Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Waikato Region
Hamilton Lake Domain
56 species and 9,443 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December–February and May–October, with up to 36 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Eurasian CootFulica atra
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
Rock DoveColumba livia
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
TuiProsthemadera novaeseelandiae
SilvereyeZosterops lateralis30 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 56 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Cambridge – Te Ko Utu Domain20 km54 species
- Maungatautari – Southern Enclosure & Tautari Wetland38 km58 species
- Miranda – main hide/Limeworks69 km116 species
- Miranda – 'Stilt Hide' & pools69 km99 species
- Piako Wader Roost70 km76 species
- Miranda Shorebird Centre70 km121 species
All 56 species recorded here
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- New Zealand Grebe Poliocephalus rufopectus
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae
- New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Hamilton Lake Domain?
December–February and May–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 36 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Hamilton Lake Domain?
56 species, from 9,443 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Hamilton Lake Domain in November?
The most recorded in November: Australasian Swamphen, Mallard, Eurasian Coot, House Sparrow and Common Blackbird.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.