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Native and Naturalized (108)

  1. Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Awakino--Seaview Holiday Park
  2. Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Awakino--Seaview Holiday Park
  3. Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anonymous eBirder
    Location: Waitomo
  4. Red Knot Calidris canutus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Vaughan Turner
    Location: Kiritehere Beach
  5. Little Tern Sternula albifrons
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Shane Robinson
    Location: Waikato, NZ (-38.557, 174.63)
  6. White-faced Storm-Petrel Pelagodroma marina
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Waikato, NZ (-38.135, 174.5)
  7. Parkinson's Petrel Procellaria parkinsoni
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Joe Dillon
    Location: Spirit Of Adventure (Waikato Section)
  8. Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sharen Graham
    Location: Pehitawa NFRT Kaihikatea Reserve
  9. Great Egret Ardea alba
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Awakino (Heads & river)
  10. Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Awakino (Heads & river)
  11. Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Awakino (Heads & river)
  12. Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Awakino (Heads & river)
  13. Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Taharoa Wetlands (North end of Lake Taharoa)
  14. Black Stilt Himantopus novaezelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Kawhia Harbour--Kinohaku Inlet
  15. Buller's Shearwater Ardenna bulleri
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Bob Rigter
    Location: Tasman Sea (-38.0396,174.6301)
  16. Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Emma Bardsley
    Location: Marakopa
  17. Red-breasted Dotterel Anarhynchus obscurus
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: Wendi Lane
    Location: Waikawau Beach
  18. African Collared-Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Paul Lagasi
    Location: Waitomo Caves Rd
  19. Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Marokopa Flats
  20. Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Maclachlan Farm (private)
  21. Buller's Albatross Thalassarche bulleri
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Kawhia Pelagic: <10 nautical miles off Albatross Pt
  22. Gray-faced Petrel Pterodroma gouldi
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Kawhia Pelagic: <10 nautical miles off Albatross Pt
  23. Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Kawhia Pelagic: <10 nautical miles off Albatross Pt
  24. Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Kawhia Pelagic: Inshore Waters
  25. Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Kawhia Pelagic: Inshore Waters
  26. Common Diving-Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Kawhia Pelagic: Inshore Waters
  27. Canada Goose Branta canadensis
    # Count: 28
    Date:
    Observer: Mark O'Brien
    Location: Taharoa Wetlands (North end of Lake Taharoa)
  28. Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Mark O'Brien
    Location: Taharoa Beach
  29. White-capped Albatross Thalassarche cauta
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Waikawau Beach
  30. Northern Giant-Petrel Macronectes halli
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Waikawau Beach
  31. New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Taharoa Wetlands (North end of Lake Taharoa)
  32. Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Taharoa Wetlands (North end of Lake Taharoa)
  33. Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Taharoa Beach
  34. New Zealand Grebe Poliocephalus rufopectus
    # Count: 20
    Date:
    Observer: David Lawrie
    Location: Te Kuiti sewer pond
  35. Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Erik Jonsson
    Location: Mokau (general)
  36. Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sandy Yayanos
    Location: Mokau (general)
  37. Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sandy Yayanos
    Location: Mokau (general)
  38. Red-crowned Parakeet Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Mark Ayre
    Location: sun dance 2 site
  39. Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Anthony Schlencker
    Location: Mokau (general)
  40. Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Anthony Schlencker
    Location: Mokau (general)
  41. Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Anthony Schlencker
    Location: Mokau (general)
  42. Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Anthony Schlencker
    Location: Mokau (general)
  43. Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Bruce McKinlay
    Location: Mokau (general)
  44. North Island Brown Kiwi Apteryx mantelli
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: John Collins
    Location: Waitomo Caves Rd
  45. Rook Corvus frugilegus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bob Curry
    Location: Mapara Scenic Reserve
  46. Black Swan Cygnus atratus
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Clyde Sorenson
    Location: Waitomo Caves Rd
  47. Gray Teal Anas gracilis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Clyde Sorenson
    Location: Waitomo Caves Rd
  48. New Zealand Kaka Nestor meridionalis
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Nikki McArthur
    Location: Horokino Forest, Moloney Rd
  49. Rifleman Acanthisitta chloris
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Nikki McArthur
    Location: Wharekiri Station, Thompson 38
  50. Graylag Goose Anser anser
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Allen Lewis
    Location: Waitomo to Taumarunui
