Chlidonias
Sunday 11th January 2009, 06:56
OK, not *quite* as big a list as some other peoples' but all of these are just from the first two days of the year and just what I could find before work. I doubt I'll be able to get out much (or at all) for the next few months so my list is going to stagnate a little until May. Anyway...
1) Common starling Sturnus vulgaris
2) Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
3) Black-backed (kelp) gull Larus dominicanus
4) Australian magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
5) House sparrow Passer domesticus
6) Spur-winged (masked) plover Vanellus miles
7) Paradise duck Tadorna variegata
8) White-faced heron Ardea novaehollandiae
9) European blackbird Turdus merula
10) Pukeko (purple gallinule) Porphyrio porphyrio
11) Australasian harrier Circus approximans
12) Grey teal Anas gracilis
13) NZ pied (white-headed) stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
14) Canada goose Branta canadensis
15) Black shag Phalacrocorax carbo
16) Black swan Cygnus atratus
17) Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
18) Red-billed gull Larus scopulinus
19) Pied shag Phalacrocorax varius
20) Skylark Alauda arvensis
21) Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica
22) Little pied shag Phalacrocorax melanoleucus
23) NZ scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
24) South Island pied oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
25) Black-billed gull Larus bulleri
26) Feral (rock) pigeon Columba livia
27) NZ pied fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
28) Waxeye Zosterops lateralis
29) Song thrush Turdus philomelos
30) NZ pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
31) Hedge sparrow (dunnock) Prunella modularis
32) Common chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
33) Redpoll Carduelis flammea
34) Welcome swallow Hirundo (tahitica) neoxena
35) Little black shag Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
36) European greenfinch Carduelis chloris
1) Common starling Sturnus vulgaris
2) Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
3) Black-backed (kelp) gull Larus dominicanus
4) Australian magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
5) House sparrow Passer domesticus
6) Spur-winged (masked) plover Vanellus miles
7) Paradise duck Tadorna variegata
8) White-faced heron Ardea novaehollandiae
9) European blackbird Turdus merula
10) Pukeko (purple gallinule) Porphyrio porphyrio
11) Australasian harrier Circus approximans
12) Grey teal Anas gracilis
13) NZ pied (white-headed) stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
14) Canada goose Branta canadensis
15) Black shag Phalacrocorax carbo
16) Black swan Cygnus atratus
17) Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
18) Red-billed gull Larus scopulinus
19) Pied shag Phalacrocorax varius
20) Skylark Alauda arvensis
21) Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica
22) Little pied shag Phalacrocorax melanoleucus
23) NZ scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
24) South Island pied oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
25) Black-billed gull Larus bulleri
26) Feral (rock) pigeon Columba livia
27) NZ pied fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
28) Waxeye Zosterops lateralis
29) Song thrush Turdus philomelos
30) NZ pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
31) Hedge sparrow (dunnock) Prunella modularis
32) Common chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
33) Redpoll Carduelis flammea
34) Welcome swallow Hirundo (tahitica) neoxena
35) Little black shag Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
36) European greenfinch Carduelis chloris