Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Auckland Region
Ambury Regional Park – Viewing Hide shellbank
77 species and 12,050 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–March, May–June and August, with up to 49 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Black-billed GullChroicocephalus bulleri
Red KnotCalidris canutus
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
South Island OystercatcherHaematopus finschi
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrybillAnarhynchus frontalis
Grey GerygoneGerygone igata46 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 77 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Ambury Regional Park – Shell Island0 km76 species
- Ambury Regional Park1 km87 species
- Ambury Regional Park – Radio Mast Peninsula1 km75 species
- Mangere WTP – main holding pond2 km81 species
- Mangere WTP & mudflats2 km90 species
- Mangere WTP – Puketutu Canal2 km86 species
All 77 species recorded here
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Black Stilt Himantopus novaezelandiae
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Tomtit Petroica macrocephala
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Ambury Regional Park – Viewing Hide shellbank?
October–March, May–June and August. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 49 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Ambury Regional Park – Viewing Hide shellbank?
77 species, from 12,050 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Ambury Regional Park – Viewing Hide shellbank in November?
The most recorded in November: Pied Stilt, Variable Oystercatcher, White-faced Heron, Bar-tailed Godwit and Kelp Gull.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.