Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Manawatū-Whanganui Region
Lake Horowhenua
74 species and 5,151 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January–February, April–May and October–November, with up to 42 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Grey TealAnas gracilis42 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 74 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Foxton Beach – Manawatu estuary16 km109 species
- Manawatu Estuary – spit/Dawick St platform16 km83 species
- Foxton Beach – Palmer Rd ponds17 km61 species
- Otaki Beach – Waitohu stream mouth17 km75 species
- Otaki Sewage Ponds20 km59 species
- Otaki River estuary21 km66 species
All 74 species recorded here
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- New Zealand Grebe Poliocephalus rufopectus
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- California Quail Callipepla californica
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Lake Horowhenua?
January–February, April–May and October–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 42 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Lake Horowhenua?
74 species, from 5,151 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Lake Horowhenua in November?
The most recorded in November: Black Swan, Australasian Shoveler, Welcome Swallow, Greylag Goose and Common Starling.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.