Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Marlborough District
Grovetown Lagoon
62 species and 4,758 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February–June and October–December, with up to 41 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
Black SwanCygnus atratus
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
New Zealand ScaupAythya novaeseelandiae
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
European GreenfinchChloris chloris
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena38 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 62 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Blenheim WTP8 km65 species
- Taylor Dam11 km60 species
- Queen Charlotte Sound33 km80 species
- Lake Elterwater38 km69 species
- Blumine Island | Oruawairua40 km80 species
- Cook Strait Ferry44 km83 species
All 62 species recorded here
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Chestnut Teal Anas castanea
- New Zealand Grebe Poliocephalus rufopectus
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Grovetown Lagoon?
February–June and October–December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 41 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Grovetown Lagoon?
62 species, from 4,758 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Grovetown Lagoon in November?
The most recorded in November: Australasian Shoveler, Black Swan, European Goldfinch, House Sparrow 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.