Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Canterbury Region
Kaikoura – South Bay Reserve
88 species and 5,407 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February and December, with up to 48 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Australian Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
European GreenfinchChloris chloris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos40 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 88 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 – Point Kean Seal Colony2 km103 species
- Kaikoura – offshore – Albatross Encounter pelagic8 km110 species
- St Anne's Lagoon/Mata Kopae52 km62 species
- Lake Elterwater80 km69 species
All 88 species recorded here
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- Hutton's Shearwater Puffinus huttoni
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta
- New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
- Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia
- Salvin's Albatross Thalassarche salvini
- Pintado Petrel Daption capense
- Yellow-eyed Penguin Megadyptes antipodes
- Buller's Shearwater Ardenna bulleri
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Antipodean Albatross Diomedea antipodensis
- Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi
- Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora
- Westland Petrel Procellaria westlandica
- Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
- Erect-crested Penguin Eudyptes sclateri
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur
- Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Buller's Albatross Thalassarche bulleri
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Fiordland Penguin Eudyptes pachyrhynchus
- Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes
- Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans
- White-headed Petrel Pterodroma lessonii
- Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Grey-faced Petrel Pterodroma gouldi
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Kaikoura – South Bay Reserve?
February and December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 48 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Kaikoura – South Bay Reserve?
88 species, from 5,407 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Kaikoura – South Bay Reserve in November?
The most recorded in November: Silver Gull, Australian Pied Cormorant, White-faced Heron, Common Blackbird 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.