Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Southland Region
Stewart Island – Oban & Halfmoon Bay
104 species and 14,783 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February and November–December, with up to 69 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
TuiProsthemadera novaeseelandiae
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
New Zealand KakaNestor meridionalis
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
New Zealand PigeonHemiphaga novaeseelandiae
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RedpollAcanthis flammea
DunnockPrunella modularis
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
White-fronted TernSterna striataSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Ulva Island West End3 km63 species
- Rakiura NP – Ulva Island4 km103 species
- Stewart Island – Titi Islands Pelagic8 km82 species
- Stewart Island – east coast pelagic waters20 km82 species
- Foveaux Strait21 km91 species
- Awarua Bay – Eastern end46 km77 species
All 104 species recorded here
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- New Zealand Kaka Nestor meridionalis
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Stewart Island Shag Leucocarbo chalconotus
- Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Red-crowned Parakeet Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae
- Southern Brown Kiwi Apteryx australis
- Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Buller's Albatross Thalassarche bulleri
- Tomtit Petroica macrocephala
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Fiordland Penguin Eudyptes pachyrhynchus
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Pintado Petrel Daption capense
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Salvin's Albatross Thalassarche salvini
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- South Island Robin Petroica australis
- Weka Gallirallus australis
- Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
- Common Diving Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix
- Yellow-eyed Penguin Megadyptes antipodes
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Long-tailed Koel Urodynamis taitensis
- Yellow-crowned Parakeet Cyanoramphus auriceps
- Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- Pipipi Mohoua novaeseelandiae
- Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Mottled Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata
- Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- South Island Saddleback Philesturnus carunculatus
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
- Rifleman Acanthisitta chloris
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- Yellowhead Mohoua ochrocephala
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Westland Petrel Procellaria westlandica
- White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina
- Grey-backed Storm Petrel Garrodia nereis
- Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi
- Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- New Zealand Fernbird Poodytes punctatus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Snares Penguin Eudyptes robustus
- Antipodean Albatross Diomedea antipodensis
- Buller's Shearwater Ardenna bulleri
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Broad-billed Prion Pachyptila vittata
- Hutton's Shearwater Puffinus huttoni
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Stewart Island – Oban & Halfmoon Bay?
February and November–December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 69 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Stewart Island – Oban & Halfmoon Bay?
104 species, from 14,783 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Stewart Island – Oban & Halfmoon Bay in November?
The most recorded in November: Tui, Silver Gull, Variable Oystercatcher, New Zealand Kaka and Common Blackbird.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.