Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Wellington Region
Otaki Sewage Ponds
59 species and 8,061 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–January and May, with up to 37 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Grey TealAnas gracilis
Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Black-fronted DotterelThinornis melanops
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Rock DoveColumba livia
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus37 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 59 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Otaki River estuary2 km66 species
- Otaki Beach – Waitohu stream mouth4 km75 species
- Waikanae – Waimanu Lagoon16 km67 species
- Waikanae Estuary16 km97 species
- Kapiti Island Lodge18 km82 species
- Lake Horowhenua20 km74 species
All 59 species recorded here
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- New Zealand Grebe Poliocephalus rufopectus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- Brown Teal Anas chlorotis
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Otaki Sewage Ponds?
October–January and May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 37 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Otaki Sewage Ponds?
59 species, from 8,061 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Otaki Sewage Ponds in November?
The most recorded in November: Grey Teal, Australasian Shoveler, Pied Stilt, House Sparrow and Mallard.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.