Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Southland Region
Stewart Island – Titi Islands Pelagic
82 species and 5,777 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–February, with up to 45 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Shy AlbatrossThalassarche cauta
Stewart Island ShagLeucocarbo chalconotus
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Brown SkuaStercorarius antarcticus
Fiordland PenguinEudyptes pachyrhynchus
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
White-fronted TernSterna striata
Pintado PetrelDaption capense
Spotted ShagPhalacrocorax punctatus
Little PenguinEudyptula minor
Salvin's AlbatrossThalassarche salvini
Australian Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Yellow-eyed PenguinMegadyptes antipodes45 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
- Stewart Island – Oban & Halfmoon Bay8 km104 species
- Rakiura NP – Ulva Island9 km103 species
- Ulva Island West End10 km63 species
- Stewart Island – east coast pelagic waters15 km82 species
- Foveaux Strait17 km91 species
- Awarua Bay – Eastern end40 km77 species
All 82 species recorded here
- Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta
- Stewart Island Shag Leucocarbo chalconotus
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
- Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
- Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
- Buller's Albatross Thalassarche bulleri
- Fiordland Penguin Eudyptes pachyrhynchus
- Salvin's Albatross Thalassarche salvini
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Pintado Petrel Daption capense
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- Yellow-eyed Penguin Megadyptes antipodes
- Common Diving Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix
- Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
- Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur
- Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Weka Gallirallus australis
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Grey-backed Storm Petrel Garrodia nereis
- Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Mottled Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata
- Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- New Zealand Kaka Nestor meridionalis
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi
- Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia
- Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris
- Hutton's Shearwater Puffinus huttoni
- Broad-billed Prion Pachyptila vittata
- Westland Petrel Procellaria westlandica
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Red-crowned Parakeet Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae
- White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina
- Buller's Shearwater Ardenna bulleri
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- South Island Robin Petroica australis
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- South Island Saddleback Philesturnus carunculatus
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
- Black-bellied Storm Petrel Fregetta tropica
- Southern Brown Kiwi Apteryx australis
- Pipipi Mohoua novaeseelandiae
- Antipodean Albatross Diomedea antipodensis
- Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Yellow-crowned Parakeet Cyanoramphus auriceps
- Yellowhead Mohoua ochrocephala
- Rifleman Acanthisitta chloris
- Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides
- Grey-faced Petrel Pterodroma gouldi
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Stewart Island – Titi Islands Pelagic?
October–February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 45 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Stewart Island – Titi Islands Pelagic?
82 species, from 5,777 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Stewart Island – Titi Islands Pelagic in November?
The most recorded in November: Shy Albatross, Stewart Island Shag, Silver Gull, Kelp Gull and Brown Skua.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.