New Zealand · Marlborough District
Blenheim WTP
65 species and 8,916 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–February and April, with up to 41 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Grey TealAnas gracilis
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata41 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 65 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Grovetown Lagoon8 km62 species
- Taylor Dam10 km60 species
- Lake Elterwater30 km69 species
- Queen Charlotte Sound37 km80 species
- Blumine Island | Oruawairua43 km80 species
- Cook Strait Ferry44 km83 species
All 65 species recorded here
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- New Zealand Fernbird Poodytes punctatus
- Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
- New Zealand Grebe Poliocephalus rufopectus
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Hardhead Aythya australis
- New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Blenheim WTP?
October–February and April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 41 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Blenheim WTP?
65 species, from 8,916 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Blenheim WTP in November?
The most recorded in November: Kelp Gull, Royal Spoonbill, Black Swan, Eurasian Skylark and Canada Goose.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.