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Native and Naturalized (88)

  1. Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Frank Antram
    Location: Ashley Rakahuri Regional Park—Raupo Berm Waimakariri District
  2. Black Stilt Himantopus novaezelandiae
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Frank Antram
    Location: Glentanner Mackenzie District
  3. Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: David Price
    Location: Godley Head Christchurch City
  4. Westland Petrel Procellaria westlandica
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: Sudima, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.409, 173.686) Kaikoura District
  5. Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: Sudima, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.409, 173.686) Kaikoura District
  6. Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Jonathan Rihan
    Location: Banks Peninsula--Okains Bay campground Christchurch City
  7. Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jonathan Rihan
    Location: Kaikoura--offshore--Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) Kaikoura District
  8. Cape Petrel Daption capense
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jonathan Rihan
    Location: Kaikoura--offshore--Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) Kaikoura District
  9. Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: gabriel normand
    Location: Kaikoura--offshore--Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) Kaikoura District
  10. Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: gabriel normand
    Location: Kaikoura--offshore--Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) Kaikoura District
  11. Antipodean Albatross Diomedea antipodensis
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: gabriel normand
    Location: Kaikoura--offshore--Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) Kaikoura District
  12. Salvin's Albatross Thalassarche salvini
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: gabriel normand
    Location: Kaikoura--offshore--Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) Kaikoura District
  13. Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: gabriel normand
    Location: Kaikoura--offshore--Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) Kaikoura District
  14. Great Egret Ardea alba
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Pegasus Wetland Waimakariri District
  15. Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Adam Colley
    Location: Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora)--Greenpark Huts to Halswell Canal Selwyn District
  16. White-capped Albatross Thalassarche cauta
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Jonathan Rihan
    Location: South Pacific Ocean NZ-Canterbury (-42.4075,173.7245) Kaikoura District
  17. Northern Giant-Petrel Macronectes halli
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Jonathan Rihan
    Location: South Pacific Ocean NZ-Canterbury (-42.4075,173.7245) Kaikoura District
  18. Graylag Goose Anser anser
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: Rachel Woodcock
    Location: Timaru--Smithfield Rockpools Timaru District
  19. Kea Nestor notabilis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Shawn Herron
    Location: 13940 West Coast Road, Arthur's Pass Village, Canterbury, NZ (-42.947, 171.568) Selwyn District
  20. Rifleman Acanthisitta chloris
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Diego Carena-Santiago
    Location: Parsons Creek Waitaki District
  21. Mute Swan Cygnus olor
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Patrick Aldwell
    Location: 47 Te Raki Dr, Te Whariki ponds, Lincoln NZ-Canterbury -43.64915, 172.48493 Selwyn District
  22. Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Ackerley
    Location: Christchurch--King Park Christchurch City
  23. New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Philip Crutchley
    Location: NZ-Canterbury-Akaroa-582 Flea Bay Road - -43.851x173.002 Christchurch City
  24. Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Noah Fenwick
    Location: 2408 Geraldine-Fairlie Highway, Kakahu, Canterbury, NZ (-44.085, 170.983) Timaru District
  25. Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Janet Burton
    Location: Lincoln Wetlands Selwyn District
  26. New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Christchurch--Botanic Gardens Christchurch City
  27. Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Philip Crutchley
    Location: Lake Ellesmere(Te Waihora)--'tip' of Kaitorete Spit Christchurch City
  28. Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Andrew Crossland
    Location: 96–110 Selwyn Lake Rd, Leeston NZ-Canterbury -43.71190, 172.42456 Selwyn District
  29. Little Owl Athene noctua
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Tessa Mitchell-Anyon
    Location: Styx Mill Walkway Christchurch City
  30. Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Sharon Lake
    Location: Lake Roto Kohatu, Harewood, Christchurch Christchurch City
  31. Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
    # Count: 11
    Date:
    Observer: Sharon Lake
    Location: Lake Roto Kohatu, Harewood, Christchurch Christchurch City
  32. Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: Don Goodale
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai--McCormacks Bay Reserve Christchurch City
  33. Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: 86 Scarborough Street, Kaikoura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.413, 173.682) Kaikoura District
  34. Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis
    # Count: 53
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Ackerley
    Location: Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora)--Embankment Road Selwyn District
  35. New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Ackerley
    Location: 172 Orchard Rd, Christchurch NZ-Canterbury -43.47297, 172.55676 Christchurch City
  36. Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Ackerley
    Location: Avon Heathcote Estuary Shag roost (along Main road) Christchurch City
  37. Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Don Goodale
    Location: 59A Middleton Rd, Christchurch NZ-Canterbury (-43.5355,172.5814) Christchurch City
  38. Rock Pigeon Columba livia
    # Count: 22
    Date:
    Observer: Samuel Amaris
    Location: 115 Taylors Mistake Road, Sumner NZ-Canterbury -43.57740, 172.77703 Christchurch City
  39. Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
    # Count: 80
    Date:
    Observer: Samuel Amaris
    Location: 115 Taylors Mistake Road, Sumner NZ-Canterbury -43.57740, 172.77703 Christchurch City
  40. Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: David Boyle
    Location: Kaikoura--Mt Fyffe track Kaikoura District
  41. Pipipi Mohoua novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 20
    Date:
    Observer: David Boyle
    Location: Kaikoura--Mt Fyffe track Kaikoura District
  42. Tomtit Petroica macrocephala
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: David Boyle
    Location: Kaikoura--Mt Fyffe track Kaikoura District
  43. South Island Robin Petroica australis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: David Boyle
    Location: Kaikoura--Mt Fyffe track Kaikoura District
  44. Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret
    # Count: 15
    Date:
