Darling Harbour & Surrounds

Little Black Cormorant (aka New Zealand Little Black Shag)

Australian White Ibis

Silver Gull (aka New Zealand Red-Billed Gull)

Rainbow Lorikeet

Indian Myna

Australian Myna

Australian Raven

Feral Pigeon

House Sparrow (M F)

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Downtown Sydney, Darling Harbour

Chestnut Teal (MF)

Little Black Cormorant (aka New Zealand Little Black Shag)

Australian White Ibis

Silver Gull (aka New Zealand Red-Billed Gull)

Red Wattlebird

Feral Pigeon

House Sparrow (M F)

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Tahuha Torea Reserve, Auckland

Little Shag (A J nest sitting, all phases, newly hatched through fully fledged young)

White-Faced Heron

Paradise Shellduck (M F) *

Mallard (M F domestic hybrids)

Grey Duck (M F)

Australasian Harrier

Fing-Necked Pheasant (F)

Pukeko (A J)

Black-Backed Gull

Red-Billed Gull

Caspian Tern

New Zealand Pigeon *

Feral Pigeon

Kingfisher

Welcome Swallow

Silvereye

Blackbird (M F)

Whitehead *

Fantail

Tui *

Bellbird (M F) *

House Sparrow (M F)

Chaffinch (M F)

Starling

Myna

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Tiritiri Matangi Sanctuary

Australasian Gannet

Pied Shag

Brown Teal *

Brown Quail (A J)

Takahe *

Pukeko

Variable Oystercatcher *

Black-Backed Gull

Red-Billed Gull

White-Fronted Tern (colony) *

New Zealand Pigeon *

Feral Pigeon

Red-Crowned Parakeet

Morepork

Kingfisher

Welcome Swallow

Blackbird (M F)

Song Thrush

Fernbird *

Whitehead *

New Zealand Robin *

Kokako (mated pair) *

Tui *

Stitchbird (M F) *

Bellbird (M F) *

Saddleback (North Island) *

House Sparrow (M F)

Starling

Myna (mated pair)

Australian Magpie

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Tiritiri Matangi Sanctuary

Little Spotted Kiwi (sound only) *

Blue-Penguin

Australasian Gannet (fishing)

Pied Shag

Little Black Shag *

Paradise Shellduck (mated pair, 5 chicks) *

Brown Teal *

Brown Quail (A J)

Takahe *

Pukeko

Spur-Winged Plover (mated pair)

Black-Backed Gull

Red-Billed Gull

Feral Pigeon

Red-Crowned Parakeet

Kingfisher

Welcome Swallow

Blackbird (M F)

Song Thrush (A J- barely fledged, tail-less)

Whitehead *

New Zealand Robin *

Tui *

Stitchbird (M F) *

Bellbird (M F) *

Saddleback (North Island) *

House Sparrow (M F)

Yellowhammer (M F)

Starling

Myna

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Downtown Auckland

Black-Backed Gull

Red-Billed Gull

Common Myna

Feral Pigeon

House Sparrow (M, F)

Dunnock

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Hotel Balcony

Spotted Shag *

Black-Backed Gull (nest-sitting)

Feral Pigeon

Dunnock

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Tiritiri Matangi Island, including ferry ride

Buller's Shearwater *

Australasian Gannet

Pied Shag

Pukeko

Red-Billed Gull

New Zealand Pigeon *

Feral Pigeon

Red-Crowned Parakeet

Blackbird

Whitehead *

Tui *

Bellbird *

Saddleback (North Island subspecies) *

Myna (M&F)

Black-Backed Gull

Stitchbird (nestbuilding!) * (M, F, M&F)

Takahe * (M, F)

Goldfinch (M, F)

Variable Oystercatcher * (M&F)

Fernbird (auditory spotting only) *

* (indicates an endemic)

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Auckland, between airport and hotel

Pukeko

Black-Backed Gull

Red-Billed Gull

Feral Pigeon

Blackbird

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