Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Canterbury Region
Christchurch – Halswell Quarry Park
52 species and 4,256 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December–January, April and September–October, with up to 31 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
European GreenfinchChloris chloris
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
New Zealand BellbirdAnthornis melanura
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
New Zealand FantailRhipidura fuliginosa
Grey GerygoneGerygone igata
Rock DoveColumba livia
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena26 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 52 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Christchurch – Wigram Retention Basin5 km58 species
- Christchurch – Botanic Gardens9 km59 species
- Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai – McCormacks Bay Reserve13 km63 species
- Styx Mill Walkway15 km59 species
- Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora) – Embankment Road16 km88 species
- Christchurch – Travis Wetland/Ōruapaeroa16 km70 species
All 52 species recorded here
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Christchurch – Halswell Quarry Park?
December–January, April and September–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 31 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Christchurch – Halswell Quarry Park?
52 species, from 4,256 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Christchurch – Halswell Quarry Park in November?
The most recorded in November: Silvereye, Eurasian Chaffinch, European Greenfinch, Common Blackbird and European Goldfinch.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.