Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Otago Region
Dunedin Botanic Gardens
57 species and 4,768 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December–February, with up to 29 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
TuiProsthemadera novaeseelandiae
SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
New Zealand BellbirdAnthornis melanura
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
New Zealand PigeonHemiphaga novaeseelandiae
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Rock DoveColumba livia
European GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey GerygoneGerygone igata
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata24 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 57 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Dunedin – Anderson's Bay Inlet/Bayfield Park4 km57 species
- Dunedin – Tomahawk Lagoon5 km65 species
- Dunedin – Upper Tomahawk Lagoon5 km53 species
- Orokonui Ecosanctuary11 km61 species
- Aramoana – Saltmarsh Walk16 km75 species
- Aramoana Mole/Harbour Entrance18 km84 species
All 57 species recorded here
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Pipipi Mohoua novaeseelandiae
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Tomtit Petroica macrocephala
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- New Zealand Kaka Nestor meridionalis
- Rifleman Acanthisitta chloris
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
- Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
- Stewart Island Shag Leucocarbo chalconotus
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- New Zealand Fernbird Poodytes punctatus
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Little Owl Athene noctua
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Dunedin Botanic Gardens?
December–February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 29 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Dunedin Botanic Gardens?
57 species, from 4,768 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Dunedin Botanic Gardens in November?
The most recorded in November: Common Blackbird, Dunnock, Tui, Silvereye and New Zealand Bellbird.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.