Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Otago Region
Sinclair Wetlands
60 species and 4,633 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–February, with up to 38 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
New Zealand FernbirdPoodytes punctatus
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
RedpollAcanthis flammea
Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
Grey TealAnas gracilis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
MallardAnas platyrhynchos36 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 60 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Dunedin – Anderson's Bay Inlet/Bayfield Park36 km57 species
- Dunedin – Tomahawk Lagoon37 km65 species
- Dunedin Botanic Gardens37 km57 species
- Dunedin – Upper Tomahawk Lagoon37 km53 species
- Balclutha causeway39 km53 species
- Orokonui Ecosanctuary47 km61 species
All 60 species recorded here
- New Zealand Fernbird Poodytes punctatus
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Pipipi Mohoua novaeseelandiae
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Rifleman Acanthisitta chloris
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Tomtit Petroica macrocephala
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Sinclair Wetlands?
October–February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 38 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Sinclair Wetlands?
60 species, from 4,633 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Sinclair Wetlands in November?
The most recorded in November: Common Blackbird, New Zealand Fernbird, Welcome Swallow, Eurasian Chaffinch and House Sparrow.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.