New Zealand · Canterbury Region

Christchurch – Wigram Retention Basin

58 species and 9,884 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

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Seen here in November

Common StarlingCommon StarlingSturnus vulgarisHouse SparrowHouse SparrowPasser domesticusCommon BlackbirdCommon BlackbirdTurdus merulaKelp GullKelp GullLarus dominicanusSilvereyeSilvereyeZosterops lateralisEuropean GoldfinchEuropean GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisEuropean GreenfinchEuropean GreenfinchChloris chlorisNew Zealand ScaupNew Zealand ScaupAythya novaeseelandiaeAustralasian SwamphenAustralasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotusSong ThrushSong ThrushTurdus philomelosEurasian ChaffinchEurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWelcome SwallowWelcome SwallowHirundo neoxenaGrey GerygoneGrey GerygoneGerygone igataParadise ShelduckParadise ShelduckTadorna variegata

35 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 58 species recorded here ↓

Species seen regularly, by month

Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.

Nearby hotspots

  1. Christchurch – Botanic Gardens4 km59 species
  2. Christchurch – Halswell Quarry Park5 km52 species
  3. Styx Mill Walkway10 km59 species
  4. Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai – McCormacks Bay Reserve12 km63 species
  5. Christchurch – Travis Wetland/Ōruapaeroa12 km70 species
  6. Travis Wetland – New Pond12 km60 species

All 58 species recorded here

Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.

Questions

How many bird species have been seen at Christchurch – Wigram Retention Basin?

58 species, from 9,884 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Christchurch – Wigram Retention Basin in November?

The most recorded in November: Common Starling, House Sparrow, Common Blackbird, Kelp Gull and Silvereye.

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.