Bird AlbumNorfolk Island
Slaughter Bay
57 species and 1,391 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March and November, with up to 25 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
Atlantic White TernGygis alba
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Rock DoveColumba livia
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Black NoddyAnous minutus
Crimson RosellaPlatycercus elegans25 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 57 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Kingston Common – Main lagoon0 km61 species
- Lagoon near Kingston Common0 km61 species
- Norfolk Island – main island3 km74 species
- Hundred Acres Reserve4 km46 species
- Norfolk Island Botanic Gardens4 km46 species
- Mission Pool4 km52 species
All 57 species recorded here
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Atlantic White Tern Gygis alba
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Black Noddy Anous minutus
- Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
- Norfolk Gerygone Gerygone modesta
- Black-winged Petrel Pterodroma nigripennis
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Grey Noddy Anous albivitta
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Pacific Emerald Dove Chalcophaps longirostris
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii
- Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Masked Woodswallow Artamus personatus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Slaughter Bay?
March and November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 25 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Slaughter Bay?
57 species, from 1,391 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Slaughter Bay in November?
The most recorded in November: Pacific Golden Plover, White-faced Heron, House Sparrow, Welcome Swallow and Common Starling.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.