Location: Ravenswood--Kesteven Place Wetland Waimakariri District
  59. Mute Swan Cygnus olor
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Don Goodale
    Location: Pegasus Wetlands N of Tiritiri Moana Dr Waimakariri District
  60. Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Don Goodale
    Location: Lake Pegasus Waimakariri District
  61. Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Encounter Kaikoura
    Location: Kaikoura--offshore--Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) Kaikoura District
  62. Antipodean Albatross Diomedea antipodensis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Encounter Kaikoura
    Location: Kaikoura--offshore--Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) Kaikoura District
  63. Buller's Albatross Thalassarche bulleri
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Encounter Kaikoura
    Location: Kaikoura--offshore--Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) Kaikoura District
  64. White-capped Albatross Thalassarche cauta
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: Encounter Kaikoura
    Location: Kaikoura--offshore--Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) Kaikoura District
  65. Cape Petrel Daption capense
    # Count: 30
    Date:
    Observer: Encounter Kaikoura
    Location: Kaikoura--offshore--Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) Kaikoura District
  66. Westland Petrel Procellaria westlandica
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Encounter Kaikoura
    Location: Kaikoura--offshore--Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) Kaikoura District
  67. Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai--McCormacks Bay Reserve Christchurch City
  68. Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Georgie Archibald
    Location: Lake Coleridge--Ryton Bay Selwyn District
  69. Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: Sudima, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.409, 173.686) Kaikoura District
  70. Pipipi Mohoua novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Ackerley
    Location: Hinewai Reserve Christchurch City
  71. Rifleman Acanthisitta chloris
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Ackerley
    Location: Hinewai Reserve Christchurch City
  72. Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Ackerley
    Location: Hinewai Reserve Christchurch City
  73. South Island Robin Petroica australis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Miles Burford
    Location: 82 Chapmans Road, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.363, 173.592) Kaikoura District
  74. Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Pierce Louderback
    Location: Kaikoura--South Bay Reserve Kaikoura District
  75. Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
    # Count: 9
    Date:
    Observer: Encounter Kaikoura
    Location: Kaikoura--offshore--Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) Kaikoura District
  76. Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Noah Fenwick
    Location: Red Hut Mackenzie District
  77. New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Philip Crutchley
    Location: Summit Road, Canterbury, NZ (-43.64, 172.623) Selwyn District
  78. Kea Nestor notabilis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Phil Smith
    Location: Arthurs Pass Township Selwyn District
  79. Little Egret Egretta garzetta
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Georgie Archibald
    Location: Ashley Rakahuri Regional Park, Sefton NZ-Canterbury -43.27944, 172.71651 Waimakariri District
  80. Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: 80 Esplanade, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.408, 173.685) Kaikoura District
  81. New Zealand Fernbird Poodytes punctatus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Noah Fenwick
    Location: Wainono Lagoon--Wainono Lake Road Waimate District
  82. Brown Teal Anas chlorotis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Ackerley
    Location: Travis Wetland--New Pond Christchurch City
  83. Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Amberley Beach Lagoon Walkway Hurunui District
  84. Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus
    # Count: 11
    Date:
    Observer: Kieran Rowe
    Location: 971 The Lake Rd, Leeston NZ-Canterbury -43.77544, 172.34704 Selwyn District
  85. Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Samuel Amaris
    Location: Pegasus Wetlands N of Tiritiri Moana Dr Waimakariri District
  86. Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Ackerley
    Location: 560 New Brighton Rd, Christchurch NZ-Canterbury (-43.5081,172.7212) Christchurch City
  87. Salvin's Albatross Thalassarche salvini
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Stefan Passlick
    Location: Kaikoura--offshore--Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) Kaikoura District
  88. White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Stefan Passlick
    Location: Kaikoura--offshore--Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) Kaikoura District
  89. Buller's Shearwater Ardenna bulleri
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Stefan Passlick
    Location: Kaikoura--offshore--Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) Kaikoura District
  90. Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Stefan Passlick
    Location: Kaikoura--offshore--Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) Kaikoura District
  91. Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: Kaikoura--Point Kean Seal Colony Kaikoura District
  92. Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bev Alexander
    Location: 7481, Leithfield NZ-Canterbury -43.20862, 172.75789 Hurunui District
  93. Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: Kaikōura Peninsula Walkway, Canterbury, NZ (-42.426, 173.689) Kaikoura District
  94. Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Tom Hitchon
    Location: Kaikoura South Coast--Paia Point Kaikoura District
  95. Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Barb Scott
    Location: Travis Wetland--New Pond Christchurch City
  96. Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Christchurch--Travis Wetland/Ōruapaeroa (general) Christchurch City
  97. North Island Robin Petroica longipes
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Daniel Bastaja
    Location: Kowhai Bush--Schoolhouse Rd entrance Kaikoura District
  98. Southern Giant-Petrel Macronectes giganteus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Encounter Kaikoura
    Location: Kaikoura--offshore--Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) Kaikoura District

