Birds of New Zealand

267 species recorded at 115 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

Kelp GullKelp GullLarus dominicanusSilver GullSilver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiaeWelcome SwallowWelcome SwallowHirundo neoxenaHouse SparrowHouse SparrowPasser domesticusCommon BlackbirdCommon BlackbirdTurdus merulaCommon StarlingCommon StarlingSturnus vulgarisWhite-fronted TernWhite-fronted TernSterna striataVariable OystercatcherVariable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolorParadise ShelduckParadise ShelduckTadorna variegataWhite-faced HeronWhite-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiaeTuiTuiProsthemadera novaeseelandiaeMallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosAustralian Pied CormorantAustralian Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax variusEurasian ChaffinchEurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs

Most recorded

Little Pied CormorantLittle Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucosPied StiltPied StiltHimantopus leucocephalusBlack SwanBlack SwanCygnus atratusMasked LapwingMasked LapwingVanellus milesNew Zealand FantailNew Zealand FantailRhipidura fuliginosaAustralasian SwamphenAustralasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotusSilvereyeSilvereyeZosterops lateralisEuropean GoldfinchEuropean GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisGrey GerygoneGrey GerygoneGerygone igataSong ThrushSong ThrushTurdus philomelosSwamp HarrierSwamp HarrierCircus approximansSouth Island OystercatcherSouth Island OystercatcherHaematopus finschiEurasian SkylarkEurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSacred KingfisherSacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus

