Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Otago Region
Nugget Point
87 species and 5,258 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–January, with up to 46 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Spotted ShagPhalacrocorax punctatus
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
DunnockPrunella modularis
White-fronted TernSterna striata
Stewart Island ShagLeucocarbo chalconotus
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Rock DoveColumba livia
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
RedpollAcanthis flammea42 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 87 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Balclutha causeway24 km53 species
- Sinclair Wetlands55 km60 species
All 87 species recorded here
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Stewart Island Shag Leucocarbo chalconotus
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Buller's Albatross Thalassarche bulleri
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- Yellow-eyed Penguin Megadyptes antipodes
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Pintado Petrel Daption capense
- Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia
- Salvin's Albatross Thalassarche salvini
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
- Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Hutton's Shearwater Puffinus huttoni
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
- Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- Pipipi Mohoua novaeseelandiae
- New Zealand Fernbird Poodytes punctatus
- Mottled Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata
- Antipodean Albatross Diomedea antipodensis
- Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Fiordland Penguin Eudyptes pachyrhynchus
- Buller's Shearwater Ardenna bulleri
- Tomtit Petroica macrocephala
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Common Diving Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina
- Subantarctic Shearwater Puffinus elegans
- Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi
- Erect-crested Penguin Eudyptes sclateri
- Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Great Egret Ardea alba
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Nugget Point?
November–January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 46 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Nugget Point?
87 species, from 5,258 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Nugget Point in November?
The most recorded in November: Kelp Gull, Spotted Shag, Silver Gull, Royal Spoonbill and Dunnock.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.