Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Waikato Region
Piako Wader Roost
76 species and 10,437 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–January, with up to 53 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus53 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 76 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/Limeworks16 km116 species
- Miranda – 'Stilt Hide' & pools16 km99 species
- Miranda Shorebird Centre17 km121 species
- Miranda – Ray's Rest/Taramaire Creek mouth18 km83 species
- Wattle Farm Reserve57 km54 species
- Manukau Harbour – Kidd's Shellbanks62 km93 species
All 76 species recorded here
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Australian Tern Gelochelidon macrotarsa
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Brown Teal Anas chlorotis
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- New Zealand Grebe Poliocephalus rufopectus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- New Zealand Fernbird Poodytes punctatus
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Piako Wader Roost?
October–January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 53 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Piako Wader Roost?
76 species, from 10,437 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Piako Wader Roost in November?
The most recorded in November: Pied Stilt, White-faced Heron, Royal Spoonbill, Masked Lapwing and Eurasian Skylark.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.