Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Wellington Region
Kapiti Island Lodge
82 species and 4,942 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–January, with up to 46 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
WekaGallirallus australis
TuiProsthemadera novaeseelandiae
New Zealand BellbirdAnthornis melanura
New Zealand PigeonHemiphaga novaeseelandiae
New Zealand KakaNestor meridionalis
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Red-crowned ParakeetCyanoramphus novaezelandiae
WhiteheadMohoua albicilla
Little PenguinEudyptula minor
Little Spotted KiwiApteryx owenii
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
South Island RobinPetroica australis
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata46 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 82 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Waikanae Estuary7 km97 species
- Waikanae – Waimanu Lagoon7 km67 species
- Otaki River estuary16 km66 species
- Otaki Sewage Ponds18 km59 species
- Otaki Beach – Waitohu stream mouth19 km75 species
- Pauatahanui Park30 km66 species
All 82 species recorded here
- Weka Gallirallus australis
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- New Zealand Kaka Nestor meridionalis
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- Red-crowned Parakeet Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae
- Whitehead Mohoua albicilla
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Little Spotted Kiwi Apteryx owenii
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- South Island Robin Petroica australis
- North Island Saddleback Philesturnus rufusater
- Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae
- South Island Takahe Porphyrio hochstetteri
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
- Long-tailed Koel Urodynamis taitensis
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Brown Teal Anas chlorotis
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia
- Tomtit Petroica macrocephala
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Stitchbird Notiomystis cincta
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta
- Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes
- Buller's Shearwater Ardenna bulleri
- Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
- Yellow-crowned Parakeet Cyanoramphus auriceps
- Salvin's Albatross Thalassarche salvini
- North Island Brown Kiwi Apteryx mantelli
- Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur
- Grey-faced Petrel Pterodroma gouldi
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Kapiti Island Lodge?
October–January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 46 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Kapiti Island Lodge?
82 species, from 4,942 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Kapiti Island Lodge in November?
The most recorded in November: Weka, Tui, New Zealand Bellbird, New Zealand Pigeon and New Zealand Kaka.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.