Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Manawatū-Whanganui Region
Foxton Beach – Manawatu estuary
109 species and 27,101 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–January, April, June and August, with up to 65 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
South Island OystercatcherHaematopus finschi
House SparrowPasser domesticus
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Red KnotCalidris canutus
Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia65 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 109 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Manawatu Estuary – spit/Dawick St platform1 km83 species
- Foxton Beach – Palmer Rd ponds2 km61 species
- Lake Horowhenua16 km74 species
- Otaki Beach – Waitohu stream mouth29 km75 species
- Otaki Sewage Ponds33 km59 species
- Otaki River estuary33 km66 species
All 109 species recorded here
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- New Zealand Grebe Poliocephalus rufopectus
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- Australian Tern Gelochelidon macrotarsa
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia
- New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
- New Zealand Fernbird Poodytes punctatus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur
- Shore Plover Thinornis novaeseelandiae
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
- Chestnut Teal Anas castanea
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Fairy Tern Sternula nereis
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Buller's Shearwater Ardenna bulleri
- Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Foxton Beach – Manawatu estuary?
October–January, April, June and August. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 65 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Foxton Beach – Manawatu estuary?
109 species, from 27,101 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Foxton Beach – Manawatu estuary in November?
The most recorded in November: Bar-tailed Godwit, Kelp Gull, South Island Oystercatcher, House Sparrow and White-faced Heron.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.