Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Northland Region
Tutukaka To Poor Knights
63 species and 5,858 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–November, with up to 28 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Fluttering ShearwaterPuffinus gavia
Common Diving PetrelPelecanoides urinatrix
Buller's ShearwaterArdenna bulleri
Fairy PrionPachyptila turtur
Flesh-footed ShearwaterArdenna carneipes
Australasian GannetMorus serrator
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Little ShearwaterPuffinus assimilis
Cook's PetrelPterodroma cookii
White-faced Storm PetrelPelagodroma marina
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Little PenguinEudyptula minor
Shy AlbatrossThalassarche cauta
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea27 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 63 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Poor Knights Shelf Area28 km82 species
- Whangarei – Vinegar Lake32 km55 species
- Waipu Wildlife Refuge52 km99 species
- Hauraki Gulf Pelagic73 km83 species
All 63 species recorded here
- Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- Common Diving Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix
- Buller's Shearwater Ardenna bulleri
- Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes
- Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis
- Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii
- White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
- Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- Grey-faced Petrel Pterodroma gouldi
- Black Petrel Procellaria parkinsoni
- Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Hutton's Shearwater Puffinus huttoni
- New Zealand Storm Petrel Fregetta maoriana
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Grey Noddy Anous albivitta
- Black-winged Petrel Pterodroma nigripennis
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- Buller's Albatross Thalassarche bulleri
- Salvin's Albatross Thalassarche salvini
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Red-crowned Parakeet Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Pintado Petrel Daption capense
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Tutukaka To Poor Knights?
October–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 28 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Tutukaka To Poor Knights?
63 species, from 5,858 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Tutukaka To Poor Knights in November?
The most recorded in November: Fluttering Shearwater, Common Diving Petrel, Buller's Shearwater, Fairy Prion and Flesh-footed Shearwater.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.