Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Otago Region
Queenstown Gardens
59 species and 5,656 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March and October–December, with up to 34 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
New Zealand ScaupAythya novaeseelandiae
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
Black-billed GullChroicocephalus bulleri
SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
TuiProsthemadera novaeseelandiae
European GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
RedpollAcanthis flammeaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Fiordland NP – Lake Gunn Nature Walk48 km60 species
- Fiordland NP – Mirror Lakes51 km67 species
- Wānaka – Lake foreshore53 km55 species
- Fiordland NP – Milford Sound72 km99 species
All 59 species recorded here
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Tomtit Petroica macrocephala
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Rifleman Acanthisitta chloris
- Kea Nestor notabilis
- New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- New Zealand Kaka Nestor meridionalis
- Pipipi Mohoua novaeseelandiae
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Yellow-crowned Parakeet Cyanoramphus auriceps
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Blue Duck Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Queenstown Gardens?
March and October–December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 34 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Queenstown Gardens?
59 species, from 5,656 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Queenstown Gardens in November?
The most recorded in November: Common Blackbird, New Zealand Scaup, Eurasian Chaffinch, House Sparrow and Paradise Shelduck.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.