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Fiordland Penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus)

2 at Stewart Island on 22.11.2003 between 10:40 and 13:40. Seen standing on rocks as the ferry approached Oban.
2 at Stewart Island on 23.11.2003 between 12:00 and 15:30. Just off the beach outside our house.
3 at Milford Sound on 24.11.2003 between 11:15 and 15:00. On a rocky beach on the south shore.

Yellow-eyed Penguin (Megadyptes antipodes)

7 at Otago Peninsula; Penguin beach on 21.11.2003 between 15:00 and 16:00. Six adults and one large immature.
1 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 9:20 and 11:15. Standing on the rocky jetty where the boat was launched.
1 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 13:10 and 15:30. Swimming offshore near a fishing boat.

Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor iredalei)

1 at Whitianga cruise on 03.12.2003 between 8:30 and 10:30. Swimming close to shore.

Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor variabilis)

6 at Queen Charlotte Sound on 29.11.2003 between 8:30 and 10:30. Seen swimming.

2 at Cook Strait ferry on 30.11.2003 between 5:40 and 8:40. In Queen Charlotte Sound.

Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor minor)

4 at Otago Peninsula; Taiaroa Head on 21.11.2003 between 16:45 and 18:30. Seen fairly close to shore. Ssp. White-flippered Penguin??
1 at Otago Harbour on 21.11.2003 between 18:35 and 19:50. Seen close to Dunedin. Ssp. White-flippered Penguin??
20 at Stewart Island on 22.11.2003 between 17:15 and 21:00. Common in Halfmoon Bay, one seen on shore from the café-window at 20:35.

New Zealand Grebe (Poliocephalus rufopectus)

2 at Lake Taupo on 30.11.2003 between 16:05 and 16:30. Swimming close to shore, just passed the "do not enter" sign towards Waihi village on the south shore.
8 at Rotorua - Whakatane road on 01.12.2003 between 12:00 and 13:30. Seen in one of the larger lakes close to reeds.

Wandering Albatross complex  (Diomedea exulans)

Snowy Albatross (Diomedea exulans exulans)

2 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 9:20 and 11:15. Swimming close to the boat, actively taking "chum".
2 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 13:10 and 15:30. Settling close to the boat, actively taking "chum".

3 at Kaikoura pelagic on 28.11.2003 between 6:05 and 8:15. Hanging around the "chum bag".

Antipodean Albatross (Diomedea exulans antipodensis)

3 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 9:20 and 11:15. Swimming close to the boat, actively taking "chum". A smallish bird.
3 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 13:10 and 15:30. Settling close to the boat, actively taking "chum".

4 at Kaikoura pelagic on 28.11.2003 between 6:05 and 8:15. Hanging around the "chum bag".

Gibson's Albatross (Diomedea exulans gibsoni)

15 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 9:20 and 11:15. Swimming close to the boat, actively taking "chum", the most common of the large albatrosses.
10 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 13:10 and 15:30. Settling close to the boat, actively taking "chum".
12 at Kaikoura pelagic on 28.11.2003 between 6:05 and 8:15. Hanging around the "chum bag".

Royal Albatross complex (Diomedea epomophora)

Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora sanfordi)

4 at Otago Peninsula; Taiaroa Head on 21.11.2003 between 16:45 and 18:30. Two on nest, two around an offshore trawler.
1 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 9:20 and 11:15. Flying briefly past the boat.

2 at Kaikoura pelagic on 28.11.2003 between 6:05 and 8:15. Passing the boat several times, then landing fairly close to the boat.

Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora epomophora)

2 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 9:20 and 11:15. Passing the boat a few times, one briefly settling on the water.
2 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 13:10 and 15:30. One settling fairly close to the boat, one flying past.
3 at Kaikoura pelagic on 28.11.2003 between 6:05 and 8:15. Passing the boat several times, then landing fairly close to the boat.

Campbell Island Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris impavida)

1 at Kaikoura pelagic on 28.11.2003 between 6:05 and 8:15. Settling near the boat for 10 minutes, too timid to get close to the "chum bag". Pale eyes

difficult to see when flying.

Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris melanophris)

1 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 9:20 and 11:15. Flying briefly past the boat.
1 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 13:10 and 15:30. One settling fairly close to the boat for 10 minutes, dark eye diagnostic.
1 imm. at Kaikoura pelagic on 28.11.2003 between 6:05 and 8:15. Flying past the boat several times, never settling.

Buller's Albatross (Thalassarche bulleri bulleri)

1 at Otago Peninsula; Taiaroa Head on 21.11.2003 between 16:45 and 18:30. Close to an offshore trawler.

Shy Albatross complex (Thalassarche cauta)

4 at Cook Strait ferry on 30.11.2003 between 5:40 and 8:40. Not identified to subspecies; following a fishing boat some distance away.

Salvin's Albatross (Thalassarche cauta salvini)

4 at Otago Peninsula; Taiaroa Head on 21.11.2003 between 16:45 and 18:30. Mostly around an offshore trawler.
12 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 9:20 and 11:15. Swimming close to the boat, sometimes taking "chum".
17 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 13:10 and 15:30. Settling close to the boat, a common species here.
20 at Kaikoura pelagic on 28.11.2003 between 6:05 and 8:15. Hanging around the "chum bag", very common at sea.

3 at Cook Strait ferry on 30.11.2003 between 5:40 and 8:40. Common from mid-crossing to close to Wellington.

White-capped Albatrosss (Thalassarche cauta steadi)

20 at Otago Peninsula; Taiaroa Head on 21.11.2003 between 16:45 and 18:30. Mostly around an offshore trawler.
6 at Bluff - Oban ferry on 22.11.2003 between 9:35 and 10:30. Seen close to the ferry.
20 at Stewart Island on 22.11.2003 between 17:15 and 21:00. Two outside our window at Butterfield Beach, the rest off Ackers Point.
4 at Stewart Island on 23.11.2003 between 12:00 and 15:30. Seen just outside the harbour.
6 at Bluff - Oban ferry on 23.11.2003 between 15:35 and 16:30. Common alongside the ferry.
4 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 9:20 and 11:15. Swimming fairly close to the boat, not actively taking "chum".
3 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 13:10 and 15:30. Settling close to the boat.
7 at Kaikoura pelagic on 28.11.2003 between 6:05 and 8:15. Hanging around the "chum bag", but always at a distance.
4 at Cook Strait ferry on 30.11.2003 between 5:40 and 8:40. Common from mid-crossing to close to Wellington.

Northern Giant-petrel (Macronectes giganteus)

1 juv. at Otago Peninsula; Taiaroa Head on 21.11.2003 between 16:45 and 18:30. Around an offshore trawler.
12 ad. & imm. at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 9:20 and 11:15. Swimming close to the boat, noisily and actively taking "chum". Adults with white eyes.
12 ad. & imm. at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 13:10 and 15:30. Settling close to the boat, active and noisy.
25 ad. & imm. at Kaikoura pelagic on 28.11.2003 between 6:05 and 8:15. Hanging around the "chum bag", and several seen flying past.
2 at Cook Strait ferry on 30.11.2003 between 5:40 and 8:40. Following the ship from mid-crossing.

Southern Giant-petrel (Macronectes halli)

1 at Otago Peninsula; Taiaroa Head on 21.11.2003 between 16:45 and 18:30. Around an offshore trawler.
2 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 13:10 and 15:30. Settling fairly close to the boat, not as agressive as the northern cousin.
1 ad. at Kaikoura pelagic on 28.11.2003 between 6:05 and 8:15. White morph flying in, then hanging around the "chum bag". Mobbed by Northern Giant-petrels.

Snares Cape Petrel

Southern Cape Petrel (Daption capense capense)

1 at Otago Peninsula; Taiaroa Head on 21.11.2003 between 16:45 and 18:30. Much white on wings, seems quite distinct.
2 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 9:20 and 11:15. Only two birds positively identified, with much white on wing.
6 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 13:10 and 15:30. More seen on this afternoon trip, showing fairly white overwings.

1 at Kaikoura pelagic on 28.11.2003 between 6:05 and 8:15. One very white-backed bird seen, and several possibles.

Snares Cape Petrel (Daption capense australe)

20 at Otago Peninsula; Taiaroa Head on 21.11.2003 between 16:45 and 18:30. Common offshore, one small flock resting on the water.
1 at Stewart Island on 22.11.2003 between 17:15 and 21:00. Off Ackers Point.
100 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 9:20 and 11:15. Very common around the boat.
100 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 13:10 and 15:30. Very common offshore.
100 at Kaikoura pelagic on 28.11.2003 between 6:05 and 8:15. Very common.

Grey-faced Petrel (Pterodroma macroptera gouldi)

1 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 13:10 and 15:30. Circling the boat for 5 minutes, then disappearing.

Grey-faced Petrel

Fairy Prion (Pachyptila turtur)

1 at Bluff - Oban ferry on 23.11.2003 between 15:35 and 16:30. At least one identified in the stong wind.
80 at Cook Strait ferry on 30.11.2003 between 5:40 and 8:40. Very common alongside the ferry from the mid-crossing.

Prion sp. (Pachyptila sp.)

100 at Bluff - Oban ferry on 23.11.2003 between 15:35 and 16:30. Very common in the stong wind, either Fairy- or Broad-billed Prion.

White-chinned Petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis aequinoctialis)

8 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 9:20 and 11:15. Sometimes settling close to the boat.
8 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 13:10 and 15:30. Settling fairly close to the boat.
10 at Kaikoura pelagic on 28.11.2003 between 6:05 and 8:15. Fairly common.

Westland Petrel (Procellaria westlandica)

60 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 9:20 and 11:15. Common offshore, settling close to the boat. Sometimes actively taking "chum".
50 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 13:10 and 15:30. Settling close to the boat, a common bird offshore.
30 at Kaikoura pelagic on 28.11.2003 between 6:05 and 8:15. Common.

Flesh-footed Shearwater (Puffinus carneipes)

15 at White Island cruise on 02.12.2003 between 9:15 and 10:45. Common offshore, in singles and small groups.
5 at White Island cruise on 02.12.2003 between 14:00 and 15:45. Common in mid-cruise.

Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus bulleri)

8 at White Island cruise on 02.12.2003 between 9:15 and 10:45. Seen in singles and pairs.
1 at White Island on 02.12.2003 between 11:00 and 13:45. Seen close to shore.
6 at White Island cruise on 02.12.2003 between 14:00 and 15:45. Seen in pairs.

Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus)

50 at Otago Peninsula; Penguin beach on 21.11.2003 between 15:00 and 16:00. Offshore.
1000 at Otago Peninsula; Taiaroa Head on 21.11.2003 between 16:45 and 18:30. One large raft swimming, diving and flying.
1 at Bluff - Oban ferry on 22.11.2003 between 9:35 and 10:30. Only one seen.
4 at Cook Strait ferry on 30.11.2003 between 5:40 and 8:40. Seen at mid-crossing.

Hutton's Shearwater

Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris)

1 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 9:20 and 11:15. Flying past the boat twice, then disappearing.
1 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 13:10 and 15:30. Circling the boat a few times.
2 at Kaikoura pelagic on 28.11.2003 between 6:05 and 8:15. Passing the boat several times.

Hutton's Shearwater (Puffinus huttoni)

30 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 9:20 and 11:15. Common inshore, never following the boat.
1000 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 13:10 and 15:30. One large raft seen close to shore.
8000 at Kaikoura pelagic on 28.11.2003 between 6:05 and 8:15. Large rafts and big flocks seen close to shore in the very rough seas.

Fluttering Shearwater (Puffinus gavia)

100 at Queen Charlotte Sound on 29.11.2003 between 8:30 and 10:30. Common in small flocks, often seen resting on the water and diving for fish.
50 at Cook Strait ferry on 30.11.2003 between 5:40 and 8:40. Common in Queen Charlotte Sound, some seen around mid-crossing.
15 at White Island cruise on 02.12.2003 between 9:15 and 10:45. Common offshore.
10 at White Island cruise on 02.12.2003 between 14:00 and 15:45. Common.
50 at Whitianga cruise on 03.12.2003 between 8:30 and 10:30. Two flocks seen close to Whitianga.

Fluttering Shearwater

Common Diving-petrel [sp] (Pelecanoides urinatrix urinatrix)

30 at Bluff - Oban ferry on 22.11.2003 between 9:35 and 10:30. Common in the middle of the crossing, several seen close to the ferry.
2 at White Island cruise on 02.12.2003 between 9:15 and 10:45. Seen about mid-cruise.

Australian Gannet (Morus serrator)

4 ad. & imm. at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 13:10 and 15:30. Inshore, one young bird.
4 at Kaikoura pelagic on 28.11.2003 between 6:05 and 8:15. Seen close to land.
20 at Queen Charlotte Sound on 29.11.2003 between 8:30 and 10:30. Common here.
10 at Cook Strait ferry on 30.11.2003 between 5:40 and 8:40. Common inshore.
100 at White Island cruise on 02.12.2003 between 9:15 and 10:45. Very common.
1000 at White Island on 02.12.2003 between 11:00 and 13:45. Breeding here.
25 at Whitianga cruise on 03.12.2003 between 8:30 and 10:30. Common.

Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris)

2 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 9:20 and 11:15. Roosting on a small islet.
4 at Whakatane on 02.12.2003 between 8:55 and 9:15. Seen along the river.
2 at Whitianga cruise on 03.12.2003 between 8:30 and 10:30. In a tree on an island.

Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo novaehollandiae)

1 at Shotover River on 25.11.2003 between 10:30 and 10:45. Sitting on a sandbank.
10 at Te Kuiti - Rotorua road on 01.12.2003 between 9:05 and 11:00. At Lake Whakamaru youth-camp.
3 at Whakatane on 02.12.2003 between 8:55 and 9:15. Seen along the river.
1 at Miranda shorebird centre on 03.12.2003 between 15:00 and 16:00. Flying overhead.

Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius varius)

4 at Ulva Island on 22.11.2003 between 13:45 and 17:00. Common.
2 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 9:20 and 11:15. Flying close to shore.
6 at Kaikoura pelagic on 28.11.2003 between 6:05 and 8:15. Common along the shoreline.
2 at Kaikoura - Picton road on 28.11.2003 between 17:00 and 19:00. Common along the coast.
20 at Queen Charlotte Sound on 29.11.2003 between 8:30 and 10:30. Common.
5 at Cook Strait ferry on 30.11.2003 between 5:40 and 8:40. In Queen Charlotte Sound.
20 at Whitianga cruise on 03.12.2003 between 8:30 and 10:30. Common.

Rough-faced Shag (Phalacrocorax carunculatus)

Rough-faced Shag

1 ad. at Queen Charlotte Sound on 29.11.2003 between 8:30 and 10:30. Found swimming halfway between Picton and Motuara Island.

Stewart Island Shag (Phalacrocorax chalconotus)

300 at Otago Peninsula; Taiaroa Head on 21.11.2003 between 16:45 and 18:30. Both pied and bronze individuals seen.
5 at Otago Harbour on 21.11.2003 between 18:35 and 19:50. Fairly common.
5 at Ulva Island on 22.11.2003 between 13:45 and 17:00. On an island.
10 at Stewart Island on 23.11.2003 between 12:00 and 15:30. In the harbour.

Spotted Shag (Phalacrocorax punctatus punctatus)

200 at Otago Peninsula; Taiaroa Head on 21.11.2003 between 16:45 and 18:30. Very common.
30 at Otago Harbour on 21.11.2003 between 18:35 and 19:50. Common.
1 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 13:10 and 15:30. Sitting on rocks near the jetty.
1 at Kaikoura pelagic on 28.11.2003 between 6:05 and 8:15. Sitting on a rock.
10 at Queen Charlotte Sound on 29.11.2003 between 8:30 and 10:30. Common here.

4 at Cook Strait ferry on 30.11.2003 between 5:40 and 8:40. In Queen Charlotte Sound.

Spotted Shag (Phalacrocorax punctatus oliveri)

10 at Ulva Island on 22.11.2003 between 13:45 and 17:00. Common.

Little Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos brevirostris)

5 at Twizel - Oamaru road on 21.11.2003 between 8:15 and 10:55. Common.
10 at Otago Peninsula; Taiaroa Head on 21.11.2003 between 16:45 and 18:30. Common.
50 at Otago Harbour on 21.11.2003 between 18:35 and 19:50. Common.
1 at Rotorua - Whakatane road on 01.12.2003 between 12:00 and 13:30. In one of the larger lakes.
2 at Wharekawa Harbour Sandspit on 03.12.2003 between 16:40 and 18:30. Common.

White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae novaehollandiae)

10 at Twizel - Oamaru road on 21.11.2003 between 8:15 and 10:55. One flock in a grassy field.
30 at Otago Harbour on 21.11.2003 between 18:35 and 19:50. Common along the shores.
1 at Ulva Island on 22.11.2003 between 13:45 and 17:00. At Mill Creek.
5 at Miranda shorebird centre on 03.12.2003 between 15:00 and 16:00. Common.
5 at Wharekawa Harbour Sandspit on 03.12.2003 between 16:40 and 18:30. Common.

Pacific Reef-heron (Egretta sacra sacra)

1 at Queen Charlotte Sound on 29.11.2003 between 8:30 and 10:30. One dark-phase seen flying.
1 at Whitianga cruise on 03.12.2003 between 8:30 and 10:30. Close to Whitianga.
1 at Coromandel - Thames road on 03.12.2003 between 12:15 and 13:40. On a beach.

Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia)

1 at Otago Peninsula; Taiaroa Head on 21.11.2003 between 16:45 and 18:30. In a small tree below a nesting Royal Albatross.
2 at Otago Harbour on 21.11.2003 between 18:35 and 19:50. Feeding on a sandbank.

Black Swan [feral] (Cygnus atratus "feral")

20 at Otago Peninsula; Taiaroa Head on 21.11.2003 between 16:45 and 18:30. Common close to shore.
2 at Dunedin - Stirling road on 21.11.2003 between 20:30 and 21:00. In a roadside pond.
10 at Lumsden - Te Anau road on 23.11.2003 between 18:00 and 19:00. Common in roadside lakes.
4 at Milford Sound on 24.11.2003 between 11:15 and 15:00. In the sound.
10 at Makarora - Haast road on 25.11.2003 between 14:45 and 16:30. A common species.
5 at Wellington - Wanganui road on 30.11.2003 between 9:00 and 11:00. Common.
5 at National Park - Tokaanu road on 30.11.2003 between 15:35 and 16:00. Common.
4 at Lake Taupo on 30.11.2003 between 16:05 and 16:30. Common.
20 at Rotorua - Whakatane road on 01.12.2003 between 12:00 and 13:30. Very common.

Greylag Goose [feral] (Anser anser "feral")

1 at Christchurch; Avondale on 19.11.2003 between 19:00 and 19:15. Swimming in the river.

Canada Goose [feral] (Branta canadensis "feral")

100 at Mt. Cook road on 20.11.2003 between 17:30 and 20:15. In the river delta north of Lake Pukaki, common here.
200 at Twizel - Oamaru road on 21.11.2003 between 8:15 and 10:55. Common here.

Paradise Shelduck (Tadorna variegata)

2 at Christchurch; Avondale on 19.11.2003 between 19:00 and 19:15. A pair in a garden; probably feral birds.
20 at Mt. Cook road on 20.11.2003 between 17:30 and 20:15. In the river delta north of Lake Pukaki.
20 at Ahuriri Bridge Conservat. Area on 21.11.2003 between 6:20 and 7:15. Common.
50 at Twizel - Oamaru road on 21.11.2003 between 8:15 and 10:55. Common.
14 ad. & imm. at Otago Peninsula; Penguin beach on 21.11.2003 between 15:00 and 16:00. Four adults and ten pullus.
2 at Kaikoura on 27.11.2003 between 18:00 and 18:30. A pair feeding on grass in a bay.
2 at Wanganui - Ohakune road on 30.11.2003 between 11:05 and 12:50. Roadside.
10 at Mapara Forest Reserve on 30.11.2003 between 18:05 and 19:30. Common.
10 at Pureora Forest Reserve on 01.12.2003 between 6:15 and 9:00. Roadside.
6 at Waihi - Whitianga road on 02.12.2003 between 18:05 and 20:00. In a small pond.
1 at Wharekawa Harbour Sandspit on 03.12.2003 between 16:40 and 18:30. On the mudflat.

