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Native and Naturalized (102)

  1. Canada Goose Branta canadensis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Brett Curry
    Location: Backyard BBQ Patio Christchurch City
  2. Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Brett Curry
    Location: Backyard BBQ Patio Christchurch City
  3. California Quail Callipepla californica
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brett Curry
    Location: Backyard BBQ Patio Christchurch City
  4. Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Brett Curry
    Location: Backyard BBQ Patio Christchurch City
  5. Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Brett Curry
    Location: Backyard BBQ Patio Christchurch City
  6. Gray Gerygone Gerygone igata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brett Curry
    Location: Backyard BBQ Patio Christchurch City
  7. Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Brett Curry
    Location: Backyard BBQ Patio Christchurch City
  8. Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Brett Curry
    Location: Backyard BBQ Patio Christchurch City
  9. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Brett Curry
    Location: Backyard BBQ Patio Christchurch City
  10. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brett Curry
    Location: Backyard BBQ Patio Christchurch City
  11. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Brett Curry
    Location: Backyard BBQ Patio Christchurch City
  12. European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Brett Curry
    Location: Backyard BBQ Patio Christchurch City
  13. Little Owl Athene noctua
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: 81 Churchill Street, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.41, 173.679) Kaikoura District
  14. South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Megan Farley
    Location: South Branch Hurunui, Canterbury, NZ Hurunui District
  15. Kea Nestor notabilis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Megan Farley
    Location: South Branch Hurunui, Canterbury, NZ Hurunui District
  16. New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Megan Farley
    Location: South Branch Hurunui, Canterbury, NZ Hurunui District
  17. New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Megan Farley
    Location: South Branch Hurunui, Canterbury, NZ Hurunui District
  18. Tomtit Petroica macrocephala
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Megan Farley
    Location: South Branch Hurunui, Canterbury, NZ Hurunui District
  19. South Island Robin Petroica australis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Megan Farley
    Location: South Branch Hurunui, Canterbury, NZ Hurunui District
  20. Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Megan Farley
    Location: South Branch Hurunui, Canterbury, NZ Hurunui District
  21. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Megan Farley
    Location: South Branch Hurunui, Canterbury, NZ Hurunui District
  22. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
    # Count: 32
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Orton Bradley Park Christchurch City
  23. New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Orton Bradley Park Christchurch City
  24. Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Orton Bradley Park Christchurch City
  25. Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Orton Bradley Park Christchurch City
  26. Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Orton Bradley Park Christchurch City
  27. Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
    # Count: 17
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Orton Bradley Park Christchurch City
  28. Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
    # Count: 18
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Orton Bradley Park Christchurch City
  29. Dunnock Prunella modularis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Orton Bradley Park Christchurch City
  30. Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Orton Bradley Park Christchurch City
  31. European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
    # Count: 60
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Orton Bradley Park Christchurch City
  32. Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
    # Count: 20
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Orton Bradley Park Christchurch City
  33. Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Don Goodale
    Location: 59A Middleton Rd, Christchurch NZ-Canterbury (-43.5355,172.5814) Christchurch City
  34. Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Lisa Ryan
    Location: Christchurch--Sumner Beach Christchurch City
  35. Pipipi Mohoua novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Megan Farley
    Location: South-Branch Hurunui, Canterbury, NZ Hurunui District
  36. Black Swan Cygnus atratus
    # Count: 17
    Date:
    Observer: Frances Schmechel
    Location: Twizel--Kaki Lagoons Mackenzie District
  37. Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
    # Count: 27
    Date:
    Observer: Frances Schmechel
    Location: Twizel--Kaki Lagoons Mackenzie District
  38. Gray Teal Anas gracilis
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Frances Schmechel
    Location: Twizel--Kaki Lagoons Mackenzie District
  39. New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 43
    Date:
    Observer: Frances Schmechel
    Location: Twizel--Kaki Lagoons Mackenzie District
  40. Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Frances Schmechel
    Location: Twizel--Kaki Lagoons Mackenzie District
  41. Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Frances Schmechel
    Location: Twizel--Kaki Lagoons Mackenzie District
  42. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Frances Schmechel
    Location: Twizel--Kaki Lagoons Mackenzie District
  43. White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Frances Schmechel
    Location: Twizel--Kaki Lagoons Mackenzie District
  44. Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Vivienne Hastie
    Location: Kaikoura--Point Kean Seal Colony Kaikoura District
  45. Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Vivienne Hastie
    Location: Kaikoura--Point Kean Seal Colony Kaikoura District
  46. Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Vivienne Hastie
    Location: Kaikoura--Point Kean Seal Colony Kaikoura District
  47. White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Vivienne Hastie
    Location: Kaikoura--Point Kean Seal Colony Kaikoura District
  48. White-capped Albatross Thalassarche cauta
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: Vivienne Hastie
    Location: Kaikoura--Point Kean Seal Colony Kaikoura District
  49. Salvin's Albatross Thalassarche salvini
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Vivienne Hastie
    Location: Kaikoura--Point Kean Seal Colony Kaikoura District
  50. Northern Giant-Petrel Macronectes halli
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Vivienne Hastie
    Location: Kaikoura--Point Kean Seal Colony Kaikoura District
  51. Cape Petrel Daption capense
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Vivienne Hastie
    Location: Kaikoura--Point Kean Seal Colony Kaikoura District
  52. White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Vivienne Hastie
    Location: Kaikoura--Point Kean Seal Colony Kaikoura District
  53. Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Vivienne Hastie
    Location: Kaikoura--Point Kean Seal Colony Kaikoura District
