New Zealand · Auckland Region
Gulf Harbour to Tiritiri Matangi ferry
84 species and 4,677 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November, with up to 41 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Australasian GannetMorus serrator
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
White-fronted TernSterna striata
Fluttering ShearwaterPuffinus gavia
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Australian Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Flesh-footed ShearwaterArdenna carneipes
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus
Little PenguinEudyptula minor
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Buller's ShearwaterArdenna bulleri
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia41 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 84 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Tiritiri Matangi – Wattle Track2 km82 species
- Tiritiri Matangi2 km106 species
- Shakespear Regional Park4 km91 species
- Tawharanui Regional Park – Lagoon27 km76 species
- Tawharanui Regional Park27 km113 species
- Auckland Domain28 km81 species
All 84 species recorded here
- Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- Buller's Shearwater Ardenna bulleri
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Common Diving Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix
- Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii
- White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Black Petrel Procellaria parkinsoni
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- Whitehead Mohoua albicilla
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- South Island Robin Petroica australis
- Red-crowned Parakeet Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Stitchbird Notiomystis cincta
- North Island Saddleback Philesturnus rufusater
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- North Island Kokako Callaeas wilsoni
- Brown Teal Anas chlorotis
- Grey-faced Petrel Pterodroma gouldi
- Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
- Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae
- Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- South Island Takahe Porphyrio hochstetteri
- Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis
- Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Buller's Albatross Thalassarche bulleri
- New Zealand Storm Petrel Fregetta maoriana
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- Salvin's Albatross Thalassarche salvini
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- New Zealand Kaka Nestor meridionalis
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- New Zealand Fernbird Poodytes punctatus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Gulf Harbour to Tiritiri Matangi ferry?
November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 41 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Gulf Harbour to Tiritiri Matangi ferry?
84 species, from 4,677 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Gulf Harbour to Tiritiri Matangi ferry in November?
The most recorded in November: Australasian Gannet, Kelp Gull, White-fronted Tern, Fluttering Shearwater and Silver Gull.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.