New Zealand · Southland Region

Stewart Island – east coast pelagic waters

82 species and 4,477 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: November–December, with up to 47 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

Shy AlbatrossShy AlbatrossThalassarche cautaPintado PetrelPintado PetrelDaption capenseSilver GullSilver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiaeSooty ShearwaterSooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaCommon Diving PetrelCommon Diving PetrelPelecanoides urinatrixSalvin's AlbatrossSalvin's AlbatrossThalassarche salviniKelp GullKelp GullLarus dominicanusStewart Island ShagStewart Island ShagLeucocarbo chalconotusFiordland PenguinFiordland PenguinEudyptes pachyrhynchusNorthern Giant PetrelNorthern Giant PetrelMacronectes halliFairy PrionFairy PrionPachyptila turturBrown SkuaBrown SkuaStercorarius antarcticusSouthern Royal AlbatrossSouthern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomophoraWhite-chinned PetrelWhite-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialis

47 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 82 species recorded here ↓

Species seen regularly, by month

Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.

Nearby hotspots

  1. Stewart Island – Titi Islands Pelagic15 km82 species
  2. Rakiura NP – Ulva Island18 km103 species
  3. Ulva Island West End19 km63 species
  4. Stewart Island – Oban & Halfmoon Bay20 km104 species
  5. Foveaux Strait30 km91 species
  6. Awarua Bay – Eastern end49 km77 species

All 82 species recorded here

Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Stewart Island – east coast pelagic waters?

November–December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 47 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Stewart Island – east coast pelagic waters?

82 species, from 4,477 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Stewart Island – east coast pelagic waters in November?

The most recorded in November: Shy Albatross, Pintado Petrel, Silver Gull, Sooty Shearwater and Common Diving Petrel.

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.