Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Otago Region
Taiaroa Head/Harbour Entrance
64 species and 5,816 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February–April and October–December, with up to 31 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Northern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea sanfordi
Stewart Island ShagLeucocarbo chalconotus
Spotted ShagPhalacrocorax punctatus
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
White-fronted TernSterna striata
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Northern Giant PetrelMacronectes halli
Shy AlbatrossThalassarche cauta
Salvin's AlbatrossThalassarche salvini
Little PenguinEudyptula minor
Pintado PetrelDaption capense
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea31 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 64 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Aramoana Mole/Harbour Entrance1 km84 species
- Taiaroa Head – Royal Albatross Centre1 km95 species
- Aramoana – Saltmarsh Walk2 km75 species
- Orokonui Ecosanctuary9 km61 species
- Waikouaiti – Hawkesbury Lagoon19 km70 species
- Dunedin Botanic Gardens19 km57 species
All 64 species recorded here
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi
- Stewart Island Shag Leucocarbo chalconotus
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora
- Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
- Buller's Albatross Thalassarche bulleri
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Pintado Petrel Daption capense
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
- Salvin's Albatross Thalassarche salvini
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia
- Hutton's Shearwater Puffinus huttoni
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Buller's Shearwater Ardenna bulleri
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Westland Petrel Procellaria westlandica
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Yellow-eyed Penguin Megadyptes antipodes
- Fiordland Penguin Eudyptes pachyrhynchus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Common Diving Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides
- Antipodean Albatross Diomedea antipodensis
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis
- New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Taiaroa Head/Harbour Entrance?
February–April and October–December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 31 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Taiaroa Head/Harbour Entrance?
64 species, from 5,816 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Taiaroa Head/Harbour Entrance in November?
The most recorded in November: Northern Royal Albatross, Stewart Island Shag, Spotted Shag, Silver Gull and Kelp Gull.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.