Blue Duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchus hymenolaimus)

2 at Pukekaha Road on 30.11.2003 between 14:00 and 14:55. Sitting on a rock in the fast-flowing river.

Grey Teal (Anas gracilis)

4 at Te Kuiti - Rotorua road on 01.12.2003 between 9:05 and 11:00. At Lake Whakamaru youth-camp.

Mallard [feral] (Anas platyrhynchos "feral")

15 at Christchurch; Avondale on 19.11.2003 between 19:00 and 19:15. Common.
10 at Mt. Cook road on 20.11.2003 between 17:30 and 20:15. In the river delta north of Lake Pukaki.
10 at Otago Peninsula; Taiaroa Head on 21.11.2003 between 16:45 and 18:30. Common.
100 at Otago Harbour on 21.11.2003 between 18:35 and 19:50. Very common.
2 at Ulva Island on 22.11.2003 between 13:45 and 17:00. Common.
2 at Queenstown - Makarora road on 25.11.2003 between 12:00 and 14:00. Roadside.
2 at Kaikoura - Picton road on 28.11.2003 between 17:00 and 19:00. Common.
6 at Picton on 29.11.2003 between 15:00 and 16:00. Common.
6 at Te Kuiti - Rotorua road on 01.12.2003 between 9:05 and 11:00. At Lake Whakamaru youth-camp.

Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa superciliosa)

4 at Christchurch; Avondale on 19.11.2003 between 19:00 and 19:15. In the river.
4 at Mt. Cook road on 20.11.2003 between 17:30 and 20:15. In the river delta north of Lake Pukaki, looked like pure individuals.
1 at Mapara Forest Reserve on 30.11.2003 between 18:05 and 19:30. Roadside.
2 at Te Kuiti - Rotorua road on 01.12.2003 between 9:05 and 11:00. At Lake Whakamaru youth-camp.

New Zealand Shoveler (Anas rhynchotis variegata)

2 at Mt. Cook road on 20.11.2003 between 17:30 and 20:15. In the river delta north of Lake Pukaki.
2 at Twizel - Oamaru road on 21.11.2003 between 8:15 and 10:55. Roadside pond.
4 at Te Kuiti - Rotorua road on 01.12.2003 between 9:05 and 11:00. At Lake Whakamaru youth-camp.

New Zealand Scaup (Aythya novaeseelandiae)

6 at Christchurch; Avondale on 19.11.2003 between 19:00 and 19:15. All female coloured.
50 at Twizel - Oamaru road on 21.11.2003 between 8:15 and 10:55. Common close to Twizel.
4 at Te Anau - Milford road on 24.11.2003 between 15:15 and 19:00. Roadside lakes.
10 at Te Kuiti - Rotorua road on 01.12.2003 between 9:05 and 11:00. At Lake Whakamaru youth-camp.
40 at Rotorua - Whakatane road on 01.12.2003 between 12:00 and 13:30. Common in the larger lakes.

Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans)

3 at Rangitata - Twizel road on 20.11.2003 between 14:40 and 17:15. Roadside.
4 at Mt. Cook road on 20.11.2003 between 17:30 and 20:15. Common.
1 at Ahuriri Bridge Conservat. Area on 21.11.2003 between 6:20 and 7:15. Common.
5 at Twizel - Oamaru road on 21.11.2003 between 8:15 and 10:55. Common.
1 at Lumsden - Te Anau road on 23.11.2003 between 18:00 and 19:00. Roadside.
4 at Te Anau - Milford road on 24.11.2003 between 15:15 and 19:00. Common.
6 at Te Anau - Queenstown road on 24.11.2003 between 19:05 and 21:00. Very common.
6 at Queenstown - Makarora road on 25.11.2003 between 12:00 and 14:00. Common.
6 at Franz Josef Gl. - Greymouth rd on 26.11.2003 between 13:30 and 15:30. Common.
10 at Greymouth - Kaikoura road on 26.11.2003 between 16:00 and 20:00. Common.
4 at Kaikoura - Picton road on 28.11.2003 between 17:00 and 19:00. Common.
3 at Wellington - Wanganui road on 30.11.2003 between 9:00 and 11:00. Common.
4 at Raetihi - National Park road on 30.11.2003 between 15:00 and 15:30. Common.
2 at National Park - Tokaanu road on 30.11.2003 between 15:35 and 16:00. Common.
2 at Lake Taupo on 30.11.2003 between 16:05 and 16:30. Over the lake.
6 at Te Kuiti - Rotorua road on 01.12.2003 between 9:05 and 11:00. Roadside.
2 at Whakatane - Waihi road on 02.12.2003 between 16:30 and 18:00. Roadside.
4 at Waihi - Whitianga road on 02.12.2003 between 18:05 and 20:00. Common.
1 at Whitianga cruise on 03.12.2003 between 8:30 and 10:30. Seen soaring.
2 at Whitianga - Coromandel road on 03.12.2003 between 11:30 and 12:10. Roadside.
2 at Miranda shorebird centre on 03.12.2003 between 15:00 and 16:00. Common.

Wild Turkey [feral] (Meleagris gallopavo "feral")

15 at Taumarunui - Te Kuiti road on 30.11.2003 at 17:20. Roadside.
1 at Mapara Forest Reserve on 30.11.2003 between 18:05 and 19:30. Roadside.

California Quail [feral] (Callipepla californica "feral")

3 at Picton on 29.11.2003 between 15:00 and 16:00. On the road to Havelock.
1 at Pukekaha Road on 30.11.2003 between 14:00 and 14:55. Roadside.
4 at Pureora Forest Reserve on 01.12.2003 between 6:15 and 9:00. Roadside inside the forest.
3 at Wharekawa Harbour Sandspit on 03.12.2003 between 16:40 and 18:30. In the forest.

Common Pheasant [feral] (Phasianus colchicus "feral")

1 ad. male at Pukekaha Road on 30.11.2003 between 14:00 and 14:55. On the road.
1 at Pureora Forest Reserve on 01.12.2003 between 6:15 and 9:00. Roadside inside the forest.

Stewart Island Weka (Gallirallus australis scotti)

3 at Ulva Island on 22.11.2003 between 13:45 and 17:00. One at Post Office Cove, one inside the forest and one digging in the sand at West End Beach.
6 at Ulva Island on 23.11.2003 between 8:05 and 11:30. Several calling loudly.

Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis assimilis)

6 at Wharekawa Harbour Sandspit on 03.12.2003 between 16:40 and 18:30. Common and not shy here, two seen walking on the main road.

Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus)

1 at Dunedin - Stirling road on 21.11.2003 between 20:30 and 21:00. Roadside.
1 at Pukekaha Road on 30.11.2003 between 14:00 and 14:55. Near a water channel.
1 at Mapara Forest Reserve on 30.11.2003 between 18:05 and 19:30. Roadside.
4 at Waihi - Whitianga road on 02.12.2003 between 18:05 and 20:00. Common close to Whitianga.
8 at Wharekawa Harbour Sandspit on 03.12.2003 between 16:40 and 18:30. On grassy fields.

Australasian Coot (Fulica atra australis)

1 at Te Kuiti - Rotorua road on 01.12.2003 between 9:05 and 11:00. At Lake Whakamaru youth-camp.
10 at Rotorua - Whakatane road on 01.12.2003 between 12:00 and 13:30. Common in the larger lakes.

South Island Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus finschi)

1 at Christchurch - Rangitata road on 20.11.2003 between 13:10 and 14:35. Roadside.
2 at Rangitata - Twizel road on 20.11.2003 between 14:40 and 17:15. Roadside.
50 at Mt. Cook road on 20.11.2003 between 17:30 and 20:15. Very common.
8 at Ahuriri Bridge Conservat. Area on 21.11.2003 between 6:20 and 7:15. Common here.
50 at Twizel - Oamaru road on 21.11.2003 between 8:15 and 10:55. Common.
100 at Otago Peninsula; Taiaroa Head on 21.11.2003 between 16:45 and 18:30. Very common.
100 at Otago Harbour on 21.11.2003 between 18:35 and 19:50. Very common.
5 at Stewart Island on 22.11.2003 between 17:15 and 21:00. Common.
6 at Te Anau - Milford road on 24.11.2003 between 15:15 and 19:00. Common.
5 at Queenstown - Makarora road on 25.11.2003 between 12:00 and 14:00. Common.
10 at Greymouth - Kaikoura road on 26.11.2003 between 16:00 and 20:00. Common.
500 at Miranda shorebird centre on 03.12.2003 between 15:00 and 16:00. Abundant.

Variable Oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor)

1 at Otago Peninsula; Penguin beach on 21.11.2003 between 15:00 and 16:00. In a freshwater pool.
15 at Otago Harbour on 21.11.2003 between 18:35 and 19:50. Common here.
4 at Stewart Island on 22.11.2003 between 17:15 and 21:00. Common.
2 at Ulva Island on 23.11.2003 between 8:05 and 11:30. Common.
4 at Kaikoura on 27.11.2003 between 18:00 and 18:30. At the seal-colony.
2 at Whakatane on 02.12.2003 between 8:55 and 9:15. Seen along the river.
6 at Whitianga cruise on 03.12.2003 between 8:30 and 10:30. Common here.
20 at Coromandel - Thames road on 03.12.2003 between 12:15 and 13:40. Common along the beach.
20 at Wharekawa Harbour Sandspit on 03.12.2003 between 16:40 and 18:30. Several with newly hatched chicks.

White-headed Stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus)

20 at Mt. Cook road on 20.11.2003 between 17:30 and 20:15. In the river delta north of Lake Pukaki.
10 at Twizel - Oamaru road on 21.11.2003 between 8:15 and 10:55. Common.
2 at Pureora Forest Reserve on 01.12.2003 between 6:15 and 9:00. Roadside.
100 at Miranda shorebird centre on 03.12.2003 between 15:00 and 16:00. Common.

Black Stilt (Himantopus novaezelandiae)

1 imm. at Mt. Cook road on 20.11.2003 between 17:30 and 20:15. In the river delta north of Lake Pukaki, south of the airfield.