    Observer: David Boyle
    Location: Kaikoura--Mt Fyffe track Kaikoura District
  45. New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Charles Gillingham
    Location: Travis Wetland--New Pond Christchurch City
  46. Black-fronted Dotterel Charadrius melanops
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Charles Gillingham
    Location: Travis Wetland--New Pond Christchurch City
  47. Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Charles Gillingham
    Location: Travis Wetland--New Pond Christchurch City
  48. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Charles Gillingham
    Location: Travis Wetland--New Pond Christchurch City
  49. New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Philip Crutchley
    Location: Summit Road, Governors Bay, Canterbury, NZ (-43.607, 172.645) Christchurch City
  50. Dunnock Prunella modularis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Philip Crutchley
    Location: Summit Road, Governors Bay, Canterbury, NZ (-43.607, 172.645) Christchurch City
  51. Canada Goose Branta canadensis
    # Count: 35
    Date:
    Observer: William Brice
    Location: Ashley River Estuary Waimakariri District
  52. Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
    # Count: 9
    Date:
    Observer: William Brice
    Location: Ashley River Estuary Waimakariri District
  53. Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: William Brice
    Location: Ashley River Estuary Waimakariri District
  54. South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
    # Count: 11
    Date:
    Observer: William Brice
    Location: Ashley River Estuary Waimakariri District
  55. Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
    # Count: 15
    Date:
    Observer: William Brice
    Location: Ashley River Estuary Waimakariri District
  56. Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
    # Count: 16
    Date:
    Observer: William Brice
    Location: Ashley River Estuary Waimakariri District
  57. Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: William Brice
    Location: Ashley River Estuary Waimakariri District
  58. Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
    # Count: 22
    Date:
    Observer: William Brice
    Location: Ashley River Estuary Waimakariri District
  59. White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
    # Count: 18
    Date:
    Observer: William Brice
    Location: Ashley River Estuary Waimakariri District
  60. Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: William Brice
    Location: Ashley River Estuary Waimakariri District
  61. Little Egret Egretta garzetta
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: William Brice
    Location: Ashley River Estuary Waimakariri District
  62. White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: William Brice
    Location: Ashley River Estuary Waimakariri District
  63. Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: William Brice
    Location: Ashley River Estuary Waimakariri District
  64. Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: William Brice
    Location: Ashley River Estuary Waimakariri District
  65. Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: William Brice
    Location: Ashley River Estuary Waimakariri District
  66. Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: William Brice
    Location: Ashley River Estuary Waimakariri District
  67. Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: William Brice
    Location: Ashley River Estuary Waimakariri District
  68. Black Swan Cygnus atratus
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Christine McCormack
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai--McCormacks Bay Reserve Christchurch City
  69. Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Christine McCormack
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai--McCormacks Bay Reserve Christchurch City
  70. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Christine McCormack
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai--McCormacks Bay Reserve Christchurch City
  71. Gray Teal Anas gracilis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Christine McCormack
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai--McCormacks Bay Reserve Christchurch City
  72. California Quail Callipepla californica
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Christine McCormack
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai--McCormacks Bay Reserve Christchurch City
  73. Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Christine McCormack
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai--McCormacks Bay Reserve Christchurch City
  74. Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
    # Count: 24
    Date:
    Observer: Christine McCormack
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai--McCormacks Bay Reserve Christchurch City
  75. Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Christine McCormack
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai--McCormacks Bay Reserve Christchurch City
  76. Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
    # Count: 25
    Date:
    Observer: Christine McCormack
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai--McCormacks Bay Reserve Christchurch City
  77. Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Christine McCormack
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai--McCormacks Bay Reserve Christchurch City
  78. Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Christine McCormack
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai--McCormacks Bay Reserve Christchurch City
  79. Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Christine McCormack
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai--McCormacks Bay Reserve Christchurch City
  80. Gray Gerygone Gerygone igata
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Christine McCormack
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai--McCormacks Bay Reserve Christchurch City
  81. New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Christine McCormack
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai--McCormacks Bay Reserve Christchurch City
  82. Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Christine McCormack
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai--McCormacks Bay Reserve Christchurch City
  83. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Christine McCormack
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai--McCormacks Bay Reserve Christchurch City
  84. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Christine McCormack
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai--McCormacks Bay Reserve Christchurch City
  85. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Christine McCormack
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai--McCormacks Bay Reserve Christchurch City
  86. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Christine McCormack
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai--McCormacks Bay Reserve Christchurch City
  87. European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Christine McCormack
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai--McCormacks Bay Reserve Christchurch City
  88. European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
    # Count: 14
    Date:
    Observer: Christine McCormack
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai--McCormacks Bay Reserve Christchurch City

