Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Auckland Region
Mangere WTP – main holding pond
81 species and 9,339 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January, March–May and September–November, with up to 53 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
Australian Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey TealAnas gracilis
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Kelp GullLarus dominicanusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Mangere WTP – Puketutu Canal1 km86 species
- Mangere WTP & mudflats1 km90 species
- Ambury Regional Park – Radio Mast Peninsula1 km75 species
- Ambury Regional Park – Shell Island1 km76 species
- Mangere – Traffic Lights Bay1 km79 species
- Ambury Regional Park – Viewing Hide shellbank2 km77 species
All 81 species recorded here
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- New Zealand Grebe Poliocephalus rufopectus
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Brown Teal Anas chlorotis
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
- New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- New Zealand Kaka Nestor meridionalis
- Black Stilt Himantopus novaezelandiae
- Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
- Fairy Tern Sternula nereis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Mangere WTP – main holding pond?
January, March–May and September–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 53 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Mangere WTP – main holding pond?
81 species, from 9,339 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Mangere WTP – main holding pond in November?
The most recorded in November: Black Swan, Welcome Swallow, Paradise Shelduck, Australasian Shoveler and Australian Pied Cormorant.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.