Black/White-headed Stilt hybrid (Himantopus novaezelandiae/leucocephalus)

3 at Mt. Cook road on 20.11.2003 between 17:30 and 20:15. In the river delta north of Lake Pukaki, very dark birds.
2 at Ahuriri Bridge Conservat. Area on 21.11.2003 between 6:20 and 7:15. Like White-headed with black breastband.

Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles novaehollandiae)

2 at Christchurch - Rangitata road on 20.11.2003 between 13:10 and 14:35. Roadside.
10 at Mt. Cook road on 20.11.2003 between 17:30 and 20:15. In the river delta north of Lake Pukaki.
2 at Ahuriri Bridge Conservat. Area on 21.11.2003 between 6:20 and 7:15. Common.
2 at Te Anau - Queenstown road on 24.11.2003 between 19:05 and 21:00. Roadside.
5 at Makarora - Haast road on 25.11.2003 between 14:45 and 16:30. Common.
10 at Franz Josef Gl. - Greymouth rd on 26.11.2003 between 13:30 and 15:30. Roadside.
1 at Pureora Forest Reserve on 01.12.2003 between 6:15 and 9:00. Roadside.
10 at Whitianga - Coromandel road on 03.12.2003 between 11:30 and 12:10. At Whitianga airfield.

New Zealand Plover (Charadrius obscurus aquilonius)

6 at Wharekawa Harbour Sandspit on 03.12.2003 between 16:40 and 18:30. Breeding on the sandspit.

Double-banded Plover (Charadrius bicinctus bicinctus)

1 at Mt. Cook road on 20.11.2003 between 17:30 and 20:15. In the river delta north of Lake Pukaki.
8 at Ahuriri Bridge Conservat. Area on 21.11.2003 between 6:20 and 7:15. Common here, tame.
1 at Kaikoura on 27.11.2003 between 18:00 and 18:30. Flying across the race-course.

Wrybill (Anarhynchus frontalis)

3 at Miranda shorebird centre on 03.12.2003 between 15:00 and 16:00. On the shell beach.

Eastern Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica baueri)

50 at Otago Harbour on 21.11.2003 between 18:35 and 19:50. On sandbanks.
1 at Whakatane on 02.12.2003 between 8:55 and 9:15. Seen along the river.
500 at Miranda shorebird centre on 03.12.2003 between 15:00 and 16:00. Abundant.
5 at Wharekawa Harbour Sandspit on 03.12.2003 between 16:40 and 18:30. Common.

Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres interpres)

2 at Kaikoura on 27.11.2003 between 18:00 and 18:30. Flying along the coast.
20 at Miranda shorebird centre on 03.12.2003 between 15:00 and 16:00. One flock.

Red Knot (Calidris canutus canutus)

500 at Miranda shorebird centre on 03.12.2003 between 15:00 and 16:00. Abundant.

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)

1 at Miranda shorebird centre on 03.12.2003 between 15:00 and 16:00. In a roadside pond.

Pomarine Skua (Stercorarius pomarinus)

1 ad. at White Island cruise on 02.12.2003 between 9:15 and 10:45. Flying past.

Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)

3 at Kaikoura pelagic on 28.11.2003 between 6:05 and 8:15. Never following the boat.
4 at Cook Strait ferry on 30.11.2003 between 5:40 and 8:40. All in Queen Charlotte Sound.
1 at White Island cruise on 02.12.2003 between 9:15 and 10:45. Flying past.

Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus dominicanus)

1 at Christchurch - Rangitata road on 20.11.2003 between 13:10 and 14:35. Roadside.
10 at Mt. Cook road on 20.11.2003 between 17:30 and 20:15. Common.
10 at Ahuriri Bridge Conservat. Area on 21.11.2003 between 6:20 and 7:15. Common.
50 at Twizel - Oamaru road on 21.11.2003 between 8:15 and 10:55. Very common.
100 at Otago Peninsula; Taiaroa Head on 21.11.2003 between 16:45 and 18:30. Very common.
10 at Bluff on 22.11.2003 between 9:00 and 9:30. Common.
50 at Ulva Island on 22.11.2003 between 13:45 and 17:00. Common.
10 at Ulva Island on 23.11.2003 between 8:05 and 11:30. Common.
4 at Milford Sound on 24.11.2003 between 11:15 and 15:00. Common.
20 at Haast - Franz Josef Glacier rd on 25.11.2003 between 17:45 and 20:00. Roadside.
50 at Franz Josef Gl. - Greymouth rd on 26.11.2003 between 13:30 and 15:30. Very common.
50 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 9:20 and 11:15. Common.
20 at Kaikoura pelagic on 28.11.2003 between 6:05 and 8:15. Common.
10 at Kaikoura - Picton road on 28.11.2003 between 17:00 and 19:00. Common.
20 at Queen Charlotte Sound on 29.11.2003 between 8:30 and 10:30. Common.
20 at Cook Strait ferry on 30.11.2003 between 5:40 and 8:40. Common close to Picton and Wellington.
3 at Lake Taupo on 30.11.2003 between 16:05 and 16:30. Common.
20 at Whakatane on 02.12.2003 between 8:55 and 9:15. Seen along the river.
10 at White Island cruise on 02.12.2003 between 9:15 and 10:45. Common.
20 at Whitianga cruise on 03.12.2003 between 8:30 and 10:30. Common.
20 at Coromandel - Thames road on 03.12.2003 between 12:15 and 13:40. Common along the beach.

Red-billed Gull (Larus scopulinus)

2 at Christchurch; Avondale on 19.11.2003 between 19:00 and 19:15. Flying overhead.
2 at Christchurch - Rangitata road on 20.11.2003 between 13:10 and 14:35. In town.
100 at Otago Peninsula; Taiaroa Head on 21.11.2003 between 16:45 and 18:30. Very common.
200 at Otago Harbour on 21.11.2003 between 18:35 and 19:50. Common.
50 at Bluff on 22.11.2003 between 9:00 and 9:30. Common.
10 at Ulva Island on 22.11.2003 between 13:45 and 17:00. Common.
200 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 9:20 and 11:15. Common.
10 at Kaikoura pelagic on 28.11.2003 between 6:05 and 8:15. Common.
100 at Kaikoura - Picton road on 28.11.2003 between 17:00 and 19:00. Common along the coast.
50 at Picton on 29.11.2003 between 15:00 and 16:00. Common.
50 at Cook Strait ferry on 30.11.2003 between 5:40 and 8:40. Common.
50 at Whakatane on 02.12.2003 between 8:55 and 9:15. Seen along the river.
50 at White Island cruise on 02.12.2003 between 9:15 and 10:45. Common.
50 at Whitianga cruise on 03.12.2003 between 8:30 and 10:30. Common.
50 at Coromandel - Thames road on 03.12.2003 between 12:15 and 13:40. Common along the beach.

Black-billed Gull (Larus bulleri)

2 at Mt. Cook road on 20.11.2003 between 17:30 and 20:15. Along the lake.
6 at Ahuriri Bridge Conservat. Area on 21.11.2003 between 6:20 and 7:15. Flying west along the river.
5 at Twizel - Oamaru road on 21.11.2003 between 8:15 and 10:55. Near a lake.
10 at Lumsden - Te Anau road on 23.11.2003 between 18:00 and 19:00. Common near rivers.
2 at Te Anau - Milford road on 24.11.2003 between 15:15 and 19:00. Roadside.
6 at Te Anau - Queenstown road on 24.11.2003 between 19:05 and 21:00. Roadside.
20 at Queenstown - Makarora road on 25.11.2003 between 12:00 and 14:00. Near rivers.
20 at Makarora - Haast road on 25.11.2003 between 14:45 and 16:30. Roadside.
10 at Greymouth - Kaikoura road on 26.11.2003 between 16:00 and 20:00. Roadside.
5 at Miranda shorebird centre on 03.12.2003 between 15:00 and 16:00. On the shell beach.

Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia)

2 at Otago Harbour on 21.11.2003 at 12:45. Seen in the city harbour.
2 at Queen Charlotte Sound on 29.11.2003 between 8:30 and 10:30. Common here.

White-fronted Tern (Sterna striata striata)

100 at Otago Peninsula; Taiaroa Head on 21.11.2003 between 16:45 and 18:30. Very common.
50 at Otago Harbour on 21.11.2003 between 18:35 and 19:50. Common here.
5 at Ulva Island on 22.11.2003 between 13:45 and 17:00. Seen offshore.
2 at Ulva Island on 23.11.2003 between 8:05 and 11:30. Common.
2 at Milford Sound on 24.11.2003 between 11:15 and 15:00. In the fjord.
4 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 9:20 and 11:15. Common inshore.
20 at Kaikoura pelagic on 27.11.2003 between 13:10 and 15:30. Common inshore, a few seen offshore.
10 at Kaikoura on 27.11.2003 between 18:00 and 18:30. Common.
20 at Kaikoura pelagic on 28.11.2003 between 6:05 and 8:15. Common.
15 at White Island on 02.12.2003 between 11:00 and 13:45. Common.
5 at White Island cruise on 02.12.2003 between 14:00 and 15:45. Common.
1000 at Coromandel - Thames road on 03.12.2003 between 12:15 and 13:40. Several colonies along the road.

Black-fronted Tern (Sterna albostriata)

3 at Rangitata - Twizel road on 20.11.2003 between 14:40 and 17:15. Roadside near rivers.
6 at Mt. Cook road on 20.11.2003 between 17:30 and 20:15. In the river delta north of Lake Pukaki.
20 at Ahuriri Bridge Conservat. Area on 21.11.2003 between 6:20 and 7:15. Common here.
50 at Twizel - Oamaru road on 21.11.2003 between 8:15 and 10:55. Common near rivers.
10 at Greymouth - Kaikoura road on 26.11.2003 between 16:00 and 20:00. Around a river.
Little Tern (Sterna albifrons sinensis)
1 at Miranda shorebird centre on 03.12.2003 between 15:00 and 16:00. In winter plumage, resting on a shell beach.

