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Native and Naturalized (78)

  1. New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: malcolm rutherford
    Location: 1275 Matawai Road, Ormond, Gisborne, NZ (-38.549, 177.918)
  2. Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Don Still
    Location: Matawhero, Willow Road.
  3. Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Don Still
    Location: Matawhero, Willow Road.
  4. Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: malcolm rutherford
    Location: 467A Aberdeen Road, Gisborne, Gisborne, NZ (-38.655, 178.018)
  5. Rock Pigeon Columba livia
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: malcolm rutherford
    Location: 467A Aberdeen Road, Gisborne, Gisborne, NZ (-38.655, 178.018)
  6. Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: malcolm rutherford
    Location: 467A Aberdeen Road, Gisborne, Gisborne, NZ (-38.655, 178.018)
  7. Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: malcolm rutherford
    Location: 467A Aberdeen Road, Gisborne, Gisborne, NZ (-38.655, 178.018)
  8. Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: malcolm rutherford
    Location: 467A Aberdeen Road, Gisborne, Gisborne, NZ (-38.655, 178.018)
  9. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: malcolm rutherford
    Location: 467A Aberdeen Road, Gisborne, Gisborne, NZ (-38.655, 178.018)
  10. Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Don Still
    Location: Pouawa River Estuary
  11. Red-breasted Dotterel Anarhynchus obscurus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Don Still
    Location: Pouawa River Estuary
  12. Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Don Still
    Location: Pouawa River Estuary
  13. Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Don Still
    Location: Pouawa River Estuary
  14. Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Don Still
    Location: Pouawa River Estuary
  15. European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: Don Still
    Location: Pouawa River Estuary
  16. Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: malcolm rutherford
    Location: Tauwhareparae Road, Tauwhareparae, Gisborne, NZ (-38.183, 177.988)
  17. Gray Gerygone Gerygone igata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: malcolm rutherford
    Location: Tauwhareparae Road, Tauwhareparae, Gisborne, NZ (-38.183, 177.988)
  18. New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: malcolm rutherford
    Location: Tauwhareparae Road, Tauwhareparae, Gisborne, NZ (-38.183, 177.988)
  19. Whitehead Mohoua albicilla
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: malcolm rutherford
    Location: Tauwhareparae Road, Tauwhareparae, Gisborne, NZ (-38.183, 177.988)
  20. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: malcolm rutherford
    Location: Tauwhareparae Road, Tauwhareparae, Gisborne, NZ (-38.183, 177.988)
  21. Dunnock Prunella modularis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: malcolm rutherford
    Location: Tauwhareparae Road, Tauwhareparae, Gisborne, NZ (-38.183, 177.988)
  22. Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: malcolm rutherford
    Location: Tauwhareparae Road, Tauwhareparae, Gisborne, NZ (-38.181, 177.971)
  23. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: malcolm rutherford
    Location: Tauwhareparae Road, Tauwhareparae, Gisborne, NZ (-38.181, 177.971)
  24. Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: malcolm rutherford
    Location: Tauwhareparae Road, Tauwhareparae, Gisborne, NZ (-38.181, 177.971)
  25. Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: malcolm rutherford
    Location: 5573-5577 Tauwhareparae Road, Tauwhareparae, Gisborne, NZ (-38.178, 177.974)
  26. Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: malcolm rutherford
    Location: 5577 Tauwhareparae Road, Tauwhareparae, Gisborne, NZ (-38.173, 177.978)
  27. Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: malcolm rutherford
    Location: 5577 Tauwhareparae Road, Tauwhareparae, Gisborne, NZ (-38.173, 177.978)
  28. Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: malcolm rutherford
    Location: Tauwhareparae Road, Tauwhareparae, Gisborne, NZ (-38.182, 177.971)
  29. Tomtit Petroica macrocephala
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: malcolm rutherford
    Location: Tauwhareparae Road, Tauwhareparae, Gisborne, NZ (-38.184, 177.983)
  30. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: malcolm rutherford
    Location: 5125 Tauwhareparae Road, Tauwhareparae, Gisborne, NZ (-38.191, 178.004)
  31. Black Swan Cygnus atratus
    # Count: 40
    Date:
    Observer: Don Still
    Location: Te Wherowhero Lagoon, Muriwai.
  32. Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
    # Count: 30
    Date:
    Observer: Don Still
    Location: Te Wherowhero Lagoon, Muriwai.
  33. Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Don Still
    Location: Te Wherowhero Lagoon, Muriwai.
  34. White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: Don Still
    Location: Te Wherowhero Lagoon, Muriwai.
  35. Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Don Still
    Location: Te Wherowhero Lagoon, Muriwai.
  36. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: malcolm rutherford
    Location: Fernside Road, Tauwhareparae, Gisborne, NZ (-38.187, 178.095)
  37. New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: malcolm rutherford
    Location: Fernside Road, Tauwhareparae, Gisborne, NZ (-38.187, 178.095)
  38. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: malcolm rutherford
    Location: Fernside Road, Tauwhareparae, Gisborne, NZ (-38.187, 178.095)
  39. Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Don Still
    Location: Pouawa River Estuary
  40. Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Don Still
    Location: Pouawa River Estuary
  41. Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Don Still
    Location: Pouawa River Estuary
  42. Graylag Goose Anser anser
    # Count: 19
    Date:
    Observer: malcolm rutherford
    Location: 224 Mangatokerau Road, Mangatuna, Gisborne, NZ (-38.286, 178.245)
  43. White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
    # Count: 14
    Date:
    Observer: Gisborne BirdsNZ
    Location: Pouawa River Estuary
  44. Gray Teal Anas gracilis
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Gisborne BirdsNZ
    Location: 629 Pehiri Road, Pehiri, Gisborne, NZ (-38.637, 177.701)
  45. Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Rachael Ashdown
    Location: Pouawa River Estuary
  46. Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bryce Foster
    Location: Gisborne--Titirangi Domain
  47. New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Cuming
    Location: Titirangi Drive, Gisborne, Gisborne, NZ (-38.68, 178.035)
  48. European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Cuming
    Location: 329 Mander Road, Waimata, Gisborne, NZ (-38.575, 178.041)
  49. Weka Gallirallus australis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Cuming
    Location: Motu Falls Road, Mōtū, Gisborne, NZ (-38.249, 177.596)
  50. North Island Robin Petroica longipes
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Cuming
    Location: Motu Falls Road, Mōtū, Gisborne, NZ (-38.249, 177.596)
  51. South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Stew Stewart
    Location: Gisborne--Waikanae Beach & rivermouth port
  52. Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: malcolm rutherford
    Location: Waimata, Gisborne, NZ (-38.593, 178.171)
  53. Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: malcolm rutherford
    Location: Waimata, Gisborne, NZ (-38.59, 178.177)
  54. Long-tailed Koel Urodynamis taitensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Gisborne BirdsNZ
    Location: Wharekopae Tiniroto roundabout
  55. Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: malcolm rutherford
    Location: 467A Aberdeen Road, Gisborne, Gisborne, NZ (-38.654, 178.018)
  56. Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: malcolm rutherford
    Location: Gisborne--Innes Street Pond
  57. New Zealand Grebe Poliocephalus rufopectus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: malcolm rutherford
    Location: 259 Awapuni Road, Gisborne, Gisborne, NZ (-38.669, 178.001)
  58. Blue Duck Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: David Peppar
    Location: Gisborne--SH35 flooded fields
  59. Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: David Peppar
    Location: Gisborne, NZ (-38.705, 178.01)
  60. Parkinson's Petrel Procellaria parkinsoni
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Kathleen Fowler
    Location: Pacific Ocean 2
  61. White-capped Albatross Thalassarche cauta
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Ian Jansma
    Location: East Cape--Offshore
  62. Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Ian Jansma
    Location: East Cape--Offshore
  63. Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Ian Jansma
    Location: East Cape--Offshore
  64. Buller's Shearwater Ardenna bulleri
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Ian Jansma
    Location: East Cape--Offshore
  65. Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Ian Jansma
    Location: East Cape--Offshore
  66. Canada Goose Branta canadensis
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: Jessica Simmons
    Location: Tolaga Bay--Cook's Cove Track
  67. Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kathy Burgis
    Location: Pacific Ocean
  68. Gray-faced Petrel Pterodroma gouldi
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Stephen Menzie
    Location: South Pacific Ocean (-38.7616,178.5010)
  69. Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Gisborne BirdsNZ
    Location: PB Golf CLub
  70. North Island Brown Kiwi Apteryx mantelli
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Geoff & Raewynn Foreman
    Location: Motu Ecoworks Kiwi Sanctuary
  71. Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Javier Cotin
    Location: Gisborne--Waikanae Beach & rivermouth port
  72. California Quail Callipepla californica
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Don Still
    Location: Kie Kie Marae, Waipiro Bay.
  73. Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Don Still
    Location: Gisborne--Alfred Cox Walkway (Waikanae Creek)
  74. White-faced Storm-Petrel Pelagodroma marina
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Matthew Withrow
    Location: Auto selected -38.47378, 178.43148
  75. Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Mike Greenfelder
    Location: Eastwoodhill Arboretum
  76. Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Te Puia Springs
  77. New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Te Puia Springs
  78. Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Maraehara/Waiapu Delta & Lagoons

