– 07 – 28/11/2016

Itinerary Day 0 - 07/11: Flight Bruxelles – Dubai (Dubai) Day 0 – 08/11: Flight Dubai – Auckland Day 1 – 09/11: Muriwai Gannet Colony – Tawharanui Park (Warkworth) Day 2 – 10/11: Hauraki Gulf Pelagic – Tawharanui Park (Warkworth) Day 3 – 11/11: Waivera Sewage Pond - Tiritiri Matangi Open Sanctuary (Tiritiri) Day 4 – 12/11: Tiritiri Matangi Open Sanctuary – Waipu Estuary – Trounson Kauri Park (Donellys Crossing) Day 5 – 13/11: Waipu Estuary - Miranda (Thames) Day 6 – 14/11: Rotuara Lake – Pureora Forest – Lake Taupo - Turangi (Ohakune) Day 7 – 15/11: Ruatiti – Otaki (Pimmerton) Day 8 – 16/11: Wellington city (Wellington) Day 9 – 17/11: Crossing to Picton – Malborough Sounds (Lake Nelson) Day 10 – 18/11: Lake Nelson – Arthur’s Pass – Tour (Okarito) Day 11 – 19/11: Franz Joseph Glacier – Haast Bridle Track – Twizel area (Twizel) Day 12 – 20/11: Twizel area (Twizel) Day 13 – 21/11: To Te Anau – Homer Tunnel (Te Anau) Day 14 – 22/11: Milford Sound boat trip – Homer Tunnel (Te Anau) Day 15 – 23/11: Nugget Point (Bluff) Day 16 – 24/11: Stewart Island – Ulva Island – Kiwi Tour (Oban) Day 17 – 25/11: Stewart Island Pelagic (Oban) Day 18 – 26/11: drive to Oamaru (Oamaru) Day 19 – 27/11: Oamaru - To Christchurch – Flight to Auckland – Flight to Dubai Day 20 – 28/11: Flight to Bruxelles

New Zealand – 2016 1 Acknowledgments Thanks to Nils Bouillard for his help for the organization. A big thanks to Phil Hammond and Andy Livermore for their advices and up-to date information during the tour.

Getting there - flights We flew with Emirates, services on board was perfect. We had a 16hours direct flight between Dubai and Auckland.

 Departure 07/11/2016: Bruxelles (2h25 pm) – Dubai (08/11/2016 00h05 am) 08/11/2016: Dubai (10h05 am) – Auckland (09/11/2016 11h10 am)

 Return 27/11/2016: Auckland (21h15 pm) – Dubai (28/11/2016 5h35 am) 28/11/2016: Duabi (8h20 am) – Bruxelles (12h45 pm)

Getting around – transport Domestic flights  Christchurch - Auckland o Company: Jetstar o 27/11/2016: 14h45 – 16h05 o Price: 318$ NZD

Car rental  Company: Jucy Car Rental o Pick-up: Auckland Airport o Drop-off: Christchurch Airport o Car: Hyundai i30 o Price: around 500€

Ferry Crossing  The car rental via Jucy Car Rental includes the crossing with Interislander ferry. Due to the earthquake the schedule was changed but they do their best to allow us to embark. Thanks for their help and flexibility!

Accomodations I pre-booked all accomodations, mainly via Booking. Lodging was very good at most place.

 Warkworth – Annies B&B: confortable accommodation and great home-made breakfast. Only negative point is the location along the SH1N, it’s very noisy!  Tiritiri Island – Bunkhouse  Trounson Kauri Park : Birdsnest Holiday Home  Thames : Rolleston Motel  Ohakune : LNKZ Lodge  Pimmerton : Moana Lodge  Wellington : Hotel Waterloo & Backpackers  Nelson Lakes : Nelson Lakes Motel  Okarito : Okarito Kiwi Cottage: try to avoid this accommodation if you can. We paid 110$ NZD and it was very basic!  Twizel : High Country Lodge, Motels & Backpackers  Te Anau : Fiordland National Park Lodge  Bluff : http://www.blufflodge.co.nz/  Stewart Island : South Sea Hotel  Oamaru : Old Bones Lodge

New Zealand – 2016 2 Food Please note that usually restaurant closes early, around 8pm. Take-away and fast-food stay opened later. Supermarkets like Countwodn stay usually opened until 10pm.

People People we met during the entire trip were very friendly and helpful.

Weather The weather was good most of the time. We get some heavy rain from Turangi to Wellington and in Stewart Island. Temperatures were good most of the time, between 16 and 20°C. Some chilly morning, especially around Lake Nelson. A storm hits Stewart Island on our last day and prevent us to cross early morning as planned, we finally cross around 3pm but the sea was very rough!

References There are lots of trip reports available through www.cloudbirders.com but most of them are from tour companies, good to know which species to look where but they did not provide precise info.

Bird sounds I collected lots of sounds from http://www.xeno-canto.org/.

Literature We took with us the following literature:  of New Zeland : A Photographic Guide  The Hand Guide to the

Kiwi’s and Pelagics

Kiwi  Strategy o Best strategy is to walk slowly, stop regularly and listen to their footsteps. Stay on the path until the bird come close to you and use a red light. Don’t blind them too long!

 Northern Island Brown Kiwi o You can easily see this kiwi by yourself at 2 places: Trounson Kauri Park and Tawharanui Park.

o Quite easy to see on Tiritiri Island if staying overnight

 Okarito Kiwi o Best option is to book a tour with Ian Cooper o All information available here : http://okaritokiwitours.co.nz/ o Price: 75$/pers

o The BIG DECEPTION of the trip, I will not recommend it! o It was quite guarantee to see this kiwi by doing a tour with Philip Smith but few weeks ago he stopped his activity and the company Real Journey took over the business. o They allow 2 groups of maximum 15 pers at the same time! They are using a bright light torch and are scanning continually the beach and the bushes. I just have a poorly view of 1 bird in the bushes.

New Zealand – 2016 3 o Following a bird team leader I met it’s the 1st time in 51 times that he doesn’t see the kiwi and was very disappointed! He also said that most of the sightings were of bird feeding on the beach. Following the new “guides” from Real Journey all sightings are now made along the trail in the bushes. o Several sightings of Kiwi have been reported early morning on Uva Island. Mybe it’s a good idea to arrange a private water-taxi to reach the island before the crowd. o Price: 140$/pers, full refund if no kiwi is seen by no one in the group.

Pelagic  Tours are running pelagics on a regular basis at this time of year. These pelagics are guanratee because they are part of the tour they are leading. I did 2 pelagics with them o From Warkworth . THE pelagic to see the (we saw 4 different individus) . Price: 280$/pers

o From Stewart Island . Price: 320$/pers

 Kaikoura pelagic: due to the earthquake that happened on the 13/11 the city was completely inaccessible and we had to cancel our pelagic.

