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Native and Naturalized (75)

  1. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: 444 State Highway 4, Upokongaro, Manawatu-Wanganui, NZ (-39.869, 175.115)
  2. Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: 444 State Highway 4, Upokongaro, Manawatu-Wanganui, NZ (-39.869, 175.115)
  3. Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: 444 State Highway 4, Upokongaro, Manawatu-Wanganui, NZ (-39.869, 175.115)
  4. New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: 444 State Highway 4, Upokongaro, Manawatu-Wanganui, NZ (-39.869, 175.115)
  5. Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: 444 State Highway 4, Upokongaro, Manawatu-Wanganui, NZ (-39.869, 175.115)
  6. Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: 319 Somme Parade, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, NZ (-39.895, 175.077)
  7. Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: 319 Somme Parade, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, NZ (-39.895, 175.077)
  8. Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: 319 Somme Parade, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, NZ (-39.895, 175.077)
  9. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: 319 Somme Parade, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, NZ (-39.895, 175.077)
  10. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: 319 Somme Parade, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, NZ (-39.895, 175.077)
  11. Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: Whanganui River Estuary--Gilberd St/Karoro Rd access
  12. Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: Whanganui River Estuary--Gilberd St/Karoro Rd access
  13. Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: Whanganui River Estuary--Gilberd St/Karoro Rd access
  14. Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: Whanganui River Estuary--Gilberd St/Karoro Rd access
  15. Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: Mosston Road, Whanganui, NZ (-39.929, 175.005)
  16. Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: Mosston Road, Whanganui, NZ (-39.929, 175.005)
  17. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: Mosston Road, Whanganui, NZ (-39.929, 175.005)
  18. Rock Pigeon Columba livia
    # Count: 26
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: 48 Kelvin Street, Whanganui, Manawatū-Whanganui, NZ (-39.904, 175.055)
  19. Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: 48 Kelvin Street, Whanganui, Manawatū-Whanganui, NZ (-39.904, 175.055)
  20. Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: 48 Kelvin Street, Whanganui, Manawatū-Whanganui, NZ (-39.904, 175.055)
  21. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Frost
    Location: Kowhai Park Riverside
  22. Great Egret Ardea alba
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: 30 Takarangi Street, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, NZ (-39.946, 175.047) Cobham Bridge, Whanganui
  23. Black Swan Cygnus atratus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: Whanganui--Bason Botanic Gardens
  24. Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: Whanganui--Bason Botanic Gardens
  25. Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: Whanganui--Bason Botanic Gardens
  26. Gray Teal Anas gracilis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: Whanganui--Bason Botanic Gardens
  27. Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: Whanganui--Bason Botanic Gardens
  28. Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: Whanganui--Bason Botanic Gardens
  29. Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: Whanganui--Bason Botanic Gardens
  30. European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
    # Count: 18
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: Whanganui--Bason Botanic Gardens
  31. South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Stephen MCGILL
    Location: Whanganui River Estuary--Wharf St
  32. Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Stephen MCGILL
    Location: Whanganui River Estuary--Wharf St
  33. White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
    # Count: 211
    Date:
    Observer: Stephen MCGILL
    Location: Whanganui River Estuary--Wharf St
  34. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Stephen MCGILL
    Location: Whanganui River Estuary--Wharf St
  35. Gray Gerygone Gerygone igata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Stephen MCGILL
    Location: 2281 Rangitatau East Road, Paparangi, Manawatū-Whanganui, NZ (-39.704, 174.964)
  36. New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Stephen MCGILL
    Location: 1931 Rangitatau East Road, Paparangi, Manawatū-Whanganui, NZ (-39.718, 174.959)
  37. Tomtit Petroica macrocephala
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Stephen MCGILL
    Location: 1931 Rangitatau East Road, Paparangi, Manawatū-Whanganui, NZ (-39.718, 174.959)
  38. European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Stephen MCGILL
    Location: 1931 Rangitatau East Road, Paparangi, Manawatū-Whanganui, NZ (-39.718, 174.959)
  39. Whitehead Mohoua albicilla
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Stephen MCGILL
    Location: 1931 Rangitatau East Road, Paparangi, Manawatū-Whanganui, NZ (-39.721, 174.949)
  40. New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Stephen MCGILL
    Location: Rangitatau East Road, Paparangi, Manawatū-Whanganui, NZ (-39.748, 174.953)
  41. Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Stephen MCGILL
    Location: Rangitatau East Road, Paparangi, Manawatū-Whanganui, NZ (-39.748, 174.953)
  42. Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Stephen MCGILL
    Location: Rangitatau East Road, Paparangi, Manawatū-Whanganui, NZ (-39.748, 174.953)
