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The Sub-Antarctic Islands of -- January 17 - February 3, 2017 Produced by David Wolf

Date of sighting in January and February 2017 - Key for Locations on Page 7 Common Name Scientific Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rabbits & Hares Leporidae European Rabbit ( I ) Oryctolagus cuniculus x Eared Seals (Sealions) Otariidae New Zealand Fur Seal x x x New Zealand Sea Lion Phocarctos hookeri x x Seals Phocidae Southern Elephant Seal Mirounga leonina x x Marine Dolphins Delphinidae Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus x x

BIRDS , Geese & Waterfowl Canada Goose (I) Branta canadensis x x Black Swan (I) Cygnus atratus x x (E) Tadorna variegata x x x Blue (E) Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos x Mallard (I) Anas platyrhynchos x x x x x Pacific Black Duck (hybrids) Anas superciliosa x x Teal (E ) Anas aucklandica x Campbell Islands Teal (E) Anas nesiotis x Brown Teal (E) Anas chlorotis (E) Aythya novaeseelandiae x x Pheasants, & Allies Ring-necked Pheasant (I) Phasianus colchicus x Grebes Podicipedidae Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus x Common Name Scientific Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Spheniscidae King patagonicus x x papua x Yellow-eyed Penguin ( E ) antipodes x x minor x Penguin Eudyptes pachyrhynchus x x Erect- Eudyptes sclateri x Eudyptes schlegeli x x "Eastern" Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome fiholi x x Snares Penguin Eudyptes robustus x Albatrosses Diomedeidae Gray-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma x x Buller's Albatross Thalassarche bulleri x x x x White-capped (Shy) Albatross Thalassarche cauta x x x x x x x x x Salvin's Albatross Thalassarche salvini x x x x x Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris x "Black-browed" Albatross T. melanophris melanophris x x x x "Campbell" Albatross T. melanophris impavida x x x Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata x x x x x x Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora x "Southern" Royal Albatross D. epomophora epomophora x x x x x x x x "Northern" Royal Albatross D.epomophora sanfordi x x Wandering Albatross (3 races seen) Diomedea exulans x x x x x x x "Gibson's" Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans gibsoni) "Snowy" Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans exulans) "Antipodes" Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans antipodensis) Shearwaters & Petrels Procellariidae Southern Giant-Petrel Macronectes giganteus x x x Northern Giant-Petrel Macronectes halli x x x x x x x x x Cape (Pintado) Petrel Daption capense x x x x x x x x x x x Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis x x White-headed Petrel Pterodroma lessonii x x x x Common Name Scientific Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Mottled Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata x x x x x Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii x x Fairy Pachyptila turtur x x x x Broad-billed Prion Pachyptila vittata ? Antarctic (Dove) Prion Pachyptila desolata x x x x x prion ? Pachyptila sp? x ` x x x x White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis ? x x x x x x Westland Petrel Procellaria westlandica x Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea x x x x x x x x x x Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia x x Diving-Petrels Pelecanoididae Common Diving-Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix x x x x x x Storm-Petrels Hydrobatidae Gray-backed Storm-Petrel Garrodia nereis x x x Black-bellied Storm-Petrel Fregetta tropica x x x x x & Australasian Morus serrator x & Shags Phalacrocoracidae Great carbo x x Pied Cormorant (E) Phalacrocorax varius x x Stewart Island Shag ( E ) split into: Phalacrocorax chalconotus ( E ) Leucocarbo stewarti x x ( E ) Leucocarbo chalconotus x Auckland Islands Shag (E) Phalacrocorax colensoi x Campbell Islands Shag (E) Phalacrocorax campbelli x ( E ) Phalacrocorax purpurascens x x (E) Phalacrocorax punctatus x x x Phalacrocorax melanoleucos x x x x Herons, Egrets & Bitterns Ardeidae Great Egret Ardea (Egretta) alba x White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae x Common Name Scientific Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Ibises & Spoonbills Threskiornithidae Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia x Hawks, Eagles & Kites Accipitridae Circus approximans x x x x Rails, Gallinules & Coots Rallidae (E) Gallirallus australis x Eurasian Coot Fulica atra x Avocets & Stilts Recurvirostridae Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus x ( E ) Himantopus novaaezelandiae x Oystercatchers Haematopodidae Oystercatcher (E) Haematopus finschi x x Variable Oystercatcher (E) Haematopus unicolor x x x x x Plovers & Lapwings Charadriidae Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles x x x Double-banded Plover Charadrius bicinctus x x Sandpipers & Allies Scolopacidae Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica x Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres x Snipe ( E ) Coenocorypha aucklandica x x Skuas & Jaegers Stercorariidae Stercorarius antarcticus x x x x x x x Gulls, Terns & Skimmers Laridae Black-billed Gull (E) Chroicocephalus bulleri x x x Red-billed Gull Chroicocephalus scopulinus x x x x x x x Larus dominicanus x x x x x x x x x x Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia x Black-fronted Tern (E) Chlidonias albostriatus x White-fronted Tern Sterna striata x x x x x x Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata x x x x x Common Name Scientific Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pigeons & Doves Columbidae Rock Pigeon (I) Columba livia x New Zealand Pigeon (E) Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae x x x Strigidae Southern Boobook (Morepork) novaeseelandiae x Falcons & Caracaras Falconidae (E) Falco novaeseelandiae x x x New Zealand Strigopidae (E) Nestor notabilis x (E) Nestor meridionalis x x Red-crowned Parakeet (E) Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae x x Yellow-crowned Parakeet (E) Cyanoramphus auriceps x New Zealand Wrens Acanthisittidae (E) Acanthisitta chloris hd x Meliphagidae (E) Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae x x x (E) melanura hd x x x x Thornbills & Allies Acanthizidae Gray Gerygone (E) Gerygone igata x x (E) Mohoua ochrocephala x (Brown Creeper) (E) Mohoua novaeseelandiae x Wattlebirds South Island (E) Philesturnus carunculatus x Bellmagpies & Allies Cracticidae (I) Gymnorhina tibicen x x x Whistlers & Allies Pachycephalidae Fantails Rhipiduridae Gray Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa x Australasian Robins Petroicidae (E) Petroica macrocephala x x x New Zealand Robin (E) Petroica australis x Common Name Scientific Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Larks Alaudidae Sky Lark (I) Alauda arvensis x Swallows Hirundinidae Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena x x x White-eyes, Yuhinas & Allies Zosteropidae Silver-eye Zosterops lateralis x x x Thrushes & Allies Turdidae Eurasian Blackbird (I) Turdus merula x x x Song Thrush (I) Turdus philomelos x Starlings Sturnidae European Starling (I) Sturnus vulgaris x x x x x Accentors Prunellidae Dunnock (I) Prunella modularis hd Wagtails & Australasian Anthus novaeseelandiae x x x Finches, Euphonias & Allies Fringillidae European Greenfinch (I) Chloris chloris x x x Common Redpoll (I) Acanthis flammea x x x x x x European Goldfinch (I) Carduelis carduelis x Old World Sparrows Passeridae House Sparrow (I) Passer domesticus x x x x x KEY E - Endemic to New Zealand (and found nowhere else in the world) I - Introduced to New Zealand (non-native) hd - Heard, not seen

1 - January 20 ~ Mackenzie Basin 2 - January 21 ~ Queenstown / Milford Sound 3 - January 22 ~ Ulva Island / Stewart Island 4 - January 23 ~ Oroknui Ecosanctuary / Taiaroa Head / Harbor 5 - January 24 ~ At Sea 6 - January 25 ~ Campbell Island / Perseverance Harbor 7 - January 26 ~ At Sea 8 - January 27 ~ Macquarie Island 9 - January 28 ~ Macquarie Island 10 - January 29 ~ At Sea 11 - January 30 ~ Enderby Island 12 - January 31 ~ At Sea / Snares Island / Bluff, South Island 13 - February 1 ~ Doubtful & Breaksea Sounds, 14 - February 2 ~ Milford Sound / Queenstown