South Island Life Lists

South Island Life List

All species seen throughout the South Island (and closely associated smaller islands) including 50 nautical miles from mainland (With the exceptions of  a) the Cook Strait region where birds may only be counted to a halfway point between the South Island/D'Urville Island the North Island/Kapiti Island and b) Foveaux Strait where birds can be counted until halfway between South Island and Stewart Island--Here, Ruapuke Island counts as South Island. All Fiordland Islands are included.

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South Island Total Ticks

All 7 North Island ebird "states" (i.e. major districts) life lists added together.

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South Island Only Photographed List

(Same geographic description as SI Life List above)

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South Island Seawatches

*Total combined seabird species life list from all South Island-based seawatches (Nearshore/offshore island lists and Stewart Island NOT included here). Limited to: All penguins, tubenoses, gulls, terns, skuas, frigatebirds, tropicbirds, and gannets/boobies. And technically alcids... but... really.

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South Island Regional Lists

The image below may be helpful in illustrating the different territorial authorities relevant to the lists immediately below. *Note that like Gisborne in the NI, Tasman, Nelson, and Marlborough do not have sub-districts so are not included in the listing groups below. Refer to eBird for Nelson 'state' life lists (for example).

West Coast Total Ticks

Combined ebird life lists of 3 districts within West Coast (added together)

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Canterbury Total Ticks

Combined life lists of the 10 Canterbury districts

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Otago Total Ticks

Combined life lists of the 5 Otago districts

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Southland Total Ticks

Combined life lists of the 3 Southland districts

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Popular South Island Birding Areas

Kaikoura Pelagics Life List
All species seen while on a Kaikoura pelagic vessel

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Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora) Life List
All species recorded within 1km of the highest shoreline of Lake Ellesmere. This disqualifies Birdlings Flat Beach (for ex) from the list.

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Banks Peninsula Life List

Includes all birds seen from/on the Banks Peninsula (Cannot count from boats further than 1km offshore however Akaroa Harbour and other fiords can include boat-based sightings). Includes all areas east of Gebbies Pass Road, the southern half of Lyttelton (east of Gebbies Pass Rd north end), as well as areas east of SH 75 south of the junction with Gebbies Pass Rd). The Birdlings Flat village and immediately adjacent beach is included, along with all land to the east of here. *None of Lake Ellesmere is included. 

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Otago Peninsula Life List

Includes all birds seen from any part of the Otago Peninsula including at or less than 1km offshore in a boat. In Otago Harbour, can only count birds from the Peninsula-side (half). For the purposes of this list, the peninsula is considered to start from the outside at Lawyer's Head and from the inside from Anderson's Bay Inlet. Birds seen at or from Aramoana, Port Chalmers or other western areas are not countable for this list.

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Catlins Life List

For the sake of this listing area, refer to this basic map. Key aspects to note is that the Catlins counting area includes Fortrose and the Mataura Estuary but does NOT include Waituna Lagoon. All of Catlins Forest Park(s) are included, as is Catlins Lake/Pounawaea, Nugget Point, and Kaka Point, however The Clutha River flats are NOT included. The northern boundary is well south of SH 93 & SH 1.

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Fiordland National Park Life List

Seawatches included but no offshore boat counts permitted.

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