Feral Pigeon (Columba livia "feral")

1 at Christchurch; Avondale on 19.11.2003 between 19:00 and 19:15. At the bridge.
5 at Kaikoura - Picton road on 28.11.2003 between 17:00 and 19:00. Common near Kaikoura.

New Zealand Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae)

1 at Rangitata - Twizel road on 20.11.2003 between 14:40 and 17:15. Flying overhead the road.
4 at Oamaru - Dunedin road on 21.11.2003 between 11:00 and 12:15. Flying across the road.
2 at Stewart Island on 22.11.2003 between 17:15 and 21:00. Near Leask Bay.
2 at Ulva Island on 23.11.2003 between 8:05 and 11:30. Tame inside the forest.
2 at Haast - Franz Josef Glacier rd on 25.11.2003 between 17:45 and 20:00. Roadside.
1 at Franz Josef Gl. - Greymouth rd on 26.11.2003 between 13:30 and 15:30. Roadside.
2 at Greymouth - Kaikoura road on 26.11.2003 between 16:00 and 20:00. Roadside.
6 at Motuara Island on 29.11.2003 between 10:40 and 11:30. Common here.
1 at Wanganui - Ohakune road on 30.11.2003 between 11:05 and 12:50. Flying overhead.
3 at Raetihi - National Park road on 30.11.2003 between 15:00 and 15:30. Flying overhead.
4 at Mapara Forest Reserve on 30.11.2003 between 18:05 and 19:30. Common in the forest.
10 at Pureora Forest Reserve on 01.12.2003 between 6:15 and 9:00. Very common here.
2 at Te Kuiti - Rotorua road on 01.12.2003 between 9:05 and 11:00. Roadside.
1 at Kopu - Opoutere road on 03.12.2003 between 16:10 and 16:30. Flying overhead.

Kea (Nestor notabilis)

6 at Te Anau - Milford road on 24.11.2003 between 15:15 and 19:00. Pairs present on parking-lots between The Chasm and immediately east of the Homer Tunnel.

North Island Kaka (Nestor meridionalis septentrionalis)

4 at Pureora Forest Reserve on 01.12.2003 between 6:15 and 9:00. Seen along Plains Road.

2 at Wharekawa Harbour Sandspit on 03.12.2003 between 16:40 and 18:30. Flying overhead the bridge.

South Island Kaka (Nestor meridionalis meridionalis)

1 at Stewart Island on 22.11.2003 between 10:40 and 13:40. Flying overhead the ferry terminal.
2 at Ulva Island on 22.11.2003 between 13:45 and 17:00. One sitting quietly inside thick bush, one flying overhead.
1 at Stewart Island on 22.11.2003 between 17:15 and 21:00. Seen flying over the township in the evening.
8 at Ulva Island on 23.11.2003 between 8:05 and 11:30. Common and tame, a few were quite vocal.
2 at Stewart Island on 23.11.2003 between 12:00 and 15:30. Seen flying overhead.
1 at Te Anau - Milford road on 24.11.2003 between 15:15 and 19:00. Flying over the forest near Lake Gunn.

Red-fronted Parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae novaezelandiae)

8 at Ulva Island on 22.11.2003 between 13:45 and 17:00. Common and unobtrusive, feeding quietly often close to the ground.
30 at Ulva Island on 23.11.2003 between 8:05 and 11:30. Very common inside the forest.

Yellow-fronted Parakeet (Cyanoramphus auriceps)

12 at Pureora Forest Reserve on 01.12.2003 between 6:15 and 9:00. Common in small high-flying groups along Plains Road, settling in treetops.

Eastern Rosella [feral] (Platycercus eximius "feral")

4 at Mapara Forest Reserve on 30.11.2003 between 18:05 and 19:30. Roadside.
1 at Whitianga - Coromandel road on 03.12.2003 between 11:30 and 12:10. Roadside.

Long-tailed Koel (Eudynamys taitensis)

1 at Te Anau - Milford road on 24.11.2003 between 15:15 and 19:00. Heard near Lake Gunn.
8 at Pureora Forest Reserve on 01.12.2003 between 6:15 and 9:00. Seen flying along Plains road, many birds heard calling.

Morepork (Ninox novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae)

1 at Kopu - Opoutere road on 03.12.2003 between 20:45 and 21:00. Heard calling several times along the main road a few km. east of Kopu.

Sacred Kingfisher (Todirhamphus sanctus vagan)

2 at Stewart Island on 22.11.2003 between 17:15 and 21:00. At the Mill Creek bridge.
1 at Wanganui - Ohakune road on 30.11.2003 between 11:05 and 12:50. Roadside.
1 at Mapara Forest Reserve on 30.11.2003 between 18:05 and 19:30. On a roadside wire.
1 at Whitianga - Coromandel road on 03.12.2003 between 11:30 and 12:10. Roadside.
1 at Kopu - Opoutere road on 03.12.2003 between 16:10 and 16:30. Roadside.
6 at Wharekawa Harbour Sandspit on 03.12.2003 between 16:40 and 18:30. Very common here.

North Island Rifleman (Acanthisitta chloris granti)

1 at Pureora Forest Reserve on 01.12.2003 between 6:15 and 9:00. Along the path to the Forest Tower.

South Island Rifleman (Acanthisitta chloris chloris)

South Island Rifleman

7 at Ulva Island on 22.11.2003 between 13:45 and 17:00. Two vocal groups seen on the Sydney Cove walk and Post Office Cove.
2 at Ulva Island on 23.11.2003 between 8:05 and 11:30. Heard calling.
6 at Te Anau - Milford road on 24.11.2003 between 15:15 and 19:00. Lake Gunn area.
4 at Makarora - Haast road on 25.11.2003 between 14:45 and 16:30. Makarora forest walk.

Eurasian Skylark [feral] (Alauda arvensis "feral")

30 at Christchurch - Rangitata road on 20.11.2003 between 13:10 and 14:35. Common.
20 at Rangitata - Twizel road on 20.11.2003 between 14:40 and 17:15. Common.
20 at Mt. Cook road on 20.11.2003 between 17:30 and 20:15. Common.
20 at Ahuriri Bridge Conservat. Area on 21.11.2003 between 6:20 and 7:15. Common.
50 at Twizel - Oamaru road on 21.11.2003 between 8:15 and 10:55. Common.
10 at Lumsden - Te Anau road on 23.11.2003 between 18:00 and 19:00. Common.
10 at Te Anau - Milford road on 24.11.2003 between 9:00 and 11:00. Common.
20 at Te Anau - Milford road on 24.11.2003 between 15:15 and 19:00. Common.
20 at Queenstown - Makarora road on 25.11.2003 between 12:00 and 14:00. Common.
10 at Makarora - Haast road on 25.11.2003 between 14:45 and 16:30. Common.
20 at Haast - Franz Josef Glacier rd on 25.11.2003 between 17:45 and 20:00. Common.
30 at Greymouth - Kaikoura road on 26.11.2003 between 16:00 and 20:00. Common.
10 at Wellington - Wanganui road on 30.11.2003 between 9:00 and 11:00. Common.
5 at Wanganui - Ohakune road on 30.11.2003 between 11:05 and 12:50. Common.
10 at National Park - Tokaanu road on 30.11.2003 between 15:35 and 16:00. Common.
10 at Tokaanu - Taumarunui road on 30.11.2003 between 16:35 and 17:15. Common.
20 at Te Kuiti - Rotorua road on 01.12.2003 between 9:05 and 11:00. Common.
10 at Waihi - Whitianga road on 02.12.2003 between 18:05 and 20:00. Common.
20 at Coromandel - Thames road on 03.12.2003 between 12:15 and 13:40. Common.
10 at Miranda shorebird centre on 03.12.2003 between 15:00 and 16:00. Common.

Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena neoxena)

2 at Ahuriri Bridge Conservat. Area on 21.11.2003 between 6:20 and 7:15. Feeding over the river.
2 at Twizel - Oamaru road on 21.11.2003 between 8:15 and 10:55. Roadside.
1 at Invercargill on 22.11.2003 at 8:30. In town.
10 at Franz Josef Gl. - Greymouth rd on 26.11.2003 between 13:30 and 15:30. Roadside.
2 at Pukekaha Road on 30.11.2003 between 14:00 and 14:55. Common.
5 at Mapara Forest Reserve on 30.11.2003 between 18:05 and 19:30. Common.
10 at Whitianga cruise on 03.12.2003 between 8:30 and 10:30. Common around the islets.

Hedge Accentor [feral] (Prunella modularis "feral")

1 at Otago Peninsula; Penguin beach on 21.11.2003 between 15:00 and 16:00. Feeding near a penguin.
1 at Pukekaha Road on 30.11.2003 between 14:00 and 14:55. In a swamp.

Eurasian Blackbird [feral] (Turdus merula "feral")

20 at Christchurch - Rangitata road on 20.11.2003 between 13:10 and 14:35. Common.
10 at Rangitata - Twizel road on 20.11.2003 between 14:40 and 17:15. Common.
20 at Mt. Cook road on 20.11.2003 between 17:30 and 20:15. Common.
20 at Twizel - Oamaru road on 21.11.2003 between 8:15 and 10:55. Common.
10 at Stewart Island on 22.11.2003 between 10:40 and 13:40. Common.
50 at Queenstown - Makarora road on 25.11.2003 between 12:00 and 14:00. Common.
50 at Franz Josef Gl. - Greymouth rd on 26.11.2003 between 13:30 and 15:30. Common.
10 at Kaikoura on 27.11.2003 between 18:00 and 18:30. Common.
20 at Kaikoura - Picton road on 28.11.2003 between 17:00 and 19:00. Common.
20 at Wellington - Wanganui road on 30.11.2003 between 9:00 and 11:00. Common.
5 at Te Kuiti - Rotorua road on 01.12.2003 between 9:05 and 11:00. Common.
20 at Rotorua - Whakatane road on 01.12.2003 between 12:00 and 13:30. Common.
10 at Whakatane - Waihi road on 02.12.2003 between 16:30 and 18:00. Common.
20 at Whitianga - Coromandel road on 03.12.2003 between 11:30 and 12:10. Common.
20 at Coromandel - Thames road on 03.12.2003 between 12:15 and 13:40. Common.
10 at Kopu - Opoutere road on 03.12.2003 between 16:10 and 16:30. Common.

