New Zealand Ramsar wetland
Whangamarino Wetland
60 bird species recorded; the most from October to December.
sussexbirder · CC BY 2.0
This month here
44 species in January.48 species in February.50 species in March.47 species in April.35 species in May.40 species in June.48 species in July.43 species in August.46 species in September.54 species in October.55 species in November.53 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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VU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
60 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 60Speciesrecorded more than once
- 13Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 5,968Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 1Raptors
- 1Owls
- 3Waders
- 3Gulls & seabirds
- 9Ducks & geese
- 10Herons, ibises & grebes
- 19Songbirds
- 14Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 60 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MopokeNinox novaeseelandiae
Waders3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles
- Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
- South Island OystercatcherHaematopus finschi
Gulls & seabirds3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Southern Black-backed GullLarus dominicanus
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Ducks & geese9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Grey TealAnas gracilis
- Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
- Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- New Zealand ScaupAythya novaeseelandiae
Herons, ibises & grebes10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
- Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Australasian BitternBotaurus poiciloptilusVU
- Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
- New Zealand dabchickPoliocephalus rufopectus
- Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
Songbirds19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- Grey FantailRhipidura fuliginosa
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey GerygoneGerygone igata
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- TuiProsthemadera novaeseelandiae
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- New Zealand FernbirdPoodytes punctatus
Other birds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
- Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Shining cuckooChrysococcyx lucidus
- Spotless CrakePorzana tabuensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Eastern RosellaPlatycercus eximius
- California QuailCallipepla californica
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- New Zealand PigeonHemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- African Collared DoveStreptopelia roseogrisea
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from October to December.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan23°/16°62 mm
- Feb24°/16°70 mm
- Mar22°/15°78 mm
- Apr20°/13°94 mm
- May17°/11°122 mm
- Jun14°/9°114 mm
- Jul13°/8°118 mm
- Aug14°/8°104 mm
- Sep16°/9°91 mm
- Oct17°/10°86 mm
- Nov19°/12°58 mm
- Dec21°/14°90 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Whangamarino Wetland.
Wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention
Whangamarino Wetland is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in New Zealand.
60 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 5,968 open records.
The most recorded are the Common Myna, the Swamp Harrier and the House Sparrow.
11 species come for the summer, 2 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including Australasian Bittern.
The most species are recorded from October to December.
Get there and watch
- Te Kauwhata Domain (Freedom Camping)campsite · 5.3 km · 2 within 10 km
- Olive Green Accommodationplace to stay · 6.1 km · 1 within 10 km
- Te Kauwhatanearest town · 4.6 km in a straight line
- Auckland International Airport (AKL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 51 km in a straight lineCar hire at AKL airport (Auckland)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 2campsites within 10 kmTe Kauwhata Domain (Freedom Camping), Lakewood Lodge
- 1places to stay within 10 kmOlive Green Accommodation
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Whangamarino Wetland.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas26 mountains within 25 kmMaby Hill · 10 kmTuirangi · 13 kmRatamaroke390 m · 17 kmTe Tawa345 m · 20 kmPinnacle Hill · 20 kmMaungakawa · 22 kmPuketūtū379 m · 22 kmMatakitaki210 m · 24 km
Lakeyas4 lakes within 15 kmLake Kopuera0.4 km² · 7.4 kmLake Waikare33 km² · 8.6 kmLake Rotongaroiti0.3 km² · 14 kmLake Rotongaro2.6 km² · 14 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Whangamarino Wetland
New Zealand
- 41Birdyas Score
- 60Species
- 13Migrants
- 1Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q7990608) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 5,968 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Islandyas, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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