Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Otago Region
Taiaroa Head – Royal Albatross Centre
95 species and 12,486 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–March, with up to 58 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Stewart Island ShagLeucocarbo chalconotus
Northern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea sanfordi
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Spotted ShagPhalacrocorax punctatus
Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
White-fronted TernSterna striata
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Rock DoveColumba livia
Little PenguinEudyptula minor
Northern Giant PetrelMacronectes halli
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
House SparrowPasser domesticus58 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 95 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Taiaroa Head/Harbour Entrance1 km64 species
- Aramoana Mole/Harbour Entrance1 km84 species
- Aramoana – Saltmarsh Walk2 km75 species
- Orokonui Ecosanctuary10 km61 species
- Dunedin Botanic Gardens19 km57 species
- Waikouaiti – Hawkesbury Lagoon19 km70 species
All 95 species recorded here
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Stewart Island Shag Leucocarbo chalconotus
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi
- Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Buller's Albatross Thalassarche bulleri
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Pintado Petrel Daption capense
- Yellow-eyed Penguin Megadyptes antipodes
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Salvin's Albatross Thalassarche salvini
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia
- Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Hutton's Shearwater Puffinus huttoni
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Buller's Shearwater Ardenna bulleri
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Common Diving Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix
- Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur
- Fiordland Penguin Eudyptes pachyrhynchus
- Westland Petrel Procellaria westlandica
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- New Zealand Fernbird Poodytes punctatus
- New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Antipodean Albatross Diomedea antipodensis
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Snares Penguin Eudyptes robustus
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Tomtit Petroica macrocephala
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
- Subantarctic Shearwater Puffinus elegans
- Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris
- Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata
- Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- South Island Robin Petroica australis
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
- Erect-crested Penguin Eudyptes sclateri
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Taiaroa Head – Royal Albatross Centre?
November–March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 58 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Taiaroa Head – Royal Albatross Centre?
95 species, from 12,486 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Taiaroa Head – Royal Albatross Centre in November?
The most recorded in November: Silver Gull, Stewart Island Shag, Northern Royal Albatross, Kelp Gull and Spotted Shag.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.