Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Auckland Region
Mangere Lagoon
78 species and 4,780 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–January and March, with up to 46 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus46 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
- Ambury Regional Park – Radio Mast Peninsula1 km75 species
- Mangere – Traffic Lights Bay1 km79 species
- Mangere WTP & mudflats1 km90 species
- Ambury Regional Park – Shell Island1 km76 species
- Mangere WTP – Puketutu Canal2 km86 species
- Ambury Regional Park – Viewing Hide shellbank2 km77 species
All 78 species recorded here
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Brown Teal Anas chlorotis
- New Zealand Grebe Poliocephalus rufopectus
- Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Black Stilt Himantopus novaezelandiae
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Tomtit Petroica macrocephala
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Mangere Lagoon?
October–January and March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 46 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Mangere Lagoon?
78 species, from 4,780 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Mangere Lagoon in November?
The most recorded in November: White-faced Heron, Pied Stilt, Sacred Kingfisher, Australasian Swamphen and Paradise Shelduck.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.