Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Canterbury Region
Lake Ellesmere(Te Waihora) – Wolfe's Road Bay
78 species and 5,982 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: September–March, with up to 48 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Grey TealAnas gracilis
Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata48 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 78 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) – Embankment Road3 km88 species
- Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora) – Jarvis Road4 km77 species
- Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora) – Harts Creek Bird Hide12 km63 species
- Christchurch – Halswell Quarry Park16 km52 species
- Christchurch – Wigram Retention Basin21 km58 species
- Christchurch – Botanic Gardens25 km59 species
All 78 species recorded here
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- Black Stilt Himantopus novaezelandiae
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- Australian Tern Gelochelidon macrotarsa
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans
- Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
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) – Wolfe's Road Bay?
September–March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 48 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Lake Ellesmere(Te Waihora) – Wolfe's Road Bay?
78 species, from 5,982 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Lake Ellesmere(Te Waihora) – Wolfe's Road Bay in November?
The most recorded in November: Black Swan, Eurasian Skylark, Pied Stilt, Masked Lapwing and Swamp Harrier.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.