New Zealand – 2016 4 Sites visited – North Island

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1 - Muriwai Gannet colony  Location: -36.832739, 174.424285  Best species seen: Australian Gannet, White-fronted Tern

2 - Tawharanui Park  Check the lagoon at -36.374079, 174.820266 for Brown Teal.  We heard and saw and Takahe at -36.372316, 174.838632.  Best species seen: North Island Brown Kiwi, Brown Teal, South Island Takahe, , Morepork

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3 - Waivera Sewage Pond  Sewage ponds at -36.541001, 174.690811 hold most of the waterfowl species.  is breeding at -36.542706, 174.684522, good view from -36.542050, 174.684113,  Best species seen: New Zealand Grebe

4 - Hauraki Gulf Pelagic  Boat is leaving from the pier at -36.388750, 174.729902. Parking available for 6$/day at -36.389899, 174.728937.  Best species seen: , White-faced Storm Petrel, New Zealand Storm Petrel, Fairy Prion, Cook’s Petrel, Black Petrel, Buller’s Shearwater, Flesh-footed Shearwater, Fluttering Shearwater, .

5 - Tiritiri Matangi Open Sanctuary  You can get lots of information from this website.  Staying overnight is the only option to see the Little Spotted Kiwi. It’s possible to stay overnight in the bunkhouse but booking is essential well in advance. You can book online via the Department of Conservation.  Ferry access can be booked via 360 Discovery. 1h30 from Auckland, or 20 min from Gulf Harbour. Only return ticket on the same date can be purchase online, if staying overnight you must contact them by mail.  Notes on some difficult species o Brown Teal: visible from the pond next to the wharf. o Spotless Crake: normally visible from the pond next to the wharf but this year the water level was so high that no beach were present. o : there is pair breeding near the compost next to the bunkhouse. o North Island Kokako: we saw it 4 times for at least 6 individus. This species can be seen anywhere. I met several “one-day” visitor that were not able to see this species. o New Zealand Fernbird: very easy along the North east Bay Track track at -36.596, 174.891.  Best species seen: Little Spotted Kiwi, Brown Teal, South Island Takahe, Red-crowned Parakeet, Rifleman, North Island Kokako, North Island , , , , New Zealand Fernbird.

6 - Waipu Estuary  Park at -35.997088, 174.480430. From the parking there is a small track to the left which will bring you to the deeper water channel which can be viewed from the raised embankment.  We went there at hight tide and we saw 2 birds sitting approximatevly at -35.993467, 174.483105.  The next day at low tide one bird was feeding on the channel and sitting at -35.994499, 174.482384.  Best species seen: Fairy Tern

7 - Trounson Kauri Park  There is boarder walk starting from the campground at -35.721549, 173.652002.  We walk slowly listening for any footsteps (they are not very discrete) and within 30min we had a great view of a kiwi 1m from us.  Best species seen: North Island Brown Kiwi

8 - Miranda  The best viewing time is just before and after high tide (http://www.metservice.com/marine- surf/tides/thames)  Park at -37.182901, 175.320742, main hide is at -37.182397, 175.323628.

New Zealand – 2016 6  We arrived 2 hours before the high tide and around 30 Wrybill were sleeping on the banks around - 37.181481, 175.325716. When Bar-tailed Godwits and Red Knot start to move towards the Wrybill were sleeping they walk up and start feeding closer at -37.180512, 175.323782. Finally they move to the Stilt Pools at -37.179306, 175.321436.  There is a Black-billed Gull colony at -37.184395, 175.326696.  Check the mangrove at -37.182757, 175.320163 for Buff-banded Rail.  Best species seen: Wrybill, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Black-billed Gull

10 - Pureora Forest  The Canopy Tower at -38.507317, 175.589966 is a good place. We heard at least 3 different Pacific Long-tailed Cuckoo but were not able to see them!  Access: leave the Road 30 at -38.495745, 175.563523, after 1.5km turn left at -38.508151, 175.562929 and continue to the canopy tower.  We had our only New Zealand Pipit along the entry road at -38.502354, 175.564522.  Best species seen: Pacific Long-tailed Cuckoo (HO), New Zealand Kaka, Yellow-crowned Parakeet, Whitehead, New Zealand Pipit

11 - Lake Taupo  Along the track at -38.955098, 175.762056 we heard at least 3 Bittern booming but were not able to see any.  New Zealand Fernbird is common around.  Best species seen: Australasian Bittern (HO), New Zealand Fernbird

Turangi  A quick stop on the bridge allow us to watch a resting on a rock at -38.983218, 175.817959.  Best species seen: Blue Duck

12 - Ruatiti  The bridge at -39.310064, 175.205887 is maybe the best place to see the Blue Duck.  Best species seen: Blue Duck

13 - Otaki  The Wastwater Treatment Plant at -40.760523, 175.134278 holds at least a pair of this very localized shorebirds in NZ. Good views can be obtain through the fence.  Best species seen: Black-fronted Dotterel

New Zealand – 2016 7 South Island – North Island

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14 - Malborough Sounds  The only option to see the New Zealand King Shag is doing a cruise in the Malborough Sounds.  We booked a Wildlife Island Sanctuary and Dolphin Cruise starting at 13h15. It seems that the afternoon trip is better for the Shag.  We had a 1 hour stop on the Motuara Island where we quickly found the . It’s better to secure the Saddleback here because he can be difficult on Ulva Island.  Best species seen: New Zealand King Shag, , , , South Island Saddleback

New Zealand – 2016 8 15 - Arthur’s Pass  are easy at the Death’s Corner Lookout at -42.888267, 171.556423. They are also present in the village at -42.939346, 171.561613.  We walked the Dobson Nature Walk starting at the parking at -42.919201, 171.558419 (opposite Jacks Hut) and we saw Rifleman and .  Best species seen: Kea, Rifleman, Pipipi

16 - Okarito  Tour leave from -43.223563, 170.163225.  Best species seen: Okarito Kiwi

17 - Haast – Bridle Track  The track starting at -44.107586, 169.354455 is good for .  There is a small car park opposite the track entrance  Best species seen: Yellowhead, Rifleman

18 - Twizel Area  We checked first the Glentanner area at -43.906663, 170.130633 but we didn’t find any . Following informations I get from people I met it seems that sometimes you must cross several cold streams in order to find the Stilt.  We continue the road towards the Mount Cook and search from the main road. There are several gates that you can open and explore the area by car.  We find a beautiful area at -43.853282, 170.115592 where we saw Black Stilt, Wrybill, Double- banded Plover and Black-fronted Tern. I scanned the area from the main road and saw a Stilt in flight. We entered the area by the gate at -43.853856, 170.110816 and parked at -43.851814, 170.112961. From there it’s possible to get closer from the good area.  Lake Mcgregor: we found another pair of Black Stilt at -43.934977, 170.479891 on which we get excellent view.  Best species seen: Black Stilt, Wrybill, Black-fronted Tern

