Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Otago Region
Katiki Point
79 species and 6,757 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January–February, with up to 44 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Yellow-eyed PenguinMegadyptes antipodes
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Spotted ShagPhalacrocorax punctatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Stewart Island ShagLeucocarbo chalconotus
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs35 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 79 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Waikouaiti – Hawkesbury Lagoon28 km70 species
- Taiaroa Head/Harbour Entrance43 km64 species
- Aramoana Mole/Harbour Entrance44 km84 species
- Taiaroa Head – Royal Albatross Centre44 km95 species
- Aramoana – Saltmarsh Walk45 km75 species
- Orokonui Ecosanctuary47 km61 species
All 79 species recorded here
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Yellow-eyed Penguin Megadyptes antipodes
- Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Stewart Island Shag Leucocarbo chalconotus
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Buller's Albatross Thalassarche bulleri
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia
- Salvin's Albatross Thalassarche salvini
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi
- Hutton's Shearwater Puffinus huttoni
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Buller's Shearwater Ardenna bulleri
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Pintado Petrel Daption capense
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
- Fiordland Penguin Eudyptes pachyrhynchus
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- Snares Penguin Eudyptes robustus
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
- Tomtit Petroica macrocephala
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Katiki Point?
January–February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 44 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Katiki Point?
79 species, from 6,757 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Katiki Point in November?
The most recorded in November: Kelp Gull, Silver Gull, Yellow-eyed Penguin, Variable Oystercatcher and Welcome Swallow.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.