Song Thrush [feral] (Turdus philomelos "feral")

10 at Christchurch - Rangitata road on 20.11.2003 between 13:10 and 14:35. Common.
30 at Rangitata - Twizel road on 20.11.2003 between 14:40 and 17:15. Common.
10 at Stewart Island on 22.11.2003 between 10:40 and 13:40. Common.
10 at Lumsden - Te Anau road on 23.11.2003 between 18:00 and 19:00. Common.
20 at Te Anau - Milford road on 24.11.2003 between 9:00 and 11:00. Common.
10 at Te Anau - Milford road on 24.11.2003 between 15:15 and 19:00. Common.
15 at Te Anau - Queenstown road on 24.11.2003 between 19:05 and 21:00. Common.
10 at Queenstown - Makarora road on 25.11.2003 between 12:00 and 14:00. Common.
20 at Makarora - Haast road on 25.11.2003 between 14:45 and 16:30. Common.
10 at Haast - Franz Josef Glacier rd on 25.11.2003 between 17:45 and 20:00. Common.
20 at Franz Josef Gl. - Greymouth rd on 26.11.2003 between 13:30 and 15:30. Common.
30 at Greymouth - Kaikoura road on 26.11.2003 between 16:00 and 20:00. Common.
5 at Kaikoura - Picton road on 28.11.2003 between 17:00 and 19:00. Common.
30 at Wellington - Wanganui road on 30.11.2003 between 9:00 and 11:00. Common.
10 at Wanganui - Ohakune road on 30.11.2003 between 11:05 and 12:50. Common.
20 at National Park - Tokaanu road on 30.11.2003 between 15:35 and 16:00. Common.
10 at Tokaanu - Taumarunui road on 30.11.2003 between 16:35 and 17:15. Common.
10 at Taumarunui - Te Kuiti road on 30.11.2003 at 17:20. Common.
10 at Te Kuiti - Rotorua road on 01.12.2003 between 9:05 and 11:00. Common.
10 at Whakatane - Waihi road on 02.12.2003 between 16:30 and 18:00. Common.
20 at Coromandel - Thames road on 03.12.2003 between 12:15 and 13:40. Common.

North Island Fernbird (Megalurus punctatus vealeae)

2 at Lake Taupo on 30.11.2003 between 16:05 and 16:30. Calling from the marsh opposite the picnic carpark near Waihi village on the south shore.

North Island Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa placabilis)

2 at Pukekaha Road on 30.11.2003 between 14:00 and 14:55. Common in suitable habitat.

2 at Te Kuiti - Rotorua road on 01.12.2003 between 9:05 and 11:00. At Lake Whakamaru youth-camp.

South Island Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa fuliginosa)

6 at Ulva Island on 22.11.2003 between 13:45 and 17:00. Fairly common inside the forest.
6 at Ulva Island on 23.11.2003 between 8:05 and 11:30. Fairly common inside the forest, one bird feeding with a Saddleback.
1 at Makarora - Haast road on 25.11.2003 between 14:45 and 16:30. Makarora forest walk, a dark morph.
1 at Franz Josef Glacier on 26.11.2003 between 12:00 and 12:30. Along the forest walk to the glacier.
2 at Picton on 29.11.2003 between 15:00 and 16:00. On the road to Havelock.

North Island Tomtit (Petroica macrocephala toitoi)

8 at Mapara Forest Reserve on 30.11.2003 between 18:05 and 19:30. Common in the forest.

4 at Pureora Forest Reserve on 01.12.2003 between 6:15 and 9:00. Fairly common.

South Island Tomtit (Petroica macrocephala macrocephala)

1 at Ulva Island on 22.11.2003 between 13:45 and 17:00. Only one seen, on the Sydney Cove track.
3 at Ulva Island on 23.11.2003 between 8:05 and 11:30. One seen briefly and two heard inside the forest.
3 at Te Anau - Milford road on 24.11.2003 between 9:00 and 11:00. Seen along the road.
4 at Milford Sound on 24.11.2003 between 11:15 and 15:00. Common around the café.
6 at Te Anau - Milford road on 24.11.2003 between 15:15 and 19:00. Common.
2 at Makarora - Haast road on 25.11.2003 between 14:45 and 16:30. Makarora forest walk.
3 at Franz Josef Glacier on 26.11.2003 between 12:00 and 12:30. Along the forest walk to the glacier.

Robin on Stewart Island

North Island Robin (Petroica australis longipes)

10 at Pureora Forest Reserve on 01.12.2003 between 6:15 and 9:00. Very common, singing actively.

South Island Robin (Petroica australis australis)

1 at Te Anau - Milford road on 24.11.2003 between 15:15 and 19:00. Lake Gunn nature trail.

2 at Motuara Island on 29.11.2003 between 10:40 and 11:30. Not shy.

Stewart Island Robin (Petroica australis rakiura)

1 at Ulva Island on 22.11.2003 between 13:45 and 17:00. One very tame bird seen close to West End Beach.
3 at Ulva Island on 23.11.2003 between 8:05 and 11:30. One seen well and was mobbed by the Yellowheads near the jetty, two more heard inside the forest.

Whitehead (Mohoua albicilla)

4 at Mapara Forest Reserve on 30.11.2003 between 18:05 and 19:30. Inside the forest.
4 at Pureora Forest Reserve on 01.12.2003 between 6:15 and 9:00. At the Buried Forest parking.

Yellowhead (Mohoua ochrocephala)

4 at Ulva Island on 23.11.2003 between 8:05 and 11:30. Three seen together near the jetty, and another heard a bit further down the path.

Pipipi = Brown Creeper (Mohoua novaeseelandiae)

20 at Ulva Island on 22.11.2003 between 13:45 and 17:00. Very common.
50 at Ulva Island on 23.11.2003 between 8:05 and 11:30. Very common, several feeding parties seen.
4 at Milford Sound on 24.11.2003 between 11:15 and 15:00. Roadside near café.
4 at Makarora - Haast road on 25.11.2003 between 14:45 and 16:30. Makarora forest walk.

Grey Gerygone (Gerygone igata)

15 at Ulva Island on 22.11.2003 between 13:45 and 17:00. Common.
10 at Ulva Island on 23.11.2003 between 8:05 and 11:30. Common inside the forest.
2 at Te Anau - Milford road on 24.11.2003 between 15:15 and 19:00. Lake Gunn nature walk.
4 at Makarora - Haast road on 25.11.2003 between 14:45 and 16:30. Makarora forest walk.
1 at Franz Josef Glacier on 26.11.2003 between 12:00 and 12:30. Along the forest walk to the glacier.
2 at Mapara Forest Reserve on 30.11.2003 between 18:05 and 19:30. Common in the forest.
2 at Wharekawa Harbour Sandspit on 03.12.2003 between 16:40 and 18:30. In the forest.

Grey-breasted Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis lateralis)

2 at Christchurch; Avondale on 19.11.2003 between 19:00 and 19:15. Along the river; a recent colonist from Tasmania.
2 at Otago Peninsula; Penguin beach on 21.11.2003 between 15:00 and 16:00. At the penguin track.
2 at Milford Sound on 24.11.2003 between 11:15 and 15:00. Roadside.
2 at Franz Josef Glacier on 26.11.2003 between 12:00 and 12:30. Along the forest walk to the glacier.
4 at Picton on 29.11.2003 between 15:00 and 16:00. On the road to Havelock.
4 at Pukekaha Road on 30.11.2003 between 14:00 and 14:55. Common here.
2 at Pureora Forest Reserve on 01.12.2003 between 6:15 and 9:00. Roadside inside the forest.
2 at Te Kuiti - Rotorua road on 01.12.2003 between 9:05 and 11:00. Roadside.

South Island Bellbird

North Island Bellbird (Anthornis melanura dumerilii)

7 at Pukekaha Road on 30.11.2003 between 14:00 and 14:55. Common here.

5 at Mapara Forest Reserve on 30.11.2003 between 18:05 and 19:30. Common in the forest.

South Island Bellbird (Anthornis melanura melanura)

6 at Ulva Island on 22.11.2003 between 13:45 and 17:00. Fairly common.
12 at Ulva Island on 23.11.2003 between 8:05 and 11:30. Common and vocal inside the forest.
6 at Te Anau - Milford road on 24.11.2003 between 15:15 and 19:00. Around Lake Gunn.
3 at Makarora - Haast road on 25.11.2003 between 14:45 and 16:30. Makarora forest walk.
2 at Franz Josef Glacier on 26.11.2003 between 12:00 and 12:30. Along the forest walk to the glacier.
15 at Motuara Island on 29.11.2003 between 10:40 and 11:30. Very common here.

New Zealand Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae)

15 at Stewart Island on 22.11.2003 between 10:40 and 13:40. Very common here.
25 at Ulva Island on 22.11.2003 between 13:45 and 17:00. Common and vocal.
10 at Stewart Island on 22.11.2003 between 17:15 and 21:00. Common.
15 at Ulva Island on 23.11.2003 between 8:05 and 11:30. Common.
10 at Stewart Island on 23.11.2003 between 12:00 and 15:30. Common.
2 at Te Anau - Milford road on 24.11.2003 between 9:00 and 11:00. In forest.
2 at Milford Sound on 24.11.2003 between 11:15 and 15:00. Flying above the café.
3 at Makarora - Haast road on 25.11.2003 between 14:45 and 16:30. Makarora forest walk.
1 at Franz Josef Gl. - Greymouth rd on 26.11.2003 between 13:30 and 15:30. Roadside.
3 at Pukekaha Road on 30.11.2003 between 14:00 and 14:55. Common here.
2 at Tokaanu - Taumarunui road on 30.11.2003 between 16:35 and 17:15. Roadside.
10 at Mapara Forest Reserve on 30.11.2003 between 18:05 and 19:30. Common in the forest.
2 at Whakatane - Waihi road on 02.12.2003 between 16:30 and 18:00. Roadside.
2 at Waihi - Whitianga road on 02.12.2003 between 18:05 and 20:00. Flying across the road.
1 at Whitianga - Coromandel road on 03.12.2003 between 11:30 and 12:10. Flying across the road.
1 at Coromandel - Thames road on 03.12.2003 between 12:15 and 13:40. Roadside.
2 at Kopu - Opoutere road on 03.12.2003 between 16:10 and 16:30. Roadside.
10 at Wharekawa Harbour Sandspit on 03.12.2003 between 16:40 and 18:30. Very common and conspicious here.