19 - Homer Tunnel  Park just before the tunnel at -44.764482, 167.989215. It’s better to park your car as far away from the road as possible so Kea can concentrate on the new arrivals.  Based on information received from an English birder we met, Rockwren was breeding this year 10 meters from the car park at -44.764, 167.989. There is rusty piece of metal on the ground and the nest is in the grass behind.  On our first evening it was raining and male and female were very actively calling and bringing new materials for the nest. The next day the weather was sunny and we had only a quick but good view of male and female when the male came to replace the female on the nest.  Best species seen: Kea, New Zealand Rockwren

19 - Milford Sound – Boat cruise  There are lots of companies offering tours, we choose a Nature Cruise by Real Journeys. Tour runs for 2h15.  We saw 1 Penguin on the rocks at -44.601850, 167.805679, 4 more were feeding at -44.574, 167.791.  Best species seen: Fiordland Crested Penguin

20 - Nugget Point  -46.445647, 169.803634: hide from where it’s possible to see Yellow-eyed Penguin coming ashore.  -46.467582, 169.757719: good spot for New Zeland Sea Lion

New Zealand – 2016 9 21 - Stewart Island  Ulva Island o Access to the island is by water taxi from -46.904038, 168.121596. It’s 20$/pers. o Best species seen: Weka, Yellow-crowned Parakeet, South Island Saddleback, Pipipi, South Island Robin  Pelagic o We checked some area for penguins and we saw good number of Fiordland and few Yellow- eyed. o They start chumming and we get good numbers of birds. o Best species seen: , Yellow-eyed Penguin, Grey-backed Storm Petrel, Grey-faced Petrel, Mottled Petrel.  Oban o Golf Course: Morepork seen hunting on the Golf course at -46.902543, 168.142681.

22 - Oamaru  The jetey at -45.108715, 170.977174 holds a colony of Spotted Shag and Otago Shag (split from Stewart Shag, see this article)  Best species seen: Spotted Shag, Otago Shag

New Zealand – 2016 10 BIRDS The list follows names and sequence of IOC World Bird List (v 7.1).

Apterygidae 1. Southern Brown Kiwi - Apteryx australis Endemic Vulnerable 24/11/2016 - Stewart Island - Kiwi Tour – ssp lawryi - 1

2. North Island Brown Kiwi - Apteryx mantelli Endemic Endangered 10/11/2016 - Tawharanui Regional Park - 2 12/11/2016 - Trounson Kauri Park - 1

3. Okarito Kiwi - Apteryx rowi Endemic Endangered 18/11/2016 - Okarito - 2

4. Little Spotted Kiwi - Apteryx owenii Endemic Near Threatened 11/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - 1

Anatidae 5. Blue Duck - Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos Endemic Endangered 14/11/2016 - Turangi Bridge - 1 15/11/2016 - Ruatiti – 2

6. - Tadorna variegata Endemic 09/11/2016 - Road Auckland - Warkworth - 4 (2M + 2F) 09/11/2016 - Tawharanui Regional Park - 16 (4M + 4F + 8 pulli) 10/11/2016 - Hauraki Gulf Pelagic - 2 (M + F) 11/11/2016 - Waivera - Ponds - 1 (F) 12/11/2016 - Road To Waipu - 20 13/11/2016 - Road Waipu - Miranda - 6

New Zealand – 2016 11 15/11/2016 - Road to Otaki - 10 15/11/2016 - Ruatiti - 2 17/11/2016 - Road Picton - Nelson Lake - 2 18/11/2016 - Road to Okarito - 10 18/11/2016 - Nelson Lake - 2 19/11/2016 - Twizel Area - 8 19/11/2016 - Road to Twizel - 10 20/11/2016 - Lake McGregor - 2 20/11/2016 - Glentanner Area - 6 21/11/2016 - Road Twizel - Te Anau - 4 22/11/2016 - Milford Sound - 2 22/11/2016 - Road Milford Sound - Te Anau - 2 23/11/2016 - Road Te Anau - Bluff - 10 24/11/2016 - Stewart Island - 2 (M + F) 25/11/2016 - Stewart Island - 2 (M + F) 26/11/2016 - Road Bluff - Omaru - 20 27/11/2016 - Road Omaru - Christchurch – 4

7. Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos 11/11/2016 - Waivera - Ponds - 10

8. Pacific Black Duck - Anas superciliosa 09/11/2016 - Tawharanui Regional Park – ssp superciliosa - 1 11/11/2016 - Waivera - Ponds - ssp superciliosa - 5 18/11/2016 - Road to Okarito - ssp superciliosa - 2 19/11/2016 - Twizel Area - ssp superciliosa - 4

9. Australasian Shoveler - Anas rhynchotis 11/11/2016 - Waivera - Ponds – ssp variegata - 10 13/11/2016 - Miranda - ssp variegata - 5

New Zealand – 2016 12 18/11/2016 - Road to Okarito - ssp variegata - 2 19/11/2016 - Twizel Area - ssp variegata - 10 20/11/2016 - Lake McGregor - ssp variegata - 2 26/11/2016 - Road Bluff - Omaru - ssp variegata - 2

10. Grey Teal - Anas gracilis 11/11/2016 - Waivera - Ponds – ssp gracilis - 6 13/11/2016 - Miranda - ssp gracilis - 10 15/11/2016 - Otaki - ssp gracilis - 15 19/11/2016 - Twizel Area - ssp gracilis - 2 26/11/2016 - Road Bluff - Omaru - ssp gracilis - 2

11. Brown Teal - Anas chlorotis Endemic Near Threatened 09/11/2016 - Tawharanui Regional Park - 12 11/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - 2 12/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island – 2

12. - Aythya novaeseelandiae Endemic 11/11/2016 - Waivera - Ponds - 6 14/11/2016 - Rotuara Lake - 300 18/11/2016 - Road to Okarito - 40 19/11/2016 - Twizel Area - 20 20/11/2016 - Lake Alexandria - 8 20/11/2016 - Lake McGregor - 10 21/11/2016 - Road Twizel - Te Anau – 50

New Zealand – 2016 13 Spheniscidae 13. Fiordland Penguin - Eudyptes pachyrhynchus Vulnerable 22/11/2016 - Milford Sound Cruise - 5 24/11/2016 - Stewart Island - 2 25/11/2016 - Stewart Island - Pelagic – 16

14. Yellow-eyed Penguin - Megadyptes antipodes Endemic Endangered 25/11/2016 - Stewart Island - Pelagic – 4

New Zealand – 2016 14 15. Little Penguin - Eudyptula minor Near-endemic 10/11/2016 - Hauraki Gulf Pelagic – ssp iredalei - 5 11/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - ssp iredalei - 1 16/11/2016 - Crossing Wellington - Picton – ssp variabilis - 3 17/11/2016 - Malbrough Sounds - ssp variabilis - 2 24/11/2016 - Ulva Island – ssp minor - 2 25/11/2016 - Stewart Island - Pelagic - ssp minor - 6

Oceanitidae 16. Grey-backed Storm Petrel - Garrodia nereis 25/11/2016 - Stewart Island - Pelagic - 2

