Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Auckland Region
Ambury Regional Park
87 species and 15,467 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–March, July and September, with up to 56 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Ambury Regional Park – Viewing Hide shellbank1 km77 species
- Ambury Regional Park – Shell Island1 km76 species
- Ambury Regional Park – Radio Mast Peninsula2 km75 species
- Mangere Lagoon2 km78 species
- Mangere WTP & mudflats2 km90 species
- Mangere WTP – main holding pond2 km81 species
All 87 species recorded here
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Black Stilt Himantopus novaezelandiae
- New Zealand Grebe Poliocephalus rufopectus
- New Zealand Kaka Nestor meridionalis
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
- Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Grey-faced Petrel Pterodroma gouldi
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Fairy Tern Sternula nereis
- Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides
- Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Ambury Regional Park?
November–March, July and September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 56 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Ambury Regional Park?
87 species, from 15,467 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Ambury Regional Park in November?
The most recorded in November: Australasian Swamphen, Common Blackbird, House Sparrow, Song Thrush and Welcome Swallow.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.