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Ahuriri estuary (birds found here)
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Birds found in the Ahuriri estuary
 
(Birdlife commonly seen throughout the year includes):—
Black Shag Phalacrocorax carbo
Pied Shag Phalacrocorax varius
Little Shag Phalacrocorax melanoleucus
Little Black Shag Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
Paradise Duck Tadorna variegate
Mallard Duck  Anas platyrhynchos
Grey Duck Anas superciliosa
Australasian Shoveler Anas rhynchotis.
White-faced Heron  Ardea novaehollandiae
Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus
Pukeko Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus
Spur–winged Plover Vanellus miles
South Island Pied Oystercatcher  Haematopus ostralegus
Black-billed Gull Larus bulleri
White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
Caspian Tern  Sterna caspia
Pied Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Kingfisher Halcyon sancta
 
(Migratory waders may be seen from September to March): —
Eastern Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
Curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Grey-tailed tattler Tringa brevipes
Sharp-tailed sandpiper Calidris acuminata
(Winter birds include): —
Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
White Heron Egretta alba
Wrybill Anarchynchus frontalis
(page last updated  7 December 2006)    
 
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