17. White-faced Storm Petrel - Pelagodroma marina 10/11/2016 - Hauraki Gulf Pelagic – ssp maoriana - 150

New Zealand – 2016 15 18. New Zealand Storm Petrel - Fregetta maoriana Endemic Critically Endangered 10/11/2016 - Hauraki Gulf Pelagic – 4

Diomedeidae 19. Southern Royal Albatross - Diomedea epomophora Vulnerable 25/11/2016 - Stewart Island - Pelagic – 14

New Zealand – 2016 16 20. Shy Albatross - Thalassarche cauta Near Threatened 19/11/2016 - Haast - Bridle Track – ssp steadi - 8 23/11/2016 - Nugget Point - ssp steadi - 4 24/11/2016 - Crossing Bluff - Stewart Island - ssp steadi - 6 25/11/2016 - Stewart Island - Pelagic - ssp steadi - 180 26/11/2016 - Stewart Island – ssp steadi - 6

21. Salvin's Albatross - Thalassarche salvini Vulnerable 25/11/2016 - Stewart Island - Pelagic – 10

New Zealand – 2016 17 Procellariidae 22. Northern Giant Petrel - Macronectes halli 25/11/2016 - Stewart Island - Pelagic - 5

23. Cape Petrel - Daption capense 25/11/2016 - Stewart Island - Pelagic – ssp australe - 40

24. Fairy Prion - Pachyptila turtur 10/11/2016 - Hauraki Gulf Pelagic – ssp turtur - 250 25/11/2016 - Stewart Island - Pelagic - ssp turtur - 15

25. Grey-faced Petrel - Pterodroma gouldi 25/11/2016 - Stewart Island - Pelagic - 1

26. Mottled Petrel - Pterodroma inexpectata Near Threatened 25/11/2016 - Stewart Island - Pelagic - 2

27. Cook's Petrel - Pterodroma cookii Vulnerable 10/11/2016 - Hauraki Gulf Pelagic - 150 25/11/2016 - Stewart Island - Pelagic – 6

28. White-chinned Petrel - Procellaria aequinoctialis Vulnerable 25/11/2016 - Stewart Island - Pelagic - 3

New Zealand – 2016 18 29. Black Petrel - Procellaria parkinsoni Vulnerable 10/11/2016 - Hauraki Gulf Pelagic – 3

30. Westland Petrel - Procellaria westlandica Vulnerable 16/11/2016 - Crossing Wellington - Picton - 1

31. Buller's Shearwater - Ardenna bulleri Vulnerable 10/11/2016 - Hauraki Gulf Pelagic - 40 12/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - 60

32. Sooty Shearwater - Ardenna grisea Near Threatened 19/11/2016 - Haast - Bridle Track - 10 23/11/2016 - Nugget Point - 450 25/11/2016 - Stewart Island - Pelagic - 350 26/11/2016 - Stewart Island - 10

New Zealand – 2016 19 33. Flesh-footed Shearwater - Ardenna carneipes 10/11/2016 - Hauraki Gulf Pelagic - 100 12/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island – 1

34. Fluttering Shearwater - Puffinus gavia 10/11/2016 - Hauraki Gulf Pelagic - 500 11/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - 10 12/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - 5 16/11/2016 - Crossing Wellington - Picton - 10 17/11/2016 - Malbrough Sounds - 20

35. Common Diving Petrel - Pelecanoides urinatrix 10/11/2016 - Hauraki Gulf Pelagic – ssp urinatrix - 50 25/11/2016 - Stewart Island - Pelagic – ssp chathamensis - 20

Podicipedidae 36. New Zealand Grebe - Poliocephalus rufopectus Endemic Near Threatened 11/11/2016 - Waivera - Ponds - 4 (2ad + 2 juv) 14/11/2016 - Rotuara Lake - 4 15/11/2016 - Otaki - 4

37. Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus 20/11/2016 - Lake Alexandria – ssp australis - 2 20/11/2016 - Lake McGregor - ssp australis - 3 21/11/2016 - Road Twizel - Te Anau - ssp australis - 15

New Zealand – 2016 20 Threskiornithidae 38. Royal Spoonbill - Platalea regia 23/11/2016 - Road Te Anau - Bluff - 3 26/11/2016 - Road Bluff - Omaru - 6

Ardeidae 39. Great Egret - Ardea alba 18/11/2016 - Okarito – ssp modesta - 1 19/11/2016 - Okarito – ssp modesta - 2

40. White-faced Heron - Egretta novaehollandiae 09/11/2016 - Tawharanui Regional Park - 1 10/11/2016 - Hauraki Gulf Pelagic - 3 11/11/2016 - Waivera - Ponds - 2 12/11/2016 - Waipu - 2 12/11/2016 - Road To Waipu - 2 13/11/2016 - Miranda - 15 13/11/2016 - Road Waipu - Miranda - 10 13/11/2016 - Waipu - 40 14/11/2016 - Road to Turangi - 30 14/11/2016 - Lake Taupo - 2 20/11/2016 - Glentanner Area - 1 21/11/2016 - Road Twizel - Te Anau - 1 23/11/2016 - Road Te Anau - Bluff - 6 23/11/2016 - Nugget Point – 1

41. Pacific Reef Heron - Egretta sacra 17/11/2016 - Malbrough Sounds – ssp sacra – 1

New Zealand – 2016 21 Sulidae 42. Australasian Gannet - Morus serrator 09/11/2016 - Tawharanui Regional Park - 5 09/11/2016 - Muriwai Gannet Colony - 500 10/11/2016 - Hauraki Gulf Pelagic - 10 11/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - 15 12/11/2016 - Waipu - 5 12/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - 20 13/11/2016 - Waipu - 4 17/11/2016 - Malbrough Sounds - 3

Phalacrocoracidae 43. Little Pied Cormorant - Microcarbo melanoleucos 10/11/2016 - Hauraki Gulf Pelagic – ssp brevirostris - 1 12/11/2016 - Waipu - ssp brevirostris - 1 13/11/2016 - Waipu - ssp brevirostris - 1 14/11/2016 - Rotuara Lake - ssp brevirostris - 80 17/11/2016 - Malbrough Sounds - ssp brevirostris - 1 19/11/2016 - Twizel Area - ssp brevirostris - 10 20/11/2016 - Glentanner Area - ssp brevirostris - 1 21/11/2016 - Road Twizel - Te Anau - ssp brevirostris - 5 22/11/2016 - Milford Sound - ssp brevirostris - 2 24/11/2016 - Ulva Island - ssp brevirostris – 2

New Zealand – 2016 22 44. Spotted Shag - Phalacrocorax punctatus Endemic 17/11/2016 - Malbrough Sounds – ssp punctatus - 40 23/11/2016 - Nugget Point - ssp punctatus - 30 24/11/2016 - Crossing Bluff - Stewart Island – ssp oliveri - 4 25/11/2016 - Stewart Island - Pelagic - ssp oliveri - 5 27/11/2016 - Omaru - ssp punctatus – 200

