Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Canterbury Region
Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora) – Harts Creek Bird Hide
63 species and 4,618 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: September–January and June, with up to 47 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Australian Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
New Zealand ScaupAythya novaeseelandiae
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
MallardAnas platyrhynchos43 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 63 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) – Wolfe's Road Bay12 km78 species
- Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora) – Embankment Road13 km88 species
- Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora) – Jarvis Road14 km77 species
- Christchurch – Halswell Quarry Park28 km52 species
- Christchurch – Wigram Retention Basin32 km58 species
- Christchurch – Botanic Gardens36 km59 species
All 63 species recorded here
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- Tomtit Petroica macrocephala
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
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) – Harts Creek Bird Hide?
September–January and June. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 47 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora) – Harts Creek Bird Hide?
63 species, from 4,618 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora) – Harts Creek Bird Hide in November?
The most recorded in November: Black Swan, Little Pied Cormorant, Australian Pied Cormorant, Kelp Gull and New Zealand Scaup.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.