Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Northland Region
Waipu Wildlife Refuge
99 species and 16,309 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January and October–November, with up to 61 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Fairy TernSternula nereis
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Australian Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Australasian GannetMorus serrator61 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 99 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Whangarei – Vinegar Lake38 km55 species
- Hauraki Gulf Pelagic47 km83 species
- Tutukaka To Poor Knights52 km63 species
- Tawharanui Regional Park – Lagoon52 km76 species
- Tawharanui Regional Park53 km113 species
- Poor Knights Shelf Area71 km82 species
All 99 species recorded here
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Fairy Tern Sternula nereis
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
- Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes
- Buller's Shearwater Ardenna bulleri
- Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- New Zealand Fernbird Poodytes punctatus
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Common Diving Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- New Zealand Grebe Poliocephalus rufopectus
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
- South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki
- Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur
- Grey-faced Petrel Pterodroma gouldi
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae
- Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
- Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Waipu Wildlife Refuge?
January and October–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 61 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Waipu Wildlife Refuge?
99 species, from 16,309 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Waipu Wildlife Refuge in November?
The most recorded in November: Variable Oystercatcher, Bar-tailed Godwit, White-faced Heron, Caspian Tern and Fairy Tern.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.