  51. Yellow-crowned Parakeet Cyanoramphus auriceps
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Allen Lewis
    Location: Waitomo to Taumarunui
  52. Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Anders Andersson
    Location: Mapara Scenic Reserve
  53. North Island Robin Petroica longipes
    # Count: 12
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Kennerley
    Location: Mapara Scenic Reserve
  54. New Zealand Fernbird Poodytes punctatus
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Andrew Engilis
    Location: Mapara Scenic Reserve
  55. Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Burke Korol
    Location: Te Kuiti area
  56. Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Werner Suter
    Location: day list: Pureora-Ongarue-Waitomo
  57. Rock Pigeon Columba livia
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Werner Suter
    Location: Te Kuit/Waitomo/Ruakuri Caves - general area
  58. Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: Werner Suter
    Location: day list: Pureora-Ongarue-Waitomo
  59. Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Anders Haglund
    Location: Waitomo Walkway
  60. Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Jonathan Barnett
    Location: Waitomo Caves Rd
  61. Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Betty and John Seddon
    Location: Marokopa
  62. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
    # Count: 50
    Date:
    Observer: Betty and John Seddon
    Location: Marokopa
  63. Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
    # Count: 100
    Date:
    Observer: Betty and John Seddon
    Location: Marokopa
  64. Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Betty and John Seddon
    Location: Marokopa
  65. Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Betty and John Seddon
    Location: Marokopa
  66. Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Betty and John Seddon
    Location: Marokopa
  67. Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Betty and John Seddon
    Location: Marokopa
  68. White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Betty and John Seddon
    Location: Marokopa
  69. South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: David Lawrie
    Location: Mokau, Aunt Kates
  70. Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: David Lawrie
    Location: Mokau, Aunt Kates
  71. Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: David Lawrie
    Location: Mokau, Aunt Kates
  72. White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: David Lawrie
    Location: Mokau, Aunt Kates
  73. Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: David Lawrie
    Location: Mokau, Aunt Kates
  74. New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Native Birds Taranaki
    Location: Mokau (general)
  75. Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: Mangapohue Natural Bridge Scenic Reserve
  76. Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: Te Anga
  77. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: Te Anga
  78. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: Te Anga
  79. Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: Te Anga
  80. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: Te Anga
  81. Dunnock Prunella modularis
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: Te Anga
  82. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: Te Anga
  83. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: Te Anga
  84. European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: Te Anga
  85. European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: Te Anga
  86. Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: Te Anga
  87. Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: Te Anga
  88. Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: Kiritahere
  89. Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: Kiritahere
  90. Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: SH3 near Awakino
  91. Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: SH3 near Awakino
  92. Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: SH3 near Awakino
  93. California Quail Callipepla californica
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: Mangaokewa Gorge Scenic Reserve
  94. New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: Mangaokewa Gorge Scenic Reserve
  95. Long-tailed Koel Urodynamis taitensis
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: Mangaokewa Gorge Scenic Reserve
  96. Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: Mangaokewa Gorge Scenic Reserve
  97. Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: Mangaokewa Gorge Scenic Reserve
  98. Whitehead Mohoua albicilla
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: Mangaokewa Gorge Scenic Reserve
  99. North Island Kokako Callaeas wilsoni
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: Mangaokewa Gorge Scenic Reserve
  100. Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: Mangaokewa Gorge Scenic Reserve
  101. Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: Taumarunui to Te Kuitit
  102. Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: Mangaokewa Gorge Scenic Reserve
  103. New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: Mangaokewa Gorge Scenic Reserve
  104. Gray Gerygone Gerygone igata
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: Taumarunui to Te Kuitit
  105. New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: Mangaokewa Gorge Scenic Reserve
  106. Tomtit Petroica macrocephala
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: Mangaokewa Gorge Scenic Reserve
  107. Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: Te Kuiti
  108. New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: Taumarunui to Te Kuitit

