Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Wellington Region
Zealandia – Lower Dam
75 species and 4,930 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–January, with up to 39 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
TuiProsthemadera novaeseelandiae
New Zealand KakaNestor meridionalis
Australian Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey GerygoneGerygone igata
North Island SaddlebackPhilesturnus rufusater
New Zealand PigeonHemiphaga novaeseelandiae
New Zealand ScaupAythya novaeseelandiae
South Island RobinPetroica australis
California QuailCallipepla californica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
New Zealand FantailRhipidura fuliginosa
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
New Zealand BellbirdAnthornis melanuraSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Zealandia Te Mara a Tane Wildlife Sanctuary0 km72 species
- Pauatahanui Park25 km66 species
- Cook Strait Ferry28 km83 species
- Blumine Island | Oruawairua45 km80 species
- Queen Charlotte Sound49 km80 species
- Waikanae Estuary51 km97 species
All 75 species recorded here
- New Zealand Kaka Nestor meridionalis
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- North Island Saddleback Philesturnus rufusater
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- South Island Takahe Porphyrio hochstetteri
- South Island Robin Petroica australis
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Whitehead Mohoua albicilla
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Stitchbird Notiomystis cincta
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Brown Teal Anas chlorotis
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Red-crowned Parakeet Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Rifleman Acanthisitta chloris
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Little Spotted Kiwi Apteryx owenii
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Yellow-crowned Parakeet Cyanoramphus auriceps
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Weka Gallirallus australis
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- New Zealand Grebe Poliocephalus rufopectus
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Long-tailed Koel Urodynamis taitensis
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia
- Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta
- Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Tomtit Petroica macrocephala
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Zealandia – Lower Dam?
November–January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 39 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Zealandia – Lower Dam?
75 species, from 4,930 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Zealandia – Lower Dam in November?
The most recorded in November: Tui, New Zealand Kaka, Australian Pied Cormorant, Common Blackbird and Grey Gerygone.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.