  54. Hutton's Shearwater Puffinus huttoni
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Vivienne Hastie
    Location: Kaikoura--Point Kean Seal Colony Kaikoura District
  55. Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Vivienne Hastie
    Location: Kaikoura--Point Kean Seal Colony Kaikoura District
  56. Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Vivienne Hastie
    Location: Kaikoura--Point Kean Seal Colony Kaikoura District
  57. Rock Pigeon Columba livia
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: 24 Killarney Street, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.408, 173.681) Kaikoura District
  58. Westland Petrel Procellaria westlandica
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Mark Ayre
    Location: 42 Fyffe Quay, Kaikōura NZ-Canterbury -42.41637, 173.70767 Kaikoura District
  59. Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Philip Crutchley
    Location: Lake Forsyth--Catons Bay. Christchurch City
  60. Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Christchurch--Botanic Gardens Christchurch City
  61. Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: James Petersen
    Location: Kaikoura--offshore--Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) Kaikoura District
  62. Antipodean Albatross Diomedea antipodensis
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: James Petersen
    Location: Kaikoura--offshore--Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) Kaikoura District
  63. Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: James Petersen
    Location: Kaikoura--offshore--Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) Kaikoura District
  64. Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: James Petersen
    Location: Kaikoura--offshore--Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) Kaikoura District
  65. Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Thomas Smy
    Location: GSC Rakaia (below SH1 Bridge) Selwyn District
  66. Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Thomas Smy
    Location: GSC Rakaia (below SH1 Bridge) Selwyn District
  67. Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Philip Crutchley
    Location: Kennedys Bush--Sign of the Bellbird Selwyn District
  68. Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
    # Count: 37
    Date:
    Observer: Nicholas Allen
    Location: Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora)--Ataahua Point Christchurch City
  69. Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
    # Count: 20
    Date:
    Observer: Sharon Lake
    Location: Styx Mill Walkway Christchurch City
  70. Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Nicholas Allen
    Location: Lake Forsyth--outlet lagoon Christchurch City
  71. Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Nicholas Allen
    Location: Lake Forsyth--outlet lagoon Christchurch City
  72. Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Nicholas Allen
    Location: Lake Forsyth--outlet lagoon Christchurch City
  73. Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
    # Count: 250
    Date:
    Observer: Don Goodale
    Location: 32–56 Beachville Rd, Christchurch NZ-Canterbury -43.56035, 172.73938 Christchurch City
  74. Graylag Goose Anser anser
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Nicholas Allen
    Location: Lake Forsyth--Western end of main body Christchurch City
  75. Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Nicholas Allen
    Location: Lake Forsyth--Western end of main body Christchurch City
  76. New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Patrick Aldwell
    Location: Te Kuru Wetlands, Christchurch NZ-Canterbury Christchurch City
  77. Red Knot Calidris canutus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Ashley Estuary south end Waimakariri District
  78. Little Egret Egretta garzetta
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sharon Lake
    Location: Taranaki creek walkway. Waimakariri District
  79. Buller's Shearwater Ardenna bulleri
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: Kaikoura--Point Kean Seal Colony Kaikoura District
  80. Mute Swan Cygnus olor
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Pegasus Wetlands N of Tiritiri Moana Dr Waimakariri District
  81. Black-fronted Dotterel Charadrius melanops
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sharon Lake
    Location: Ravenswood--Kesteven Place Wetland Waimakariri District
  82. Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: Inland Road, Canterbury, NZ (-42.379, 173.611) Kaikoura District
  83. Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sharon Lake
    Location: 39 Lake Road South, Leeston, Canterbury, NZ (-43.749, 172.388) Selwyn District
  84. Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Bev Alexander
    Location: Drain Road, 43.7710,172.3538. Selwyn District
  85. New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Don Geddes
    Location: Camrose Avenue/Grace Ireland Dr, Methven, Canterbury, NZ (-43.627, 171.648) Ashburton District
  86. Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva
    # Count: 17
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora)--Jarvis Road Selwyn District
  87. Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora)--Jarvis Road Selwyn District
  88. Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora)--Jarvis Road Selwyn District
  89. Australian Tern Gelochelidon macrotarsa
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Warwick Allen
    Location: Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora)--Jarvis Road Selwyn District
  90. Black Stilt Himantopus novaezelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Ackerley
    Location: Ashley-Saltwater Creek Estuary Waimakariri District
  91. Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: Kaikoura--Point Kean Seal Colony Kaikoura District
  92. Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: Kaikoura--Point Kean Seal Colony Kaikoura District
  93. Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Felix Bird
    Location: Kaikoura--offshore--Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) Kaikoura District
  94. Great Egret Ardea alba
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Richard Chambers
    Location: Unnamed Road, Kaiapoi, Canterbury, NZ (-43.39, 172.678) Waimakariri District
  95. Gray-faced Petrel Pterodroma gouldi
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Bart Donato
    Location: NZ - Kaikōura (Whale watch) Kaikoura District
  96. Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Christopher Leathart
    Location: Pegasus Wetlands Waimakariri District
  97. Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Ashley River Estuary Waimakariri District
  98. Rifleman Acanthisitta chloris
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Ulises Cabrera Miranda
    Location: Mueller Hut Route, Canterbury, NZ (-43.714, 170.075) Mackenzie District
  99. Weka Gallirallus australis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: James Scott
    Location: St Anne's Lagoon/Mata Kopae Hurunui District
  100. Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Don Goodale
    Location: Ashley Estuary south end Waimakariri District
  101. Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Barb Scott
    Location: Kaikoura--offshore--Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) Kaikoura District
  102. Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Catherine Kirby
    Location: Lake Alexandrina--South End Mackenzie District

