New Zealand · Wellington Region
Riversdale Beach
67 species and 4,568 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April, August, October and December, with up to 41 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Double-banded PloverAnarhynchus bicinctus
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
White-fronted TernSterna striata
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
MallardAnas platyrhynchos34 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 67 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
All 67 species recorded here
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Riversdale Beach?
April, August, October and December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 41 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Riversdale Beach?
67 species, from 4,568 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Riversdale Beach in November?
The most recorded in November: Double-banded Plover, Kelp Gull, Pied Stilt, Variable Oystercatcher and Silver Gull.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.