45. Little Black Cormorant - Phalacrocorax sulcirostris 14/11/2016 - Road to Turangi - 1 15/11/2016 - Road to Otaki - 2

46. Australian Pied Cormorant - Phalacrocorax varius 09/11/2016 - Tawharanui Regional Park – ssp varius - 1 10/11/2016 - Hauraki Gulf Pelagic - ssp varius - 80 11/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - ssp varius - 5 12/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - ssp varius - 30 13/11/2016 - Miranda - ssp varius - 5 13/11/2016 - Waipu - ssp varius - 2 17/11/2016 - Malbrough Sounds - ssp varius - 2

47. Great Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo 13/11/2016 - Road Waipu - Miranda – ssp novaehollandiae - 1 16/11/2016 - Crossing Wellington - Picton - ssp novaehollandiae - 3 19/11/2016 - Twizel Area - ssp novaehollandiae - 20 22/11/2016 - Milford Sound - ssp novaehollandiae - 3

New Zealand – 2016 23 48. New Zealand King Shag - Leucocarbo carunculatus Endemic Vulnerable 17/11/2016 - Malbrough Sounds – 2

49. Otago Shag - Leucocarbo chalconotus Endemic Vulnerable 27/11/2016 - Omaru – 300 23/11/2016 - Nugget Point - 1

New Zealand – 2016 24 50. Foveaux Shag - Leucocarbo stewarti Endemic Vulnerable 24/11/2016 - Crossing Bluff - Stewart Island - 2 25/11/2016 - Stewart Island - Pelagic - 250

Accipitridae 51. Swamp Harrier - Circus approximans 09/11/2016 - Road Auckland - Warkworth - 3 09/11/2016 - Tawharanui Regional Park - 4 11/11/2016 - Waivera - Ponds - 1 12/11/2016 - Road To Waipu - 10 12/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - 1 13/11/2016 - Miranda - 3 13/11/2016 - Road Waipu - Miranda - 15 13/11/2016 - Waipu - 1 14/11/2016 - Pureora Forest - 2 14/11/2016 - Lake Taupo - 2 14/11/2016 - Road to Turangi - 30 15/11/2016 - Otaki - 4 15/11/2016 - Road to Otaki - 10 17/11/2016 - Road Picton - Nelson Lake - 10 18/11/2016 - Road to Okarito - 15 19/11/2016 - Twizel Area - 6 19/11/2016 - Road to Twizel - 10 20/11/2016 - Lake McGregor - 3 20/11/2016 - Glentanner Area - 2 21/11/2016 - Road Twizel - Te Anau - 4 22/11/2016 - Road Milford Sound - Te Anau - 1 23/11/2016 - Road Te Anau - Bluff - 6 26/11/2016 - Road Bluff - Omaru - 20

New Zealand – 2016 25 27/11/2016 - Road Omaru - Christchurch - 5

Rallidae 52. Weka - Gallirallus australis Endemic Vulnerable 10/11/2016 - Hauraki Gulf Pelagic – ssp greyi - 2 18/11/2016 - Road to Okarito – ssp australis - 2 24/11/2016 - Ulva Island – ssp scotti - 9 25/11/2016 - Stewart Island - Pelagic - ssp scotti – 2

53. - Porphyrio melanotus 09/11/2016 - Tawharanui Regional Park – ssp melanotus - 80 09/11/2016 - Road Auckland - Warkworth - ssp melanotus - 8 11/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - ssp melanotus - 3 11/11/2016 - Waivera - Ponds - ssp melanotus - 2 12/11/2016 - Road To Waipu - ssp melanotus - 5 12/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - ssp melanotus - 10 13/11/2016 - Road Waipu - Miranda - ssp melanotus - 10 13/11/2016 - Trounson Kauri Park - ssp melanotus - 10 14/11/2016 - Lake Taupo - ssp melanotus - 2 15/11/2016 - Road to Otaki - ssp melanotus - 5 18/11/2016 - Road to Okarito - ssp melanotus - 15 19/11/2016 - Road to Twizel - ssp melanotus - 10 26/11/2016 - Road Bluff - Omaru - ssp melanotus - 5

New Zealand – 2016 26 54. South Island Takahe - Porphyrio hochstetteri Endemic Endangered 10/11/2016 - Tawharanui Regional Park - 1 11/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - 4 12/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island – 1

55. Eurasian Coot - Fulica atra 20/11/2016 - Lake McGregor – ssp australis - 3

Haematopodidae 56. South Island Oystercatcher - Haematopus finschi Endemic 13/11/2016 - Miranda - 350 18/11/2016 - Road to Okarito - 10 19/11/2016 - Road to Twizel - 10 19/11/2016 - Twizel Area - 4 20/11/2016 - Glentanner Area - 8 21/11/2016 - Road Twizel - Te Anau - 15 23/11/2016 - Road Te Anau - Bluff - 60 26/11/2016 - Road Bluff - Omaru - 10 27/11/2016 - Road Omaru - Christchurch – 10

New Zealand – 2016 27

57. Variable Oystercatcher - Haematopus unicolor Endemic 09/11/2016 - Tawharanui Regional Park - 13 (8ad + 5 pulli) 10/11/2016 - Hauraki Gulf Pelagic - 4 11/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - 4 12/11/2016 - Waipu - 80 12/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - 4 13/11/2016 - Waipu - 30 13/11/2016 - Miranda - 10 17/11/2016 - Malbrough Sounds - 4 18/11/2016 - Road to Okarito - 2 22/11/2016 - Milford Sound - 2 24/11/2016 - Stewart Island - 2 24/11/2016 - Ulva Island - 2 25/11/2016 - Stewart Island - 4 25/11/2016 - Stewart Island - Pelagic – 1

New Zealand – 2016 28

Recurvirostridae 58. White-headed Stilt - Himantopus leucocephalus 09/11/2016 - Tawharanui Regional Park - 2 11/11/2016 - Waivera - Ponds - 2 13/11/2016 - Miranda - 80 13/11/2016 - Waipu - 10 15/11/2016 - Otaki - 5 18/11/2016 - Road to Okarito - 4 19/11/2016 - Twizel Area - 16 21/11/2016 - Road Twizel - Te Anau - 4 23/11/2016 - Nugget Point - 1 26/11/2016 - Road Bluff - Omaru - 2

New Zealand – 2016 29 59. Black Stilt - Himantopus novaezelandiae Endemic Critically Endangered 20/11/2016 - Lake McGregor - 2 20/11/2016 - Glentanner Area – 3