  43. Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Frost
    Location: Whanganui Riverbank, Manawatū-Whanganui, NZ (-39.918, 175.053)
  44. Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Frost
    Location: Whanganui East pasture
  45. Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: 48 Wairere Road, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, NZ (-39.927, 175.064)
  46. California Quail Callipepla californica
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: 48 Wairere Road, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, NZ (-39.927, 175.064)
  47. Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: Mosston Road, Whanganui, NZ (-39.929, 175.005)
  48. New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: Andrew Styche
    Location: Whanganui--Virginia Lake Reserve (Rotokawau)
  49. New Zealand Grebe Poliocephalus rufopectus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Andrew Styche
    Location: Whanganui--Virginia Lake Reserve (Rotokawau)
  50. Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Andrew Styche
    Location: Whanganui--Virginia Lake Reserve (Rotokawau)
  51. Rook Corvus frugilegus
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: Number 2 Line, Fordell, Manawatū-Whanganui, NZ (-39.951, 175.191)
  52. Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Stephen MCGILL
    Location: Whanganui River Estuary--Gilberd St/Karoro Rd access
  53. Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Stephen MCGILL
    Location: Whanganui River Estuary--Gilberd St/Karoro Rd access
  54. White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Fryer
    Location: 111 Gilberd Street, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, NZ (-39.95, 175.011)
  55. Dunnock Prunella modularis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Frost
    Location: Rhododendron walk
  56. Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Frost
    Location: Fax Collection-Fern House walk
  57. New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: 48 Wairere Road, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, NZ (-39.927, 175.064)
  58. Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Frost
    Location: Whanganui mouth--North Mole
  59. Rifleman Acanthisitta chloris
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Dave Howes
    Location: Bushy Park
  60. North Island Saddleback Philesturnus rufusater
    # Count: 12
    Date:
    Observer: Dave Howes
    Location: Bushy Park
  61. Stitchbird Notiomystis cincta
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Dave Howes
    Location: Bushy Park
  62. North Island Robin Petroica longipes
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Dave Howes
    Location: Bushy Park
  63. Graylag Goose Anser anser
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Alan Tennyson
    Location: Virginia Lake
  64. Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Frost
    Location: 809 Whanganui River Road, Parikino, Manawatu-Wanganui, NZ (-39.797, 175.148)
  65. Black-fronted Dotterel Charadrius melanops
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Ormond Torr
    Location: Whangaehu River Estuary
  66. New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Frost
    Location: 384 Kauangaroa Road, Fordell, Manawatu-Wanganui, NZ (-39.955, 175.246)
  67. Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: Whangaehu R estuary, -40.03938, 175.10177
  68. Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Frost
    Location: North Mole, Whanganui R mouth, NZ (-39.948, 174.981)
  69. Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Frost
    Location: Whanganui River Estuary--Gilberd St/Karoro Rd access
  70. Canada Goose Branta canadensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ormond Torr
    Location: Whangaehu River estuary
  71. Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Sue&Gary Milks
    Location: 2117–2245 Highway 4, Whanganui NZ-Manawatū-Whanganui
  72. Red Knot Calidris canutus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: Whanganui River Estuary
  73. Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: Whanganui River Estuary
  74. Long-tailed Koel Urodynamis taitensis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Frost
    Location: Jeab D'Arcy Conservation Area (-39.5918, 174.9736)
  75. Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Rohan Clarke
    Location: Bushy Park

Exotic: Provisional (1)

  1. Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Kim Dalberg
    Location: Fields Track, Kakatahi, Manawatū-Whanganui, NZ (-39.622, 175.423)

Exotic: Escapee (2)

  1. Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Andrew Styche
    Location: Whanganui--Virginia Lake Reserve (Rotokawau)
  2. Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Rohan Clarke
    Location: Bushy Park

Hybrids (3)

  1. Mallard x Pacific Black Duck (hybrid) Anas platyrhynchos x superciliosa
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: Whanganui--Bason Botanic Gardens
  2. Pied x Black Stilt (hybrid) Himantopus leucocephalus x novaezelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Norris
    Location: Beach Road
  3. Muscovy Duck x Mallard (hybrid) Cairina moschata x Anas platyrhynchos
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Oscar Thomas
    Location: Whanganui--Virginia Lake Reserve (Rotokawau)

Additional Taxa (2)

  1. duck sp. Anatidae (duck sp.)
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Pauline and Ray Priest
    Location: 264B Kaitoke Road, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, NZ (-39.975, 175.086)
  2. passerine sp. Passeriformes sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Frost
    Location: Jean D'Arcy Conservation Area (N boundary)