Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Auckland Region
Manukau Harbour – Kidd's Shellbanks
93 species and 11,829 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December–January and September, with up to 58 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollis
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Red KnotCalidris canutus
South Island OystercatcherHaematopus finschi
Little TernSternula albifrons
WrybillAnarhynchus frontalis
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Australian Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
Masked LapwingVanellus miles49 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 93 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Wattle Farm Reserve7 km54 species
- Mangere – Traffic Lights Bay14 km79 species
- Mangere WTP – Puketutu Canal14 km86 species
- Mangere WTP & mudflats14 km90 species
- Mangere WTP – main holding pond14 km81 species
- Mangere Lagoon14 km78 species
All 93 species recorded here
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Shore Plover Thinornis novaeseelandiae
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Little Curlew Numenius minutus
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
- Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
- Grey-faced Petrel Pterodroma gouldi
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
- New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Fairy Tern Sternula nereis
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Manukau Harbour – Kidd's Shellbanks?
December–January and September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 58 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Manukau Harbour – Kidd's Shellbanks?
93 species, from 11,829 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Manukau Harbour – Kidd's Shellbanks in November?
The most recorded in November: Red-necked Stint, Bar-tailed Godwit, Ruddy Turnstone, Red Knot and South Island Oystercatcher.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.