Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Canterbury Region
Kaikoura – Point Kean Seal Colony
103 species and 13,647 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–May, with up to 57 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
White-fronted TernSterna striata
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Hutton's ShearwaterPuffinus huttoni
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Australian Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs56 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 103 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway1 km87 species
- Kaikoura – South Bay Reserve2 km88 species
- Kaikoura – offshore – Albatross Encounter pelagic8 km110 species
- St Anne's Lagoon/Mata Kopae54 km62 species
- Lake Elterwater79 km69 species
All 103 species recorded here
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Hutton's Shearwater Puffinus huttoni
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Salvin's Albatross Thalassarche salvini
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi
- Buller's Shearwater Ardenna bulleri
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia
- Pintado Petrel Daption capense
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Westland Petrel Procellaria westlandica
- Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora
- Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris
- Antipodean Albatross Diomedea antipodensis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Buller's Albatross Thalassarche bulleri
- Common Diving Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix
- New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Erect-crested Penguin Eudyptes sclateri
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Grey Petrel Procellaria cinerea
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans
- Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
- Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Grey-faced Petrel Pterodroma gouldi
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Mottled Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Yellow-eyed Penguin Megadyptes antipodes
- Pipipi Mohoua novaeseelandiae
- Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
- White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Kaikoura – Point Kean Seal Colony?
October–May. 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 – Point Kean Seal Colony?
103 species, from 13,647 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Kaikoura – Point Kean Seal Colony in November?
The most recorded in November: Silver Gull, Kelp Gull, Variable Oystercatcher, Common Starling and White-fronted Tern.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.