Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Auckland Region
Tawharanui Regional Park – Lagoon
76 species and 5,273 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November, with up to 49 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
TuiProsthemadera novaeseelandiae
Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensis
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Brown TealAnas chlorotis
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
New Zealand PigeonHemiphaga novaeseelandiae
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus49 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 76 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Tawharanui Regional Park2 km113 species
- Shakespear Regional Park26 km91 species
- Tiritiri Matangi26 km106 species
- Tiritiri Matangi – Wattle Track27 km82 species
- Gulf Harbour to Tiritiri Matangi ferry27 km84 species
- Hauraki Gulf Pelagic28 km83 species
All 76 species recorded here
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Brown Teal Anas chlorotis
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- New Zealand Kaka Nestor meridionalis
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
- Whitehead Mohoua albicilla
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- North Island Saddleback Philesturnus rufusater
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Red-crowned Parakeet Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae
- South Island Robin Petroica australis
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- South Island Takahe Porphyrio hochstetteri
- North Island Brown Kiwi Apteryx mantelli
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Plumed Whistling Duck Dendrocygna eytoni
- New Zealand Fernbird Poodytes punctatus
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia
- New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
- Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii
- Rock Dove Columba livia
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Tawharanui Regional Park – Lagoon?
November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 49 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Tawharanui Regional Park – Lagoon?
76 species, from 5,273 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Tawharanui Regional Park – Lagoon in November?
The most recorded in November: Variable Oystercatcher, Australasian Swamphen, Tui, Buff-banded Rail and Masked Lapwing.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.