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Overview
South Island, New Zealand. Nearby Kaikoura are very high mountains (over 2.500 m). The water is also very deep. Is ideal place for lots of fish and ideal place for Sperm Whales.
Birds
Notable Species
Because lots of fish is also an ideal place for seabirds. The most spectacular place which I saw. e.g. Salvin's Mollymawk, Antipodean Albatross (both nominate and Gibson's), Northern Royal Albatross, Southern Royal Albatross, Brown Skua, Giant Petrels
16.12.2005 Northern Royal Albatross 3 x Southern Royal Albatross 1 x Gibson's Wandering Albatross 2 x New Zealand White-capped Mollymawk 2 x Salvin's Mollymawk 15 x
Northern Giant Petrel 8 x Southern Giant Petrel 2 x Westland Petrel 30 x White-chinned Petrel 10 x Grey-faced Petrel 6 x
Fairy Prion 8 x Hutton's Shearwater >1.000 Buller's Shearwater 10 x Flesh-footed Shearwater 3 x Pied Shag 6 x
Little Shag 2 x Arctic Skua 8 x White-fronted Tern 20 x Black-backed Gull 30 x Red-billed Gull 50 x
Australian Gannet 3 x Little Blue Penguin 1 x
===Check-list=== (Incomplete) Birds you can see here include:
Northern Royal Albatross, Southern Royal Albatross, Snowy Albatross, Antipodean Albatross (both nominate and Gibson's), Salvin's Albatross
Other Wildlife
Because lots of fish is a breeding place for Dolphin (groups of up to 400).
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