Charadriidae 60. Masked Lapwing - Vanellus miles 09/11/2016 - Tawharanui Regional Park – ssp novaehollandiae - 10 09/11/2016 - Road Auckland - Warkworth - ssp novaehollandiae - 2 10/11/2016 - Hauraki Gulf Pelagic - ssp novaehollandiae - 2 11/11/2016 - Waivera - Ponds - ssp novaehollandiae - 4 12/11/2016 - Road To Waipu - ssp novaehollandiae - 2 13/11/2016 - Miranda - ssp novaehollandiae - 3 13/11/2016 - Road Waipu - Miranda - ssp novaehollandiae - 10 15/11/2016 - Ruatiti - ssp novaehollandiae - 4 15/11/2016 - Road to Otaki - ssp novaehollandiae - 10 17/11/2016 - Road Picton - Nelson Lake - ssp novaehollandiae - 1 18/11/2016 - Road to Okarito - ssp novaehollandiae - 10 19/11/2016 - Road to Twizel - ssp novaehollandiae - 30 19/11/2016 - Twizel Area - ssp novaehollandiae - 10 20/11/2016 - Glentanner Area - ssp novaehollandiae - 4 21/11/2016 - Road Twizel - Te Anau - ssp novaehollandiae - 2 23/11/2016 - Road Te Anau - Bluff - ssp novaehollandiae - 30 26/11/2016 - Road Bluff - Omaru - ssp novaehollandiae - 4 27/11/2016 - Road Omaru - Christchurch - ssp novaehollandiae - 4

New Zealand – 2016 30 61. Wrybill - Anarhynchus frontalis Endemic Vulnerable 13/11/2016 - Miranda - 32 20/11/2016 - Glentanner Area – 1

62. Pacific Golden Plover - Pluvialis fulva 13/11/2016 - Miranda - 1

New Zealand – 2016 31 63. New Zealand Plover - Charadrius obscurus Endemic Endangered 09/11/2016 - Tawharanui Regional Park – ssp aquilonius - 2 11/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - ssp aquilonius - 2 12/11/2016 - Waipu - ssp aquilonius - 10 13/11/2016 - Miranda - ssp aquilonius - 4 13/11/2016 - Waipu - ssp aquilonius – 5

New Zealand – 2016 32 64. Double-banded Plover - Charadrius bicinctus 19/11/2016 - Twizel Area – ssp bicinctus - 6 19/11/2016 - Okarito - ssp bicinctus - 2 20/11/2016 - Glentanner Area - ssp bicinctus – 15

65. Black-fronted Dotterel - Elseyornis melanops 15/11/2016 - Otaki - 2

Scolopacidae 66. Bar-tailed Godwit - Limosa lapponica Near Threatened 12/11/2016 - Waipu – ssp baueri - 100 13/11/2016 - Waipu - ssp baueri - 20 13/11/2016 - Miranda - ssp baueri - 4000

67. Marsh Sandpiper - Tringa stagnatilis 13/11/2016 - Miranda - 1

68. Ruddy Turnstone - Arenaria interpres 13/11/2016 - Miranda – ssp interpres - 9

69. Red Knot - Calidris canutus Near Threatened 12/11/2016 - Waipu - 1 13/11/2016 - Miranda - 250

70. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper - Calidris acuminata 13/11/2016 - Miranda - 1

New Zealand – 2016 33 Laridae 71. Silver Gull - Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae 09/11/2016 - Tawharanui Regional Park – ssp scopulinus - 40 09/11/2016 - Muriwai Gannet Colony - ssp scopulinus - 35 10/11/2016 - Hauraki Gulf Pelagic - ssp scopulinus - 40 11/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - ssp scopulinus - 25 12/11/2016 - Waipu - ssp scopulinus - 10 12/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - ssp scopulinus - 150 13/11/2016 - Miranda - ssp scopulinus - 5 13/11/2016 - Waipu - ssp scopulinus - 10 14/11/2016 - Rotuara Lake - ssp scopulinus - 100 17/11/2016 - Malbrough Sounds - ssp scopulinus - 30 23/11/2016 - Nugget Point - ssp scopulinus - 5 23/11/2016 - Road Te Anau - Bluff - ssp scopulinus - 5 24/11/2016 - Stewart Island - ssp scopulinus - 5 24/11/2016 - Crossing Bluff - Stewart Island - ssp scopulinus - 10 25/11/2016 - Stewart Island - Pelagic - ssp scopulinus - 50 25/11/2016 - Stewart Island - ssp scopulinus – 20

New Zealand – 2016 34 72. Black-billed Gull - Chroicocephalus bulleri Endemic Endangered 13/11/2016 - Miranda - 250 21/11/2016 - Road Twizel - Te Anau - 120 23/11/2016 - Road Te Anau - Bluff – 40

73. Kelp Gull - Larus dominicanus 09/11/2016 - Tawharanui Regional Park – ssp dominicanus - 2 09/11/2016 - Muriwai Gannet Colony - ssp dominicanus - 5 10/11/2016 - Hauraki Gulf Pelagic - ssp dominicanus - 10 11/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - ssp dominicanus - 15 11/11/2016 - Waivera - Ponds - ssp dominicanus - 2 13/11/2016 - Miranda - ssp dominicanus - 15 13/11/2016 - Waipu - ssp dominicanus - 10 14/11/2016 - Rotuara Lake - ssp dominicanus - 10 15/11/2016 - Road to Otaki - ssp dominicanus - 20 16/11/2016 - Crossing Wellington - Picton - ssp dominicanus - 15 17/11/2016 - Malbrough Sounds - ssp dominicanus - 20 18/11/2016 - Road to Okarito - ssp dominicanus - 20 19/11/2016 - Twizel Area - ssp dominicanus - 4 19/11/2016 - Road to Twizel - ssp dominicanus - 20 20/11/2016 - Glentanner Area - ssp dominicanus - 8 21/11/2016 - Road Twizel - Te Anau - ssp dominicanus - 30 23/11/2016 - Nugget Point - ssp dominicanus - 5 23/11/2016 - Road Te Anau - Bluff - ssp dominicanus - 40 24/11/2016 - Crossing Bluff - Stewart Island - ssp dominicanus - 4 25/11/2016 - Stewart Island - Pelagic - ssp dominicanus - 4 26/11/2016 - Road Bluff - Omaru - ssp dominicanus - 80 27/11/2016 - Road Omaru - Christchurch - ssp dominicanus - 30 27/11/2016 - Omaru - ssp dominicanus - 100

New Zealand – 2016 35 74. Caspian Tern - Hydroprogne caspia 10/11/2016 - Hauraki Gulf Pelagic - 2 11/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - 2 12/11/2016 - Waipu - 8 13/11/2016 - Waipu - 3 13/11/2016 - Miranda - 4 17/11/2016 - Malbrough Sounds - 1

75. Fairy Tern - Sternula nereis Vulnerable 12/11/2016 - Waipu – ssp davisae - 2 13/11/2016 - Waipu - ssp davisae – 1

76. White-fronted Tern - Sterna striata Near-endemic 09/11/2016 - Muriwai Gannet Colony - 60 10/11/2016 - Hauraki Gulf Pelagic - 20 12/11/2016 - Waipu - 5 12/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - 2 13/11/2016 - Miranda - 5 13/11/2016 - Waipu - 7 16/11/2016 - Crossing Wellington - Picton - 15 19/11/2016 - Okarito - 8 19/11/2016 - Haast - Bridle Track - 4 23/11/2016 - Road Te Anau - Bluff - 2 24/11/2016 - Crossing Bluff - Stewart Island - 15 25/11/2016 - Stewart Island - Pelagic - 30 27/11/2016 - Omaru - 70

