Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Canterbury Region
Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora) – Embankment Road
88 species and 9,167 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–March, with up to 50 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Double-banded PloverAnarhynchus bicinctus
WrybillAnarhynchus frontalis
Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollis
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Grey TealAnas gracilis
Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia50 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
- Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora) – Jarvis Road2 km77 species
- Lake Ellesmere(Te Waihora) – Wolfe's Road Bay3 km78 species
- Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora) – Harts Creek Bird Hide13 km63 species
- Christchurch – Halswell Quarry Park16 km52 species
- Christchurch – Wigram Retention Basin21 km58 species
- Christchurch – Botanic Gardens24 km59 species
All 88 species recorded here
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Australian Tern Gelochelidon macrotarsa
- Black Stilt Himantopus novaezelandiae
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- Oriental Plover Anarhynchus veredus
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Plumed Egret Ardea plumifera
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora) – Embankment Road?
October–March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 50 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora) – Embankment Road?
88 species, from 9,167 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora) – Embankment Road in November?
The most recorded in November: Double-banded Plover, Wrybill, Pied Stilt, Eurasian Skylark and Black Swan.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.