New Zealand · Auckland Region
Mangere – Traffic Lights Bay
79 species and 6,002 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January, with up to 54 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Black-billed GullChroicocephalus bulleri
Red KnotCalidris canutus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
South Island OystercatcherHaematopus finschi
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
European GreenfinchChloris chloris
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus45 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 79 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Mangere WTP & mudflats0 km90 species
- Mangere WTP – Puketutu Canal1 km86 species
- Ambury Regional Park – Radio Mast Peninsula1 km75 species
- Mangere Lagoon1 km78 species
- Mangere WTP – main holding pond1 km81 species
- Ambury Regional Park – Shell Island2 km76 species
All 79 species recorded here
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- New Zealand Grebe Poliocephalus rufopectus
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Brown Teal Anas chlorotis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
- New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Mangere – Traffic Lights Bay?
January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 54 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Mangere – Traffic Lights Bay?
79 species, from 6,002 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Mangere – Traffic Lights Bay in November?
The most recorded in November: Bar-tailed Godwit, Pied Stilt, White-faced Heron, Paradise Shelduck 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.