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  1. Song Thrush

    Song Thrush

    Introduced from England from 1867. Widespread in New Zealand.
  2. Lesser Redpoll

    Lesser Redpoll

    Introduced from Britain between 1862 and 1879, fairly widespread.
  3. Yellowhammer

    Yellowhammer

    Yellowhammers are flourishing in New Zealand. They were introduced from Britain by Acclimatisation Societies between 1865 and 1879.
  4. Pied Shag

    Pied Shag

    Different subspecies to the Pied Cormorant in Australia
  5. Kea

    Kea

  6. Paradise Shelduck (f)

    Paradise Shelduck (f)

  7. Paradise Shelduck (m)

    Paradise Shelduck (m)

    New Zealand endemic. Normally the males have an all-black head and the females a white head, so this one is unusual.
  8. Variable Oystercatcher

    Variable Oystercatcher

  9. South Island Pied Oystercatcher

    South Island Pied Oystercatcher

  10. Hutton's Shearwater

    Hutton's Shearwater

    Very heavy crop. Only the 2nd image in the Gallery.
  11. Fluttering Shearwater

    Fluttering Shearwater

  12. Northern Giant Petrel.jpg

    Northern Giant Petrel.jpg

  13. White-capped Albatross

    White-capped Albatross

  14. Southern Royal Albatross

    Southern Royal Albatross

  15. Flesh-footed Shearwater

    Flesh-footed Shearwater

  16. Grey-faced Petrel

    Grey-faced Petrel

  17. Cook's Petrel

    Cook's Petrel

  18. Spotted Shag

    Spotted Shag

  19. Fairy Prion

    Fairy Prion

  20. White-faced Storm Petrel

    White-faced Storm Petrel

  21. Tomtit

    Tomtit

  22. New Zealand Wandering Albatross

    New Zealand Wandering Albatross

    Due to the high amount of ocean water that they imbibe, they excrete a high saline solution from a salt gland that is situated above the nasal passage, which is a probable cause for the yellow stain seen on the neck.
  23. Australasian Gannet

    Australasian Gannet

  24. White-capped Albatross and Flesh-footed Shearwater

    White-capped Albatross and Flesh-footed Shearwater

  25. Yellow-eyed Penguin

    Yellow-eyed Penguin

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