Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Southland Region
Fiordland NP – Lake Gunn Nature Walk
60 species and 5,421 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–December, with up to 37 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
South Island RobinPetroica australis
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey GerygoneGerygone igata
TomtitPetroica macrocephala
New Zealand BellbirdAnthornis melanura
New Zealand FantailRhipidura fuliginosa
RiflemanAcanthisitta chloris
New Zealand KakaNestor meridionalis
PipipiMohoua novaeseelandiae
TuiProsthemadera novaeseelandiae
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
YellowheadMohoua ochrocephala
Yellow-crowned ParakeetCyanoramphus auriceps
Shining Bronze CuckooChalcites lucidusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Fiordland NP – Mirror Lakes16 km67 species
- Fiordland NP – Milford Sound28 km99 species
- Queenstown Gardens48 km59 species
All 60 species recorded here
- South Island Robin Petroica australis
- Rifleman Acanthisitta chloris
- Tomtit Petroica macrocephala
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- New Zealand Kaka Nestor meridionalis
- Yellow-crowned Parakeet Cyanoramphus auriceps
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Pipipi Mohoua novaeseelandiae
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Yellowhead Mohoua ochrocephala
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Weka Gallirallus australis
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- Kea Nestor notabilis
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
- Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
- Long-tailed Koel Urodynamis taitensis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Black-tailed Nativehen Tribonyx ventralis
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Malherbe's Parakeet Cyanoramphus malherbi
- New Zealand Rockwren Xenicus gilviventris
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Blue Duck Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos
- New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Fiordland NP – Lake Gunn Nature Walk?
November–December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 37 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Fiordland NP – Lake Gunn Nature Walk?
60 species, from 5,421 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Fiordland NP – Lake Gunn Nature Walk in November?
The most recorded in November: South Island Robin, Eurasian Chaffinch, Grey Gerygone, Tomtit 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.