Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Marlborough District
Taylor Dam
60 species and 4,539 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–January, March–May and July–August, with up to 38 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Eurasian CootFulica atra
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
European GreenfinchChloris chloris
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
New Zealand GrebePoliocephalus rufopectus
Grey TealAnas gracilis
New Zealand ScaupAythya novaeseelandiae33 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 60 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Blenheim WTP10 km65 species
- Grovetown Lagoon11 km62 species
- Lake Elterwater30 km69 species
- Queen Charlotte Sound44 km80 species
- Blumine Island | Oruawairua52 km80 species
- Cook Strait Ferry54 km83 species
All 60 species recorded here
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- New Zealand Grebe Poliocephalus rufopectus
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Pipipi Mohoua novaeseelandiae
- Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus
- Tomtit Petroica macrocephala
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- Little Owl Athene noctua
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Taylor Dam?
October–January, March–May and July–August. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 38 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Taylor Dam?
60 species, from 4,539 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Taylor Dam in November?
The most recorded in November: Australasian Swamphen, Black Swan, Eurasian Coot, House Sparrow and Mallard.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.