Exotic: Provisional (2)

  1. Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: 38 Kingsburys Road, Dorie, Canterbury, NZ (-43.901, 172.184) Ashburton District
  2. African Collared-Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: 107A Kippenberger Avenue, Rangiora, Canterbury, NZ (-43.302, 172.604) Waimakariri District

Exotic: Escapee (3)

  1. Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Don Goodale
    Location: Christchurch--Riccarton Bush Christchurch City
  2. Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Josh Brown
    Location: Christchurch--Peacock Springs (restricted access) Christchurch City
  3. Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Kieran Rowe
    Location: 25 Timber Yard Road, Leeston NZ-Canterbury (-43.7987,172.3495) Selwyn District

Hybrids (4)

  1. Mallard x Pacific Black Duck (hybrid) Anas platyrhynchos x superciliosa
    # Count: 9
    Date:
    Observer: Andrew Crossland
    Location: 11–17 Rhyolite Ct, Rolleston NZ-Canterbury -43.60045, 172.35765 Selwyn District
  2. Pied x Black Stilt (hybrid) Himantopus leucocephalus x novaezelandiae
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Beaumont
    Location: Wainono Lagoon--Wainono Lake Road Waimate District
  3. Muscovy Duck x Mallard (hybrid) Cairina moschata x Anas platyrhynchos
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Ackerley
    Location: Lake Forsyth--Catons Bay. Christchurch City
  4. Graylag x Canada Goose (hybrid) Anser anser x Branta canadensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai--Windsurf Car Park Christchurch City

Additional Taxa (12)

  1. passerine sp. Passeriformes sp.
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Don Goodale
    Location: 59A Middleton Rd, Christchurch NZ-Canterbury (-43.5355,172.5814) Christchurch City
  2. gull sp. Larinae sp.
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Sean Summ
    Location: Christchurch--Barbadoes Street Cemetery Christchurch City
  3. oystercatcher sp. Haematopus sp.
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Ackerley
    Location: 2 Seamount Tce, Christchurch NZ-Canterbury (-43.5576,172.7172) Christchurch City
  4. Silver/Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae/bulleri
    # Count: 35
    Date:
    Observer: Don Lovett
    Location: 37 Aynsley Terrace, Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ (-43.557, 172.666) Christchurch City
  5. duck sp. Anatidae (duck sp.)
    # Count: 9
    Date:
    Observer: Sean Summ
    Location: Eversleigh St, Christchurch NZ-Canterbury -43.51745, 172.63484 Christchurch City
  6. large albatross sp. Diomedea sp.
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Pierce Louderback
    Location: Kaikoura--South Bay Reserve Kaikoura District
  7. Tui/New Zealand Bellbird Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae/Anthornis melanura
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Dawn Palmer
    Location: Fyffe Quay, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.42, 173.708) Kaikoura District
  8. small albatross sp. Thalassarche sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: Sudima, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.409, 173.686) Kaikoura District
  9. bird sp. Aves sp.
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Encounter Kaikoura
    Location: Kaikoura--offshore--Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) Kaikoura District
  10. cormorant sp. Phalacrocoracidae sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brett Curry
    Location: Home, Waimairi Beach, Christchurch NZ Christchurch City
  11. shearwater sp. Procellariidae sp. (shearwater sp.)
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Don Goodale
    Location: Pegasus Beach Waimakariri District
  12. Snowy/Tristan/Antipodean Albatross Diomedea exulans/dabbenena/antipodensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Encounter Kaikoura
    Location: Kaikoura--offshore--Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) Kaikoura District