Exotic: Provisional (3)

  1. Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sharon Lake
    Location: 559 Courtenay Road, Charing Cross, Canterbury, NZ (-43.56, 172.19) Selwyn District
  2. African Collared-Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sharon Lake
    Location: Courtenay Road, Charing Cross, Canterbury, NZ (-43.547, 172.199) Selwyn District
  3. Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Travis Wetland/Ōruapaeroa--Stockyard Scape Christchurch City

Exotic: Escapee (4)

  1. Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Reese
    Location: Christchurch--Avon River (near Hospital) Christchurch City
  2. Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Sharon Lake
    Location: 96 Timber Yard Road, Leeston, Canterbury, NZ (-43.799, 172.354) Selwyn District
  3. Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sharon Lake
    Location: Inwoods Road, Southbridge, Canterbury, NZ (-43.835, 172.254) Selwyn District
  4. Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Don Geddes
    Location: Racecourse, Methven, Canterbury, NZ (-43.619, 171.642) Ashburton District

Hybrids (5)

  1. Mallard x Pacific Black Duck (hybrid) Anas platyrhynchos x superciliosa
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Frances Schmechel
    Location: Twizel--Kaki Lagoons Mackenzie District
  2. Pied x Black Stilt (hybrid) Himantopus leucocephalus x novaezelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Nicholas Allen
    Location: Kaituna Lagoon--SE corner & Lapis Lake Christchurch City
  3. Graylag x Canada Goose (hybrid) Anser anser x Branta canadensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Richard Schofield
    Location: Saltwater Creek track Timaru Timaru District
  4. South Island x Variable Oystercatcher (hybrid) Haematopus unicolor x finschi
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Ackerley
    Location: Ashley-Saltwater Creek Estuary Waimakariri District
  5. Muscovy Duck x Mallard (hybrid) Cairina moschata x Anas platyrhynchos
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: James Scott
    Location: Kaitorete Spit--'Coop's'/CCC Reserve Christchurch City

Additional Taxa (9)

  1. passerine sp. Passeriformes sp.
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Frances Schmechel
    Location: Twizel--Kaki Lagoons Mackenzie District
  2. Northern/Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi/epomophora
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Vivienne Hastie
    Location: Kaikoura--Point Kean Seal Colony Kaikoura District
  3. small albatross sp. Thalassarche sp.
    # Count: 14
    Date:
    Observer: Vivienne Hastie
    Location: Kaikoura--Point Kean Seal Colony Kaikoura District
  4. Hutton's/Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus huttoni/gavia
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: James Petersen
    Location: Kekerengu--The Store Kaikoura District
  5. duck sp. Anatidae (duck sp.)
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Noah Fenwick
    Location: Ruataniwha Wetlands, Canterbury, NZ (-44.288, 170.102) Mackenzie District
  6. cormorant sp. Phalacrocoracidae sp.
    # Count: 15
    Date:
    Observer: Fiona Leo
    Location: Ashley Estuary south end Waimakariri District
  7. Silver/Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae/bulleri
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Don Lovett
    Location: 33 Governors Bay Teddington Road, Allandale, Canterbury, NZ (-43.637, 172.648) Christchurch City
  8. gull sp. Larinae sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Ackerley
    Location: 34 Kings Ave, Waikuku Beach NZ-Canterbury (-43.2842,172.7097) Waimakariri District
  9. albatross sp. Diomedeidae sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: Kaikoura--Point Kean Seal Colony Kaikoura District