Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Waikato Region
Miranda – 'Stilt Hide' & pools
99 species and 17,087 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–December, with up to 63 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Red KnotCalidris canutus
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
WrybillAnarhynchus frontalis
South Island OystercatcherHaematopus finschi
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
Grey TealAnas gracilis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-billed GullChroicocephalus bulleri
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia60 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 99 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Miranda – main hide/Limeworks0 km116 species
- Miranda Shorebird Centre2 km121 species
- Miranda – Ray's Rest/Taramaire Creek mouth3 km83 species
- Piako Wader Roost16 km76 species
- Wattle Farm Reserve41 km54 species
- Manukau Harbour – Kidd's Shellbanks46 km93 species
All 99 species recorded here
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- New Zealand Grebe Poliocephalus rufopectus
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Australian Tern Gelochelidon macrotarsa
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Brown Teal Anas chlorotis
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Oriental Plover Anarhynchus veredus
- Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Shore Plover Thinornis novaeseelandiae
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Little Curlew Numenius minutus
- Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
- New Zealand Fernbird Poodytes punctatus
- Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae
- Fairy Tern Sternula nereis
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Miranda – 'Stilt Hide' & pools?
October–December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 63 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Miranda – 'Stilt Hide' & pools?
99 species, from 17,087 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Miranda – 'Stilt Hide' & pools in November?
The most recorded in November: Pied Stilt, Bar-tailed Godwit, Eurasian Skylark, White-faced Heron and Red Knot.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.