Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Auckland Region
Tahuna Torea Nature Reserve
73 species and 4,915 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–January, March and July–August, with up to 39 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
TuiProsthemadera novaeseelandiae
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey GerygoneGerygone igata
Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SilvereyeZosterops lateralis36 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 73 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Auckland – Maungarei Springs Wetland5 km50 species
- Waiatarua Reserve, Remuera5 km59 species
- Auckland Domain10 km81 species
- Mangere Lagoon13 km78 species
- Ambury Regional Park14 km87 species
- Ambury Regional Park – Radio Mast Peninsula14 km75 species
All 73 species recorded here
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Brown Teal Anas chlorotis
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus
- Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- Whitehead Mohoua albicilla
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- New Zealand Grebe Poliocephalus rufopectus
- Fairy Tern Sternula nereis
- Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Tahuna Torea Nature Reserve?
October–January, March and July–August. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 39 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Tahuna Torea Nature Reserve?
73 species, from 4,915 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Tahuna Torea Nature Reserve in November?
The most recorded in November: Kelp Gull, Sacred Kingfisher, Tui, White-faced Heron and House Sparrow.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.