Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Canterbury Region
Kaikoura – offshore – Albatross Encounter pelagic
110 species and 102,051 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–February, with up to 57 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Northern Giant PetrelMacronectes halli
Salvin's AlbatrossThalassarche salvini
Westland PetrelProcellaria westlandica
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Pintado PetrelDaption capense
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Antipodean AlbatrossDiomedea antipodensis
Hutton's ShearwaterPuffinus huttoni
Shy AlbatrossThalassarche cauta
White-fronted TernSterna striata
Northern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea sanfordi
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialis
Southern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomophora
Australian Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius57 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 110 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway7 km87 species
- Kaikoura – Point Kean Seal Colony8 km103 species
- Kaikoura – South Bay Reserve8 km88 species
- St Anne's Lagoon/Mata Kopae49 km62 species
All 110 species recorded here
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta
- Pintado Petrel Daption capense
- Antipodean Albatross Diomedea antipodensis
- Salvin's Albatross Thalassarche salvini
- Westland Petrel Procellaria westlandica
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- Hutton's Shearwater Puffinus huttoni
- Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi
- Buller's Shearwater Ardenna bulleri
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
- Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris
- Buller's Albatross Thalassarche bulleri
- Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes
- Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia
- Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur
- Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Grey-faced Petrel Pterodroma gouldi
- Common Diving Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix
- Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina
- Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Grey-backed Storm Petrel Garrodia nereis
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Grey Petrel Procellaria cinerea
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Yellow-eyed Penguin Megadyptes antipodes
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Black-winged Petrel Pterodroma nigripennis
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Black Petrel Procellaria parkinsoni
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis
- Chatham Albatross Thalassarche eremita
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
- Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche carteri
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- White-headed Petrel Pterodroma lessonii
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Pink-footed Shearwater Ardenna creatopus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- Mottled Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata
- Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos
- White-necked Petrel Pterodroma cervicalis
- South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- Black-bellied Storm Petrel Fregetta tropica
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Broad-billed Prion Pachyptila vittata
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Fiordland Penguin Eudyptes pachyrhynchus
- Erect-crested Penguin Eudyptes sclateri
- New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
- Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Kaikoura – offshore – Albatross Encounter pelagic?
November–February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 57 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Kaikoura – offshore – Albatross Encounter pelagic?
110 species, from 102,051 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Kaikoura – offshore – Albatross Encounter pelagic in November?
The most recorded in November: Northern Giant Petrel, Salvin's Albatross, Westland Petrel, Silver Gull and Pintado Petrel.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.