Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Otago Region
Aramoana Mole/Harbour Entrance
84 species and 6,415 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–March and May, with up to 39 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
White-fronted TernSterna striata
Spotted ShagPhalacrocorax punctatus
Stewart Island ShagLeucocarbo chalconotus
Northern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea sanfordi
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
Northern Giant PetrelMacronectes halli
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Salvin's AlbatrossThalassarche salvini
Shy AlbatrossThalassarche cauta
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata34 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 84 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Taiaroa Head/Harbour Entrance1 km64 species
- Taiaroa Head – Royal Albatross Centre1 km95 species
- Aramoana – Saltmarsh Walk2 km75 species
- Orokonui Ecosanctuary9 km61 species
- Dunedin Botanic Gardens18 km57 species
- Waikouaiti – Hawkesbury Lagoon19 km70 species
All 84 species recorded here
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- Stewart Island Shag Leucocarbo chalconotus
- Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
- Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- Buller's Albatross Thalassarche bulleri
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Pintado Petrel Daption capense
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Salvin's Albatross Thalassarche salvini
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Hutton's Shearwater Puffinus huttoni
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Yellow-eyed Penguin Megadyptes antipodes
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
- Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Buller's Shearwater Ardenna bulleri
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Westland Petrel Procellaria westlandica
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur
- Common Diving Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix
- Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Subantarctic Shearwater Puffinus elegans
- Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Aramoana Mole/Harbour Entrance?
November–March and May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 39 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Aramoana Mole/Harbour Entrance?
84 species, from 6,415 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Aramoana Mole/Harbour Entrance in November?
The most recorded in November: Silver Gull, Kelp Gull, White-fronted Tern, Spotted Shag and Stewart Island Shag.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.