Exotic: Provisional (2)

  1. Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Philip Crutchley
    Location: mouth of prices valley Christchurch City
  2. African Collared-Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Tom Broughton
    Location: Ellesmere Cemetary, Canterbury, NZ (-43.778, 172.261) Selwyn District

Exotic: Escapee (2)

  1. Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Charles Gillingham
    Location: Christchurch--Riccarton Bush Christchurch City
  2. Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sharon Lake
    Location: Otaitaikino Walkway Lake Rua Towards Clearwater, Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ (-43.46, 172.577) Christchurch City

Hybrids (3)

  1. Pied x Black Stilt (hybrid) Himantopus leucocephalus x novaezelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kieran Rowe
    Location: Lake Ellesmere(Te Waihora)--'tip' of Kaitorete Spit Christchurch City
  2. Muscovy Duck x Mallard (hybrid) Cairina moschata x Anas platyrhynchos
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: Christian Cosgrove
    Location: Christchurch--Avon River (near Hospital) Christchurch City
  3. Mallard x Pacific Black Duck (hybrid) Anas platyrhynchos x superciliosa
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Charles Gillingham
    Location: Travis Wetland--New Pond Christchurch City

Additional Taxa (9)

  1. small albatross sp. Thalassarche sp.
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: Sudima, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.409, 173.686) Kaikoura District
  2. albatross sp. Diomedeidae sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Štefan Kopec
    Location: Sudima, Kaikōura, Canterbury, NZ (-42.409, 173.686) Kaikoura District
  3. finch sp. Fringillidae sp.
    # Count: 9
    Date:
    Observer: Sharon Lake
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary/Ihutai--Southshore Spit Reserve Christchurch City
  4. bird sp. Aves sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sharon Lake
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary/Ihutai--Southshore Spit Reserve Christchurch City
  5. Southern/Northern Giant-Petrel Macronectes giganteus/halli
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Jesse M. Rubenstein
    Location: Boulder Bay, Godley Heads, Christchurch, New Zealand Christchurch City
  6. cormorant sp. Phalacrocoracidae sp.
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Audrey Austin
    Location: Avon-Heathcote Estuary/Ihutai--northern arm Christchurch City
  7. gull sp. Larinae sp.
    # Count: 25
    Date:
    Observer: Josh Brown
    Location: Christchurch--Roto Kohatu Christchurch City
  8. Silver/Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae/bulleri
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Don Lovett
    Location: 177 MacKenzie Avenue, Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ (-43.551, 172.672) Christchurch City
  9. passerine sp. Passeriformes sp.
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Don Goodale
    Location: 59A Middleton Rd, Christchurch NZ-Canterbury (-43.5355,172.5814) Christchurch City