New Zealand · Marlborough District

Cook Strait Ferry

83 species and 9,034 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: November–January, with up to 43 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

Fluttering ShearwaterFluttering ShearwaterPuffinus gaviaFairy PrionFairy PrionPachyptila turturShy AlbatrossShy AlbatrossThalassarche cautaKelp GullKelp GullLarus dominicanusWestland PetrelWestland PetrelProcellaria westlandicaSooty ShearwaterSooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaAustralasian GannetAustralasian GannetMorus serratorWhite-fronted TernWhite-fronted TernSterna striataSalvin's AlbatrossSalvin's AlbatrossThalassarche salviniNorthern Giant PetrelNorthern Giant PetrelMacronectes halliSilver GullSilver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiaeFlesh-footed ShearwaterFlesh-footed ShearwaterArdenna carneipesHutton's ShearwaterHutton's ShearwaterPuffinus huttoniBuller's ShearwaterBuller's ShearwaterArdenna bulleri

41 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 83 species recorded here ↓

Species seen regularly, by month

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

Nearby hotspots

  1. Blumine Island | Oruawairua18 km80 species
  2. Queen Charlotte Sound21 km80 species
  3. Zealandia Te Mara a Tane Wildlife Sanctuary28 km72 species
  4. Zealandia – Lower Dam28 km75 species
  5. Blenheim WTP44 km65 species
  6. Grovetown Lagoon44 km62 species

All 83 species recorded here

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

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Cook Strait Ferry?

November–January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 43 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Cook Strait Ferry?

83 species, from 9,034 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Cook Strait Ferry in November?

The most recorded in November: Fluttering Shearwater, Fairy Prion, Shy Albatross, Kelp Gull and Westland Petrel.

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