Spotted Shag

Phalacrocorax punctatus

Saw the spotted shag in large numbers both at Oamaru and in Akaroa. Saw them congregate every evening on a pier in Oamaru. They would fly in before dusk and fly out just before nightfall.

Photographed at: Akaroa, New Zealand on 2016-11-27

Saw the spotted shag in large numbers both at Oamaru and in Akaroa. Saw them congregate every evening on a pier in Oamaru. They would fly in before dusk and fly out just before nightfall.

Family: Phalacrocoracidae