Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Canterbury Region
Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway
87 species and 4,397 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January, March and October–November, with up to 45 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
Australian Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
White-fronted TernSterna striata
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis40 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 87 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Kaikoura – South Bay Reserve1 km88 species
- Kaikoura – Point Kean Seal Colony1 km103 species
- Kaikoura – offshore – Albatross Encounter pelagic7 km110 species
- St Anne's Lagoon/Mata Kopae53 km62 species
- Lake Elterwater80 km69 species
All 87 species recorded here
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Hutton's Shearwater Puffinus huttoni
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Salvin's Albatross Thalassarche salvini
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Pintado Petrel Daption capense
- New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- Westland Petrel Procellaria westlandica
- Buller's Shearwater Ardenna bulleri
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
- Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia
- Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
- Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Antipodean Albatross Diomedea antipodensis
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides
- Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Buller's Albatross Thalassarche bulleri
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Fiordland Penguin Eudyptes pachyrhynchus
- Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Common Diving Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix
- Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Rifleman Acanthisitta chloris
- Yellow-eyed Penguin Megadyptes antipodes
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway?
January, March and October–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 45 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway?
87 species, from 4,397 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway in November?
The most recorded in November: Silver Gull, Kelp Gull, Common Starling, Welcome Swallow and Variable Oystercatcher.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.