Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Canterbury Region
St Anne's Lagoon/Mata Kopae
62 species and 9,259 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: July and October–December, with up to 43 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
New Zealand ScaupAythya novaeseelandiae
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Grey TealAnas gracilis
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxenaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Kaikoura – offshore – Albatross Encounter pelagic49 km110 species
- Kaikoura – South Bay Reserve52 km88 species
- Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway53 km87 species
- Kaikoura – Point Kean Seal Colony54 km103 species
- Ashley/Saltwater Crk Est/Raupo Berm70 km70 species
- Ashley River Estuary71 km81 species
All 62 species recorded here
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- New Zealand Grebe Poliocephalus rufopectus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Australian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus australis
- Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Weka Gallirallus australis
- Long-tailed Koel Urodynamis taitensis
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at St Anne's Lagoon/Mata Kopae?
July and October–December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 43 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at St Anne's Lagoon/Mata Kopae?
62 species, from 9,259 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at St Anne's Lagoon/Mata Kopae in November?
The most recorded in November: New Zealand Scaup, Black Swan, Grey Teal, Eurasian Coot and Australasian Shoveler.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.