North Island Kokako (Callaeas cinerea wilsoni)

2 at Pureora Forest Reserve on 01.12.2003 between 6:15 and 9:00. Calling loudly and sunning himself in the top of a large tree along Plains Road. A stunning bird!

South Island Saddleback (Creadion carunculatus carunculatus)

1 at Ulva Island on 22.11.2003 between 13:45 and 17:00. Seen after one hour, noisily crossing the path close to West End Beach. A gorgeous bird!
4 at Ulva Island on 23.11.2003 between 8:05 and 11:30. Two adults seen well and two other heard calling.
1 at Motuara Island on 29.11.2003 between 10:40 and 11:30. Seen low in a bush.

Australasian Magpie [feral] (Gymnorhina tibicen "feral")

2 at Christchurch - Rangitata road on 20.11.2003 between 13:10 and 14:35. Roadside.
20 at Rangitata - Twizel road on 20.11.2003 between 14:40 and 17:15. Common.
5 at Mt. Cook road on 20.11.2003 between 17:30 and 20:15. Common.
6 at Makarora - Haast road on 25.11.2003 between 14:45 and 16:30. Common.
15 at Greymouth - Kaikoura road on 26.11.2003 between 16:00 and 20:00. Common.
5 at Kaikoura - Picton road on 28.11.2003 between 17:00 and 19:00. Common.
6 at Pukekaha Road on 30.11.2003 between 14:00 and 14:55. Common.
4 at Pureora Forest Reserve on 01.12.2003 between 6:15 and 9:00. Roadside.

Common Myna [feral] (Acridotheres tristis "feral")

4 at Tokaanu - Taumarunui road on 30.11.2003 between 16:35 and 17:15. Roadside.
5 at Taumarunui - Te Kuiti road on 30.11.2003 at 17:20. Common now.
10 at Te Kuiti - Rotorua road on 01.12.2003 between 9:05 and 11:00. Common.
10 at Rotorua - Whakatane road on 01.12.2003 between 12:00 and 13:30. Common.
20 at Whakatane - Waihi road on 02.12.2003 between 16:30 and 18:00. Common.
15 at Waihi - Whitianga road on 02.12.2003 between 18:05 and 20:00. Common.
5 at Whitianga - Coromandel road on 03.12.2003 between 11:30 and 12:10. Common.
10 at Coromandel - Thames road on 03.12.2003 between 12:15 and 13:40. Common.
15 at Kopu - Opoutere road on 03.12.2003 between 16:10 and 16:30. Common.

Common Starling [feral] (Sturnus vulgaris "feral")

2 at Auckland airport on 19.11.2003 between 14:00 and 14:15. On the runway.
20 at Christchurch; Avondale on 19.11.2003 between 19:00 and 19:15. Common.
200 at Christchurch - Rangitata road on 20.11.2003 between 13:10 and 14:35. Abundant.
200 at Rangitata - Twizel road on 20.11.2003 between 14:40 and 17:15. Abundant.
50 at Mt. Cook road on 20.11.2003 between 17:30 and 20:15. Common.
200 at Twizel - Oamaru road on 21.11.2003 between 8:15 and 10:55. Abundant.
2 at Ulva Island on 23.11.2003 between 8:05 and 11:30. Near the jetty.
100 at Queenstown - Makarora road on 25.11.2003 between 12:00 and 14:00. Common.
20 at Kaikoura on 27.11.2003 between 18:00 and 18:30. Common.
100 at Kaikoura - Picton road on 28.11.2003 between 17:00 and 19:00. Common.
50 at Wellington - Wanganui road on 30.11.2003 between 9:00 and 11:00. Common.
10 at Pureora Forest Reserve on 01.12.2003 between 6:15 and 9:00. Roadside.
2 at White Island on 02.12.2003 between 11:00 and 13:45. Common even this far offshore.
20 at Whitianga - Coromandel road on 03.12.2003 between 11:30 and 12:10. Common.
50 at Coromandel - Thames road on 03.12.2003 between 12:15 and 13:40. Common.
20 at Kopu - Opoutere road on 03.12.2003 between 16:10 and 16:30. Common.

House Sparrow [feral] (Passer domesticus "feral")

10 at Auckland airport on 19.11.2003 between 14:00 and 14:15. Common.
30 at Christchurch; Avondale on 19.11.2003 between 19:00 and 19:15. Common.
50 at Christchurch - Rangitata road on 20.11.2003 between 13:10 and 14:35. Common.
50 at Rangitata - Twizel road on 20.11.2003 between 14:40 and 17:15. Common.
10 at Bluff on 22.11.2003 between 9:00 and 9:30. Common.
50 at Stewart Island on 22.11.2003 between 10:40 and 13:40. Common.
20 at Franz Josef Glacier on 26.11.2003 between 12:00 and 12:30. Common in town.
20 at Kaikoura - Picton road on 28.11.2003 between 17:00 and 19:00. Common.
10 at Pukekaha Road on 30.11.2003 between 14:00 and 14:55. Common.

Chaffinch [feral] (Fringilla coelebs "feral")

20 at Christchurch - Rangitata road on 20.11.2003 between 13:10 and 14:35. Common.
10 at Rangitata - Twizel road on 20.11.2003 between 14:40 and 17:15. Common.
10 at Ahuriri Bridge Conservat. Area on 21.11.2003 between 6:20 and 7:15. Common.
30 at Twizel - Oamaru road on 21.11.2003 between 8:15 and 10:55. Common.
10 at Te Anau - Milford road on 24.11.2003 between 9:00 and 11:00. Common.
20 at Te Anau - Milford road on 24.11.2003 between 15:15 and 19:00. Common.
10 at Franz Josef Glacier on 26.11.2003 between 12:00 and 12:30. Common in town.
40 at Wellington - Wanganui road on 30.11.2003 between 9:00 and 11:00. Common.
5 at Pukekaha Road on 30.11.2003 between 14:00 and 14:55. Common.
10 at Pureora Forest Reserve on 01.12.2003 between 6:15 and 9:00. Common, even inside the forest.
30 at Te Kuiti - Rotorua road on 01.12.2003 between 9:05 and 11:00. Roadside.

European Greenfinch [feral] (Carduelis chloris "feral")

4 at Auckland airport on 19.11.2003 between 14:00 and 14:15. Common.
10 at Christchurch - Rangitata road on 20.11.2003 between 13:10 and 14:35. Common.
10 at Kaikoura on 27.11.2003 between 18:00 and 18:30. Common.
10 at Kaikoura - Picton road on 28.11.2003 between 17:00 and 19:00. Common.
10 at Pureora Forest Reserve on 01.12.2003 between 6:15 and 9:00. Roadside.
10 at Te Kuiti - Rotorua road on 01.12.2003 between 9:05 and 11:00. Roadside.
10 at Wharekawa Harbour Sandspit on 03.12.2003 between 16:40 and 18:30. Common.

Lesser Redpoll [feral] (Carduelis flammea cabaret "feral")

4 at Rangitata - Twizel road on 20.11.2003 between 14:40 and 17:15. Common.
10 at Stewart Island on 22.11.2003 between 17:15 and 21:00. Roadside.
10 at Milford Sound on 24.11.2003 between 11:15 and 15:00. At the café.
10 at Makarora - Haast road on 25.11.2003 between 14:45 and 16:30. Common.

European Goldfinch [feral] (Carduelis carduelis "feral")

30 at Christchurch - Rangitata road on 20.11.2003 between 13:10 and 14:35. Common.
20 at Rangitata - Twizel road on 20.11.2003 between 14:40 and 17:15. Common.
10 at Ahuriri Bridge Conservat. Area on 21.11.2003 between 6:20 and 7:15. Common.
10 at Franz Josef Glacier on 26.11.2003 between 12:00 and 12:30. Common in town.
30 at Franz Josef Gl. - Greymouth rd on 26.11.2003 between 13:30 and 15:30. Common.
2 at Kaikoura on 27.11.2003 between 18:00 and 18:30. Common.
20 at Kaikoura - Picton road on 28.11.2003 between 17:00 and 19:00. Common.
10 at Te Kuiti - Rotorua road on 01.12.2003 between 9:05 and 11:00. Roadside.
10 at Wharekawa Harbour Sandspit on 03.12.2003 between 16:40 and 18:30. Common.

Yellowhammer [feral] (Emberiza citrinella "feral")

10 at Christchurch - Rangitata road on 20.11.2003 between 13:10 and 14:35. Common.
20 at Mt. Cook road on 20.11.2003 between 17:30 and 20:15. Common.
10 at Ahuriri Bridge Conservat. Area on 21.11.2003 between 6:20 and 7:15. Common.
30 at Twizel - Oamaru road on 21.11.2003 between 8:15 and 10:55. Common.
5 at Te Anau - Milford road on 24.11.2003 between 15:15 and 19:00. Common.
20 at Queenstown - Makarora road on 25.11.2003 between 12:00 and 14:00. Common.
30 at Kaikoura - Picton road on 28.11.2003 between 17:00 and 19:00. Common.
30 at Wellington - Wanganui road on 30.11.2003 between 9:00 and 11:00. Common.
15 at Pureora Forest Reserve on 01.12.2003 between 6:15 and 9:00. Roadside.
50 at Te Kuiti - Rotorua road on 01.12.2003 between 9:05 and 11:00. Roadside.
30 at Rotorua - Whakatane road on 01.12.2003 between 12:00 and 13:30. Common.
20 at Whakatane - Waihi road on 02.12.2003 between 16:30 and 18:00. Common.
20 at Waihi - Whitianga road on 02.12.2003 between 18:05 and 20:00. Common.
20 at Coromandel - Thames road on 03.12.2003 between 12:15 and 13:40. Common.
5 at Kopu - Opoutere road on 03.12.2003 between 16:10 and 16:30. Common.

