New Zealand · Canterbury Region
Styx Mill Walkway
59 species and 7,069 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–December, with up to 43 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
New Zealand ScaupAythya novaeseelandiae
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
Grey TealAnas gracilis
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis43 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 59 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Christchurch – Botanic Gardens7 km59 species
- Christchurch – Travis Wetland/Ōruapaeroa7 km70 species
- Travis Wetland – New Pond8 km60 species
- Christchurch – Wigram Retention Basin10 km58 species
- Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai – McCormacks Bay Reserve14 km63 species
- Christchurch – Halswell Quarry Park15 km52 species
All 59 species recorded here
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- Wood Duck Aix sponsa
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Styx Mill Walkway?
November–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 Styx Mill Walkway?
59 species, from 7,069 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Styx Mill Walkway in November?
The most recorded in November: New Zealand Scaup, Eurasian Coot, Black Swan, Welcome Swallow and Little Pied Cormorant.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.