Exotic: Provisional (1)

  1. Mute Swan Cygnus olor
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Geoff & Raewynn Foreman
    Location: Knapdale, Snowsill Road, Gisborne, Gisborne, NZ (-38.574, 177.94)

Exotic: Escapee (2)

  1. Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Javier Cotin
    Location: Auto selected -38.65803, 177.94816
  2. Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Pepere Road, Tikitiki, Gisborne, NZ (-37.815, 178.378)

Hybrids (1)

  1. Mallard x Pacific Black Duck (hybrid) Anas platyrhynchos x superciliosa
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: malcolm rutherford
    Location: Tauwhareparae Road, Tauwhareparae, Gisborne, NZ (-38.189, 177.99)

Additional Taxa (4)

  1. passerine sp. Passeriformes sp.
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Geoff & Raewynn Foreman
    Location: Mt Hikurangi at the Pou, on DOC Track Ruatoria, Gisborne, NZ (-37.897, 178.069)
  2. Snowy/Tristan/Antipodean Albatross Diomedea exulans/dabbenena/antipodensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michel Turcot
    Location: Gisborne Pelagic
  3. Sooty/Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna grisea/tenuirostris
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Matthew Withrow
    Location: Auto selected -38.34848, 178.45710
  4. shearwater sp. Procellariidae sp. (shearwater sp.)
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Anaura Bay (General)