Exotic: Escapee (4)

  1. Swan Goose Anser cygnoides
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Fryer
    Location: 1246 State Highway 3, Te Mapara, Waikato, NZ (-38.421, 175.087)
  2. Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Fryer
    Location: 53 Te Mahoe Road, Mokau, Waikato, NZ (-38.697, 174.633)
  3. Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Pauline and Ray Priest
    Location: 380 State Highway 4, Te Mapara, Waikato, NZ (-38.439, 175.141)
  4. Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: George Watola
    Location: Kawhia Harbour--Willow Point

Hybrids (3)

  1. Graylag x Swan Goose (hybrid) Anser anser x cygnoides
    # Count: 9
    Date:
    Observer: Peter Fryer
    Location: 53 Te Mahoe Road, Mokau, Waikato, NZ (-38.697, 174.633)
  2. Pied x Black Stilt (hybrid) Himantopus leucocephalus x novaezelandiae
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Kawhia Harbour--Kinohaku Inlet
  3. Mallard x Pacific Black Duck (hybrid) Anas platyrhynchos x superciliosa
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Maclachlan Farm (private)

Additional Taxa (17)

  1. cormorant sp. Phalacrocoracidae sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Abi Quinnell
    Location: Kiritehere Beach
  2. gull sp. Larinae sp.
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Abi Quinnell
    Location: Mokau (general)
  3. finch sp. Fringillidae sp.
    # Count: 7
    Date:
    Observer: Trina Smith
    Location: Piopio Truckstop, 98 Moa St
  4. Ring-necked/Green Pheasant Phasianus colchicus/versicolor
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Andrew Styche
    Location: Haurua Road, Hangatiki
  5. Tui/New Zealand Bellbird Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae/Anthornis melanura
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Omaru Falls Walk
  6. Cyanoramphus sp. Cyanoramphus sp.
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: DOC Tier 1 Bird Counts
    Location: CJ66
  7. Parasitic/Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus/pomarinus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Shane Robinson
    Location: Waikato, NZ (-38.557, 174.63)
  8. skua sp. Stercorarius sp. (skua sp.)
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Waikato, NZ (-38.135, 174.5)
  9. tern sp. Sterninae sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jim Kirker
    Location: Waitomo District - Mokau, Aria Terrace Reserve
  10. bird sp. Aves sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sonja Lukaszewicz
    Location: Ruakuri Reserve
  11. Southern/Northern Giant-Petrel Macronectes giganteus/halli
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Awakino (Heads & river)
  12. duck sp. Anatidae (duck sp.)
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Abi Quinnell
    Location: -38.697x174.631 - 17/09/2017 5:04 PM
  13. Great-winged/Gray-faced Petrel Pterodroma macroptera/gouldi
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Kawhia Pelagic: Inshore Waters
  14. Cookilaria petrel sp. Pterodroma sp. (Cookilaria sp.)
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Kawhia Pelagic: <10 nautical miles off Albatross Pt
  15. black-and-white shearwater sp. Puffinus sp. (black-and-white shearwater sp.)
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Waikawau Beach
  16. shearwater sp. Procellariidae sp. (shearwater sp.)
    # Count: 15
    Date:
    Observer: Russell Cannings
    Location: Marokopa
  17. passerine sp. Passeriformes sp.
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: R.H.D. Stidolph
    Location: Mangaokewa Gorge Scenic Reserve