New Zealand · Auckland Region
Tawharanui Regional Park
113 species and 25,593 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–January, with up to 72 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
TuiProsthemadera novaeseelandiae
Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
New Zealand PigeonHemiphaga novaeseelandiae
New Zealand KakaNestor meridionalis
New Zealand FantailRhipidura fuliginosa
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Brown TealAnas chlorotis
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
New Zealand BellbirdAnthornis melanura
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos72 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 113 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Tawharanui Regional Park – Lagoon2 km76 species
- Tiritiri Matangi26 km106 species
- Shakespear Regional Park26 km91 species
- Tiritiri Matangi – Wattle Track27 km82 species
- Hauraki Gulf Pelagic27 km83 species
- Gulf Harbour to Tiritiri Matangi ferry27 km84 species
All 113 species recorded here
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- Brown Teal Anas chlorotis
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- New Zealand Kaka Nestor meridionalis
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- North Island Saddleback Philesturnus rufusater
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Whitehead Mohoua albicilla
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- South Island Robin Petroica australis
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- North Island Brown Kiwi Apteryx mantelli
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- South Island Takahe Porphyrio hochstetteri
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Red-crowned Parakeet Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii
- Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Buller's Shearwater Ardenna bulleri
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Grey-faced Petrel Pterodroma gouldi
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Tomtit Petroica macrocephala
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes
- Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
- Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
- Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Weka Gallirallus australis
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- New Zealand Fernbird Poodytes punctatus
- Stitchbird Notiomystis cincta
- Common Diving Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix
- Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur
- Long-tailed Koel Urodynamis taitensis
- Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus
- New Zealand Grebe Poliocephalus rufopectus
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Rifleman Acanthisitta chloris
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
- Black Petrel Procellaria parkinsoni
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides
- Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel
- Plumed Whistling Duck Dendrocygna eytoni
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
- Fairy Tern Sternula nereis
- Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- New Zealand Storm Petrel Fregetta maoriana
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Tawharanui Regional Park?
October–January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 72 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Tawharanui Regional Park?
113 species, from 25,593 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Tawharanui Regional Park in November?
The most recorded in November: Tui, Australasian Swamphen, New Zealand Pigeon, New Zealand Kaka and New Zealand Fantail.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.