Hotspots with the most records

  1. Kaikoura – offshore – Albatross Encounter pelagicCanterbury Region110 species
  2. Tiritiri MatangiAuckland Region106 species
  3. Miranda – main hide/LimeworksWaikato Region116 species
  4. Zealandia Te Mara a Tane Wildlife SanctuaryWellington Region72 species
  5. Foxton Beach – Manawatu estuaryManawatū-Whanganui Region109 species
  6. Rakiura NP – Ulva IslandSouthland Region103 species
  7. Tawharanui Regional ParkAuckland Region113 species
  8. Ashley Estuary south endCanterbury Region77 species
  9. Miranda Shorebird CentreWaikato Region121 species
  10. Massey University CampusManawatū-Whanganui Region50 species
  11. Ashley River EstuaryCanterbury Region81 species
  12. Miranda – 'Stilt Hide' & poolsWaikato Region99 species
All 115 hotspots
  1. Waipu Wildlife RefugeNorthland Region99 species
  2. Ambury Regional ParkAuckland Region87 species
  3. Lake ElterwaterMarlborough District69 species
  4. Stewart Island – Oban & Halfmoon BaySouthland Region104 species
  5. Ambury Regional Park – Shell IslandAuckland Region76 species
  6. Mangere WTP – Puketutu CanalAuckland Region86 species
  7. Kaikoura – Point Kean Seal ColonyCanterbury Region103 species
  8. Christchurch – Botanic GardensCanterbury Region59 species
  9. Taiaroa Head – Royal Albatross CentreOtago Region95 species
  10. Ambury Regional Park – Viewing Hide shellbankAuckland Region77 species
  11. Manawatu Estuary – spit/Dawick St platformManawatū-Whanganui Region83 species
  12. Manukau Harbour – Kidd's ShellbanksAuckland Region93 species
  13. Foveaux StraitSouthland Region91 species
  14. Western Springs Lakeside ParkAuckland Region65 species
  15. Piako Wader RoostWaikato Region76 species
  16. Christchurch – Travis Wetland/ŌruapaeroaCanterbury Region70 species
  17. Christchurch – Wigram Retention BasinCanterbury Region58 species
  18. Orokonui EcosanctuaryOtago Region61 species
  19. Pleasure Bay / Tip LagoonSouthland Region73 species
  20. Hamilton Lake DomainWaikato Region56 species
  21. Mangere WTP – main holding pondAuckland Region81 species
  22. Tokaanu Old Wharf RdWaikato Region71 species
  23. St Anne's Lagoon/Mata KopaeCanterbury Region62 species
  24. Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora) – Embankment RoadCanterbury Region88 species
  25. Tiritiri Matangi – Wattle TrackAuckland Region82 species
  26. Cook Strait FerryMarlborough District83 species
  27. Poor Knights Shelf AreaNorthland Region82 species
  28. Blenheim WTPMarlborough District65 species
  29. Mangere WTP & mudflatsAuckland Region90 species
  30. Pegasus Wetlands N of Tiritiri Moana DrCanterbury Region60 species
  31. Waikanae EstuaryWellington Region97 species
  32. Travis Wetland – New PondCanterbury Region60 species
  33. Dunedin – Tomahawk LagoonOtago Region65 species
  34. Shakespear Regional ParkAuckland Region91 species
  35. Ambury Regional Park – Radio Mast PeninsulaAuckland Region75 species
  36. Pegasus WetlandCanterbury Region63 species
  37. Otaki Sewage PondsWellington Region59 species
  38. Miranda – Ray's Rest/Taramaire Creek mouthWaikato Region83 species
  39. Muriwai Gannet ColonyAuckland Region86 species
  40. Awarua Bay – Eastern endSouthland Region77 species
  41. Queen Charlotte SoundMarlborough District80 species
  42. Styx Mill WalkwayCanterbury Region59 species
  43. Timaru – Washdyke LagoonCanterbury Region70 species
  44. Rotorua – Sulphur PointBay of Plenty Region68 species
  45. Katiki PointOtago Region79 species
  46. Blumine Island | OruawairuaMarlborough District80 species
  47. Aramoana Mole/Harbour EntranceOtago Region84 species
  48. Waikouaiti – Hawkesbury LagoonOtago Region70 species
  49. Ashley/Saltwater Crk Est/Raupo BermCanterbury Region70 species
  50. Mangere – Traffic Lights BayAuckland Region79 species
  51. Lake Ellesmere(Te Waihora) – Wolfe's Road BayCanterbury Region78 species
  52. Tutukaka To Poor KnightsNorthland Region63 species
  53. Taiaroa Head/Harbour EntranceOtago Region64 species
  54. Stewart Island – Titi Islands PelagicSouthland Region82 species
  55. Fiordland NP – Mirror LakesSouthland Region67 species
  56. Dunedin – Upper Tomahawk LagoonOtago Region53 species
  57. Balclutha causewayOtago Region53 species
  58. Queenstown GardensOtago Region59 species
  59. Waiatarua Reserve, RemueraAuckland Region59 species
  60. Wattle Farm ReserveAuckland Region54 species
  61. Fiordland NP – Lake Gunn Nature WalkSouthland Region60 species
  62. Kaikoura – South Bay ReserveCanterbury Region88 species
  63. Otaki River estuaryWellington Region66 species
  64. Waikanae – Waimanu LagoonWellington Region67 species
  65. Tawharanui Regional Park – LagoonAuckland Region76 species
  66. Nugget PointOtago Region87 species
  67. Ulva Island West EndSouthland Region63 species
  68. Lake HorowhenuaManawatū-Whanganui Region74 species
  69. Otaki Beach – Waitohu stream mouthWellington Region75 species
  70. Kapiti Island LodgeWellington Region82 species
  71. Zealandia – Lower DamWellington Region75 species
  72. Tahuna Torea Nature ReserveAuckland Region73 species
  73. Maungatautari – Southern Enclosure & Tautari WetlandWaikato Region58 species
  74. Wānaka – Lake foreshoreOtago Region55 species
  75. Foxton Beach – Palmer Rd pondsManawatū-Whanganui Region61 species
  76. Taranaki StreamCanterbury Region65 species
  77. Mangere LagoonAuckland Region78 species
  78. Dunedin Botanic GardensOtago Region57 species
  79. Grovetown LagoonMarlborough District62 species
  80. Rotokare Scenic ReserveTaranaki Region59 species
  81. Gulf Harbour to Tiritiri Matangi ferryAuckland Region84 species
  82. Cambridge – Te Ko Utu DomainWaikato Region54 species
  83. Sinclair WetlandsOtago Region60 species
  84. Motueka Sandspit - Quay EntranceTasman District80 species
  85. Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai – McCormacks Bay ReserveCanterbury Region63 species
  86. Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora) – Harts Creek Bird HideCanterbury Region63 species
  87. Riversdale BeachWellington Region67 species
  88. Taylor DamMarlborough District60 species
  89. Dunedin – Anderson's Bay Inlet/Bayfield ParkOtago Region57 species
  90. Whangarei – Vinegar LakeNorthland Region55 species
  91. Auckland DomainAuckland Region81 species
  92. Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora) – Jarvis RoadCanterbury Region77 species
  93. Stewart Island – east coast pelagic watersSouthland Region82 species
  94. Little Waihi estuaryBay of Plenty Region87 species
  95. GlentannerCanterbury Region54 species
  96. Aramoana – Saltmarsh WalkOtago Region75 species
  97. Kaikoura Peninsula WalkwayCanterbury Region87 species
  98. Auckland – Maungarei Springs WetlandAuckland Region50 species
  99. Pauatahanui ParkWellington Region66 species
  100. Christchurch – Halswell Quarry ParkCanterbury Region52 species
  101. Abel Tasman NP – Marahau EstuaryTasman District83 species
  102. Hauraki Gulf PelagicAuckland Region83 species
  103. Fiordland NP – Milford SoundSouthland Region99 species

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All species recorded · 267