77. Black-fronted Tern - Chlidonias albostriatus Endemic Endangered 17/11/2016 - Road Picton - Nelson Lake - 4 19/11/2016 - Twizel Area - 3

New Zealand – 2016 36 20/11/2016 - Glentanner Area - 25 21/11/2016 - Road Twizel - Te Anau - 5 22/11/2016 - Road Milford Sound - Te Anau - 5 23/11/2016 - Road Te Anau - Bluff – 3

Stercorariidae 78. South Polar Skua - Stercorarius maccormicki 25/11/2016 - Stewart Island - Pelagic - 3

79. Parasitic Jaeger - Stercorarius parasiticus 10/11/2016 - Hauraki Gulf Pelagic - 1 27/11/2016 - Omaru - 2

Columbidae 80. New Zealand Pigeon - Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae Endemic Near Threatened 09/11/2016 - Tawharanui Regional Park – ssp novaeseelandiae - 1 10/11/2016 - Hauraki Gulf Pelagic - ssp novaeseelandiae - 3 11/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - ssp novaeseelandiae - 5 12/11/2016 - Road To Waipu - ssp novaeseelandiae - 2 12/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - ssp novaeseelandiae - 2 14/11/2016 - Pureora Forest - ssp novaeseelandiae - 2 15/11/2016 - Road to Otaki - ssp novaeseelandiae - 4 18/11/2016 - Road to Okarito - ssp novaeseelandiae - 4 19/11/2016 - Road to Twizel - ssp novaeseelandiae - 3 19/11/2016 - Franz Josef Glacier - ssp novaeseelandiae - 4 22/11/2016 - Road Milford Sound - Te Anau - ssp novaeseelandiae - 1 22/11/2016 - Milford Sound Cruise - ssp novaeseelandiae - 1 26/11/2016 - Road Bluff - Omaru - ssp novaeseelandiae – 1

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Cuculidae 81. - Chrysococcyx lucidus 09/11/2016 - Tawharanui Regional Park – ssp lucidus - 1 19/11/2016 - Haast - Bridle Track - ssp lucidus - 1

Strigidae 82. Morepork - Ninox novaeseelandiae Near-endemic 09/11/2016 - Tawharanui Regional Park – ssp novaeseelandiae - 1 10/11/2016 - Tawharanui Regional Park - ssp novaeseelandiae - 2 - HO 12/11/2016 - Trounson Kauri Park - ssp novaeseelandiae - 2 - HO 18/11/2016 - Okarito - ssp novaeseelandiae - 3 - HO 25/11/2016 - Stewart Island - ssp novaeseelandiae - 1

Alcedinidae 83. - Todiramphus sanctus 09/11/2016 - Road Auckland - Warkworth – ssp vagans - 3 10/11/2016 - Hauraki Gulf Pelagic - ssp vagans - 3 11/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - ssp vagans - 4 12/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - ssp vagans - 2 12/11/2016 - Waipu - ssp vagans - 1 13/11/2016 - Miranda - ssp vagans - 1 13/11/2016 - Road Waipu - Miranda - ssp vagans - 2 13/11/2016 - Trounson Kauri Park - ssp vagans - 1 14/11/2016 - Road to Turangi - ssp vagans - 2 18/11/2016 - Road to Okarito - ssp vagans - 2 23/11/2016 - Road Te Anau - Bluff - ssp vagans - 1 27/11/2016 - Omaru - ssp vagans - 1

New Zealand – 2016 38 Falconidae 84. New Zealand Falcon - Falco novaeseelandiae Endemic Near Threatened 15/11/2016 - Road to Otaki - 1 17/11/2016 - Malbrough Sounds - 2

Strigopidae 85. Kea - Nestor notabilis Endemic Vulnerable 18/11/2016 - Arthur's Pass - 5 21/11/2016 - Homer Tunnel - 1 22/11/2016 - Homer Tunnel – 6

86. New Zealand Kaka - Nestor meridionalis Endemic Endangered 09/11/2016 - Tawharanui Regional Park – ssp septentrionalis - 1 10/11/2016 - Hauraki Gulf Pelagic - ssp septentrionalis - 4 14/11/2016 - Pureora Forest - ssp septentrionalis - 6 19/11/2016 - Haast - Bridle Track – ssp meridionalis - 1 – HO 24/11/2016 - Stewart Island - ssp meridionalis - 2 24/11/2016 - Ulva Island - ssp meridionalis - 6 25/11/2016 - Stewart Island - ssp meridionalis - 5 26/11/2016 - Stewart Island - ssp meridionalis – 2

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Psittaculidae 87. Yellow-crowned Parakeet - Cyanoramphus auriceps Endemic Near Threatened 14/11/2016 - Pureora Forest - 1 24/11/2016 - Ulva Island - 4

88. Red-crowned Parakeet - Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae Endemic Vulnerable 11/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island – ssp novaezelandiae - 15 12/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - ssp novaezelandiae - 10 24/11/2016 - Ulva Island - ssp novaezelandiae – 45

New Zealand – 2016 40

Acanthisittidae 89. Rifleman - Acanthisitta chloris Endemic 12/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island – ssp granti – 2 18/11/2016 - Arthur's Pass - ssp chloris – 4 19/11/2016 - Haast - Bridle Track – ssp chloris - 2 20/11/2016 - Tasman Lake - ssp chloris - 2 22/11/2016 - Milford Sound - ssp chloris – 2

New Zealand – 2016 41 90. New Zealand Rockwren - Xenicus gilviventris Endemic Vulnerable 21/11/2016 - Homer Tunnel - 2 (M + F) 22/11/2016 - Homer Tunnel - 2 (M + F)

Meliphagidae 91. - Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae Endemic 09/11/2016 - Tawharanui Regional Park – ssp novaeseelandiae - 30 09/11/2016 - Muriwai Gannet Colony - ssp novaeseelandiae - 5 10/11/2016 - Hauraki Gulf Pelagic - ssp novaeseelandiae - 20 11/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - ssp novaeseelandiae - 50 11/11/2016 - Waivera - Ponds - ssp novaeseelandiae - 2 12/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - ssp novaeseelandiae - 50 13/11/2016 - Trounson Kauri Park - ssp novaeseelandiae - 1 14/11/2016 - Pureora Forest - ssp novaeseelandiae - 2 17/11/2016 - Malbrough Sounds - ssp novaeseelandiae - 1 18/11/2016 - Nelson Lake - ssp novaeseelandiae - 2 19/11/2016 - Haast - Bridle Track - ssp novaeseelandiae - 2 24/11/2016 - Stewart Island - ssp novaeseelandiae - 2 25/11/2016 - Stewart Island - ssp novaeseelandiae - 2 26/11/2016 - Stewart Island - ssp novaeseelandiae - 3

