Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Manawatū-Whanganui Region
Foxton Beach – Palmer Rd ponds
61 species and 4,792 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January, March and May–November, with up to 37 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
New Zealand GrebePoliocephalus rufopectus
New Zealand ScaupAythya novaeseelandiae
Grey TealAnas gracilis
Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black SwanCygnus atratus
European GreenfinchChloris chloris
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs32 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 61 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 – Manawatu estuary2 km109 species
- Lake Horowhenua17 km74 species
- Otaki Beach – Waitohu stream mouth31 km75 species
- Massey University Campus34 km50 species
- Otaki Sewage Ponds35 km59 species
All 61 species recorded here
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- New Zealand Grebe Poliocephalus rufopectus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Hardhead Aythya australis
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Foxton Beach – Palmer Rd ponds?
January, March and May–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 37 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Foxton Beach – Palmer Rd ponds?
61 species, from 4,792 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Foxton Beach – Palmer Rd ponds in November?
The most recorded in November: Australasian Shoveler, Common Blackbird, Welcome Swallow, New Zealand Grebe and New Zealand Scaup.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.