Bird Sightings at Night Sky Lodge
Abundance and Diversity
We've been delighted by the abundance and diversity of the bird life around the Lodge. Virtually every day there's a 'Wow! Look at that' moment and a lunge for the camera. The 30-40 Tui's every morning when the flax is flowering, the White Faced Herons on the lawn in Winter, the family of 20 quail feeding around the property, looking DOWN at the Hawks gliding past the windows. We've kept a list of the birds we've spotted from the verandah and around the Lodge and Kohukohu with some basic details about them
| NAME | ORIGIN | VIEWED | SIGHTINGS |
| Bellbird - Korimako | Endemic | In the area | Occasionally |
| Black Swans | Introduced | From property | Occasionally |
| Black-Backed Gull - Karoro | Native | From property | Frequently |
| Blackbird | Introduced | On property | Most Days |
| Californian Quail | Introduced | On property | Most Days |
| Duck – Mallard | Introduced | From property | Occasionally |
| Duck - Paradise | Introduced | On property | Occasionally |
| Eastern Rosella | Introduced | On property | Occasionally |
| Falcon, Australian Black | Introduced | Kohukohu area | Occasionally |
| Fantail - Piwakawaka | Native | On property | Frequently |
| Grey Warbler - Riroriro | Endemic | On property | Occasionally |
| Kahu - Harrier Hawk | Native | On property | Frequently |
| Kereru - Native Pidgeon | Endemic | On property | Occasionally |
| Kotare - Kingfisher | Native | On property | Frequently |
| Kotuku-Ngutupapa - Royal Spoonbill* | Native | From property | |
| Magpie | Introduced | On property | Frequently |
| Morepork - Ruru | Native | On property | Frequently |
| Myna | Introduced | On property | Most Days |
| Oystercatcher, Variable - torea tai | Endemic | From property** | Occasionally |
| Pheasant | Introduced | On property | Frequently |
| Pied Shag | Native | From property | Frequently |
| Pukeko | Native | On property | Occasionally |
| Red Billed Gull | Native | On property | Frequently |
| Shining Cuckoo - Pipiwharauroa | Native | On property | Occasionally |
| Sparrow | Introduced | On property | Most Days |
| Spur Winged Plover | Introduced | On property | Occasionally |
| Starlings | Introduced | On property | Frequently |
| Swallow | Introduced | On property | Most Days |
| Thrush | Introduced | On property | Most Days |
| Tui | Endemic | On property | Frequently |
| White Faced Heron | Native | On property | Frequently |
| Tara - White Fronted Tern | Native | From property | Occasionally |
| White Heron - Kotuku | Native | From property | Occasionally |
| Weka | Endemic | On property | Occasionally |
| White-Eye - Tauhou | Native | On property | Occasionally |
| Yellow Hammer | Introduced | On property | Occasionally |
* Regular sightings in some areas close to Lodge - dependant on time of year
** Many more up the harbour