Salvin's Albatross, Gibsons Albatross, Southern Giant Petrel, Snares Cape Petrel and Southern Cape Petrel (flying)

Kaikoura, 27.11.2003

Sites:

Ahuriri Bridge Conservat. Area (South Island, New Zealand) - 44:28:10.0S+169:59:17.0E
Protected area of the Ahuriri River just north of Omarama town.

Auckland (North Island, New Zealand) - 36:51:0.0S+174:45:30.0E
Auckland city.

Auckland airport (North Island, New Zealand) - 37:0:20.0S+174:47:18.0E
International airport south of the city.

Bluff (South Island, New Zealand) - 46:36:45.0S+168:20:0.0E
Port where the ferry "Foveaux Express" leaves for Stewart Island.

Bluff - Oban ferry (Stewart Island, New Zealand) - 46:45:0.0S+168:16:0.0E
Ferry-crossing of 35 km. from South Island to Stewart Island.

Christchurch - Rangitata road (South Island, New Zealand) - 43:48:50.0S+171:54:50.0E
Stretch of road 155 km. long on Hwy. 1 south from Christchurch.

Christchurch; Avondale (South Island, New Zealand) - 43:30:14.0S+172:42:27.0E
Where Avon River crosses Wainoni Road, near A1 Elizabeth Park Motels.

Cook Strait ferry (South Island, New Zealand) - 41:20:0.0S+174:30:0.0E
Ferry-trip 130 km. long between North and South Island.

Coromandel - Thames road (North Island, New Zealand) - 36:57:47.0S+175:30:0.0E
Stretch of road 50 km. long, along the western Coromandel Peninsula, overlooking the Firth of Thames.

Dunedin - Stirling road (South Island, New Zealand) - 46:4:4.0S+170:1:24.0
Stretch of road 72 km. long, going south from Dunedin.

Franz Josef Gl. - Greymouth rd (South Island, New Zealand) - 42:57:0.0S+170:42:30.0E
Stretch of road 160 km. long, going north along the central west coast.

Franz Josef Glacier (South Island, New Zealand) - 43:25:23.0S+170:10:8.0E
Large glacier and town with the same name on the central west coast.

Greymouth - Kaikoura road (South Island, New Zealand) - 42:29:0.0S+172:23:23.0E
Stretch of road 320 km. long, crossing from the west coast to the east coast in northern South Island.

Haast - Franz Josef Glacier rd (South Island, New Zealand) - 43:36:7.0S+169:35:33.0E
Stretch of road 130 km. long, north along the central west coast.

Invercargill (South Island, New Zealand) - 46:25:0.0S+168:22:0.0E
Southernmost city in New Zealand.

Kaikoura (South Island, New Zealand) - 42:24:20.0S+173:40:42.0E
Town on the northeastern coast of South Island.

Kaikoura - Picton road (South Island, New Zealand) - 41:52:0.0S+174:7:7.0E
Stretch of road 155 km. long, running north from Kaikoura.

Kaikoura pelagic (South Island, New Zealand) - 42:30:0.0S+173:42:0.0E
Pelagic trips going out of Kaikoura.

Kopu - Opoutere road (North Island, New Zealand) - 37:9:22.0S+175:43:50.0E
Stretch of road 36 km. long across the southern Coromandel Peninsula.

Lake Taupo (North Island, New Zealand) - 38:55:30.0S+175:46:30.0E
Large lake in central North Island.

Lumsden - Te Anau road (South Island, New Zealand) - 45:34:10.0S+168:5:0.0E
Stretch of road 75 km. long, passing the Eyre mountains.

Makarora - Haast road (South Island, New Zealand) - 44:1:0.0S+169:22:30.0E
Stretch of road 75 km. long, going west to the coast.

Mapara Forest Reserve (North Island, New Zealand) - 38:32:5.0S+175:14:13.0E
Reserve for the Kokako, off the Kopaki Road, ca. 30 km. south of Te Kuiti. From Kopaki Road, take the Mapara Sth Road.

Milford Sound (South Island, New Zealand) - 44:36:50.0S+167:51:30.0E
Famous fjord in Fiordland National Park.

Miranda shorebird centre (North Island, New Zealand) - 37:10:0.0S+175:18:45.0E
Famous wader area on the south-western shores of the Firth of Thames.

Motuara Island (South Island, New Zealand) - 41:5:51.0S+174:16:21.0E
Small island at the end of Queen Charlotte Sound, 35 km. north of Picton.

Mt. Cook road (South Island, New Zealand) - 43:47:36.0S+170:6:45.0E
Stretch of road 55 km. long, along the western shore of Lake Pukaki.

National Park - Tokaanu road (North Island, New Zealand) - 39:4:40.0S+175:33:22.0E
Stretch of road 46 km. long, towards the large Lake Taupo.

Oamaru - Dunedin road (South Island, New Zealand) - 45:27:50.0S+170:47:52.0E
Stretch of road 110 km. long along the coast north of Dunedin.

Otago Harbour (South Island, New Zealand) - 45:50:0.0S+170:37:30.0E
Large bay north of Otago Peninsula, leading in to Dunedin city.

Otago Peninsula; pelagic (South Island, New Zealand) - 45:47:0.0S+170:47:0.0E
Pelagic trip a few kilometers east of Taiaroa Head.

Otago Peninsula; Penguin beach (South Island, New Zealand) - 45:48:12.0S+170:44:43.0E
Conservation area for the Yellow-eyed Penguin.

Otago Peninsula; Taiaroa Head (South Island, New Zealand) - 45:46:38.0S+170:43:35.0E
Tip of the Otago Peninsula, famous for its breeding colony of Northern Royal Albatross.

Picton (South Island, New Zealand) - 41:17:18.0S+173:59:40.0E
Town on north South Island, where the ferry to Wellington docks.

Pukekaha Road (North Island, New Zealand) - 39:19:11.5S+175:14:8.7E
Gravel road off Ohura Road (which is off hwy.4 north of Raetihi). Stop at the "Fern Pool Gate", walk past the gate and down the path to the river.

Pureora Forest Reserve (North Island, New Zealand) - 38:30:4.0S+175:34:39.0E
Large forest reserve accessed from Pureora where there is a visitors center. A good spot is along Plains Road towards Buried Forest and around the Forest Tower.

Queen Charlotte Sound (South Island, New Zealand) - 41:13:0.0S+174:10:10.0E
A long sound, 40 km. in lenght, going north-east from Picton, part of Marlborough Sounds Maritime Park.

Queenstown - Makarora road (South Island, New Zealand) - 44:33:53.0S+169:14:0.0E
Stretch of road 160 km. long, going from Queenstown towards the coast.

Raetihi - National Park road (North Island, New Zealand) - 39:17:0.0S+175:23:9.0E
Stretch of road 31 km. long, going north from Raetihi.

Rangitata - Twizel road (South Island, New Zealand) - 44:2:0.0S+170:43:40.0E
Stretch of road 160 km. long, goung west from the coast to Twizel.

Rotorua - Whakatane road (North Island, New Zealand) - 38:4:23.0S+176:34:50.0E
Stretch of road 80 km. long, going east to the Bay of Plenty.

Shotover River (South Island, New Zealand) - 44:59:16.0S+168:45:4.0E
River close to Queenstown, where the company Shotover Jet is based.

Stewart Island (Stewart Island, New Zealand) - 46:53:47.0S+168:7:30.0E
The ferry docks in Oban, the only town on Stewart Island, situated on the north-eastern coast.  

Taumarunui - Te Kuiti road (North Island, New Zealand) - 38:38:38.0S+175:12:34.0E
Stretch of road 71 km. long, west of Lake Taupo.

Te Anau - Milford road (South Island, New Zealand) - 45:0:0.0S+168:0:20.0E
Stretch of road 110 km. long, through Fiordland National Park.

Te Anau - Queenstown road (South Island, New Zealand) - 45:34:0.0S+168:30:0.0E
Stretch of road 195 km. long through southwest South Island.

Te Kuiti - Rotorua road (North Island, New Zealand) - 38:25:43.0S+175:49:50.0E
Stretch of road 145 km. long, through north-central North Island.

Tokaanu - Taumarunui road (North Island, New Zealand) - 38:51:50.0S+175:32:10.0E
Stretch of road 55 km. long, going west from Lake Taupo.

Twizel - Oamaru road (South Island, New Zealand) - 44:41:44.0S+170:24:57.0E
Stretch of road 140 km. long from Twizel to the east coast.

Ulva Island (Stewart Island, New Zealand) - 46:55:48.0S+168:7:45.0E
Large rodent-free island in the Paterson Inlet, only 5 minutes away on a speedboat from Golden Bay.

Waihi - Whitianga road (North Island, New Zealand) - 37:2:55.0S+175:48:51.0E
Stretch of road 95 km. long, along the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula.

Wanganui - Ohakune road (North Island, New Zealand) - 39:36:38.0S+175:18:32.0E
Stretch of road 90 km. long from the sw coast to the central inland.

Wellington - Wanganui road (North Island, New Zealand) - 40:32:0.0S+175:16:28.0E
Stretch of road 185 km. long, going north from Wellington.

Whakatane (North Island, New Zealand) - 37:57:52.0S+176:59:28.0E
Town in the Bay of Plenty area.

Whakatane - Waihi road (North Island, New Zealand) - 37:41:41.0S+176:3:19.0E
Stretch of road 150 km. long, along the Bay of Plenty.

Wharekawa Harbour Sandspit (North Island, New Zealand) - 37:6:0.0S+175:53:0.0E
Reserve where the New Zealand Plover breeds.

White Island (North Island, New Zealand) - 37:31:0.0S+177:10:15.0E
Active volcanic island in the Bay of Plenty, 50 km. offshore from Whakatane.

White Island cruise (North Island, New Zealand) - 37:40:0.0S+177:10:0.0E
Boat-trip from Whakitane to White Island, 50 km. offshore in the Bay of Plenty.

Whitianga - Coromandel road (North Island, New Zealand) - 36:46:18.0S+175:38:27.0E
Stretch of road 36 km. long across the northern tip of the Coromandel Peninsula.

Whitianga cruise (North Island, New Zealand) - 36:48:0.0S+175:47:0.0E
Short cruise in Mercury Bay to look for dolphins and amazing landscape.

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