Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Otago Region
Wānaka – Lake foreshore
55 species and 4,801 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–January, with up to 37 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
New Zealand ScaupAythya novaeseelandiae
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Black-billed GullChroicocephalus bulleri
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RedpollAcanthis flammeaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Queenstown Gardens53 km59 species
All 55 species recorded here
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- Kea Nestor notabilis
- New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Rifleman Acanthisitta chloris
- Pipipi Mohoua novaeseelandiae
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Tomtit Petroica macrocephala
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Brown Teal Anas chlorotis
- South Island Robin Petroica australis
- 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 Wānaka – Lake foreshore?
November–January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 37 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Wānaka – Lake foreshore?
55 species, from 4,801 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Wānaka – Lake foreshore in November?
The most recorded in November: New Zealand Scaup, Great Crested Grebe, House Sparrow, Mallard and Eurasian Chaffinch.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.