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92. - Anthornis melanura Endemic 09/11/2016 - Tawharanui Regional Park – ssp melanura - 5 11/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - ssp melanura - 20 12/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - ssp melanura - 20 14/11/2016 - Pureora Forest - ssp melanura - 2 17/11/2016 - Malbrough Sounds - ssp melanura - 3 18/11/2016 - Nelson Lake - ssp melanura - 2 22/11/2016 - Milford Sound - ssp melanura – 2

New Zealand – 2016 43 Acanthizidae 93. Grey Gerygone - Gerygone igata Endemic 11/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - 1 11/11/2016 - Waivera - Ponds - 4 12/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - 2 13/11/2016 - Miranda - 1 14/11/2016 - Pureora Forest - 4 18/11/2016 - Nelson Lake – 3 18/11/2016 - Arthur's Pass - 5 19/11/2016 - Haast - Bridle Track – 3 20/11/2016 - Lake McGregor - 1 22/11/2016 - Milford Sound - 3 24/11/2016 - Stewart Island – 1

Callaeidae 94. North Island Kokako - Callaeas wilsoni Endemic Endangered 11/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - 4 12/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - 1

New Zealand – 2016 44 95. - Philesturnus rufusater Endemic Near Threatened 11/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - 15 12/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island – 30

96. South Island Saddleback - Philesturnus carunculatus Endemic Near Threatened 17/11/2016 - Malbrough Sounds - 1 24/11/2016 - Ulva Island - 2

Notiomystidae 97. Stitchbird - Notiomystis cincta Endemic Vulnerable 11/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island – ssp hautura - 8 (5M + 3F) 12/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - ssp hautura – 10

New Zealand – 2016 45

Mohouidae 98. Yellowhead - ochrocephala Endemic Endangered 19/11/2016 - Haast - Bridle Track - 2 24/11/2016 - Ulva Island - 1 - HO

New Zealand – 2016 46 99. Whitehead - Mohoua albicilla Endemic 11/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - 25 12/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - 20 14/11/2016 - Pureora Forest – 4

100. Pipipi - Mohoua novaeseelandiae Endemic 18/11/2016 - Arthur's Pass - 2 19/11/2016 - Haast - Bridle Track – 1 24/11/2016 - Ulva Island - 1

Rhipiduridae 101. - Rhipidura fuliginosa Endemic 09/11/2016 - Tawharanui Regional Park – ssp placabilis - 4 11/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - ssp placabilis - 6 12/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - ssp placabilis - 5 14/11/2016 - Pureora Forest - ssp placabilis - 2 18/11/2016 - Nelson Lake – ssp fuliginosa - 3 18/11/2016 - Arthur's Pass - ssp fuliginosa - 1 19/11/2016 - Haast - Bridle Track - ssp fuliginosa - 2 23/11/2016 - Nugget Point - ssp fuliginosa - 1 24/11/2016 - Ulva Island - ssp fuliginosa - 2

Petroicidae 102. - Petroica macrocephala Endemic 18/11/2016 - Nelson Lake – ssp macrocephala - 3 18/11/2016 - Arthur's Pass - ssp macrocephala - 5 19/11/2016 - Haast - Bridle Track - ssp macrocephala - 10 (+) 20/11/2016 - Tasman Lake - ssp macrocephala - 1 22/11/2016 - Milford Sound - ssp macrocephala - 25 24/11/2016 - Ulva Island - ssp macrocephala – 1

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103. North Island Robin - Petroica longipes Endemic 11/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - 5 12/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - 2 14/11/2016 - Pureora Forest - 5

104. South Island Robin - Petroica australis Endemic 17/11/2016 - Malbrough Sounds – ssp australis - 2 24/11/2016 - Ulva Island – ssp rakiura - 6

Hirundinidae 105. Welcome Swallow - Hirundo neoxena Near-endemic 09/11/2016 - Tawharanui Regional Park – ssp neoxena - 10 09/11/2016 - Road Auckland - Warkworth - ssp neoxena - 2 10/11/2016 - Hauraki Gulf Pelagic - ssp neoxena - 3 11/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - ssp neoxena - 15 12/11/2016 - Waipu - ssp neoxena - 2 12/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island - ssp neoxena - 10 13/11/2016 - Miranda - ssp neoxena - 15 13/11/2016 - Road Waipu - Miranda - ssp neoxena - 5 14/11/2016 - Lake Taupo - ssp neoxena - 4 15/11/2016 - Ruatiti - ssp neoxena - 4 15/11/2016 - Otaki - ssp neoxena - 2 15/11/2016 - Road to Otaki - ssp neoxena - 15 17/11/2016 - Malbrough Sounds - ssp neoxena - 4 18/11/2016 - Road to Okarito - ssp neoxena - 30 19/11/2016 - Twizel Area - ssp neoxena - 5 19/11/2016 - Road to Twizel - ssp neoxena - 20 21/11/2016 - Road Twizel - Te Anau - ssp neoxena - 2 23/11/2016 - Road Te Anau - Bluff - ssp neoxena - 2

New Zealand – 2016 48 26/11/2016 - Road Bluff - Omaru - ssp neoxena - 10 27/11/2016 - Road Omaru - Christchurch - ssp neoxena - 5 27/11/2016 - Omaru - ssp neoxena - 3

Locustellidae 106. New Zealand Fernbird - Megalurus punctatus Endemic 12/11/2016 - Tiritiri Island – ssp vealeae - 5 14/11/2016 - Lake Taupo - ssp vealeae - 4

Zosteropidae 107. - Zosterops lateralis 13/11/2016 - Miranda – ssp lateralis - 1 14/11/2016 - Rotuara Lake - ssp lateralis - 3 15/11/2016 - Ruatiti - ssp lateralis - 3 17/11/2016 - Malbrough Sounds - ssp lateralis - 3 18/11/2016 - Nelson Lake - ssp lateralis – 4 18/11/2016 - Arthur's Pass - ssp lateralis - 10 19/11/2016 - Franz Josef Glacier - ssp lateralis - 5 20/11/2016 - Tasman Lake - ssp lateralis - 1 22/11/2016 - Milford Sound - ssp lateralis - 2 26/11/2016 - Road Bluff - Omaru - ssp lateralis - 2

Motacillidae 108. New Zealand Pipit - Anthus novaeseelandiae Endemic 14/11/2016 - Pureora Forest – ssp novaeseelandiae - 1

Mammals

1. New Zealand Fur Seal - Arctocephalus forsteri 22/11/2016 - Milford Sound Cruise – 50 25/11/2016 - Stewart Island - Pelagic – 60

2. New Zeland Sea Lion - Phocarctos hookeri 23/11/2016 – Nugget Point - 3

3. Common Dolphin - Delphinus delphis 10/11/2016 - Hauraki Gulf Pelagic - 10

4. Hector’s Dolphin - Cephalorhynchus hectori 19/11/2016 – West Coast - 3

5. Dusky Dolpin - Lagenorhynchus obscurus 17/11/2016 - Malbrough Sounds – 2

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