New Zealand Birding Tour
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New Zealand Birding Tour
Join us on our birding tour across beautiful New Zealand. Leaving from Auckland and ending in Invercargill, this 14-day tour covers both the North and South Islands and takes in all the best birding spots. We aim to visit such places as Tiritiri Matangi, Miranda, the Central Plateau and Pureora Forest, Manawatu Estuary, Kaikoura, the South Island mountains, Stewart & Ulva Islands, Twizel and Central Otago.
Read on below for more info on our scheduled New Zealand birding tours. We also offer custom tours, privately guided, min. 4 days. Please contact us to discuss.
Birdwatching in New Zealand
New Zealand has many unique bird species and we’ll be looking for representatives of the endemic families – kiwis, NZ parrots, NZ wrens, NZ wattlebirds, NZ creepers, and the stitchbird; in addition, expect species such as Wrybill, New Zealand pigeon, Keas, Kakas, Shags, Wekas and Tuis, Penguins, and even Bellbirds and a variety of seabirds – including Albatrosses – during a half-day pelagic. Expect to see over 120 species: this trip is surely a treat that shouldn’t be missed!
The tour includes a relaxed, bird-rich pelagic trip; night-spotting for Kiwis; spectacular scenery; great camaraderie & good food. Optional add-ons available. (unfortunately, no discounts are available on this tour).
Does our scheduled New Zealand birding tour not suit your timeframe? We also offer custom tours, privately guided, min. 4 days. Please feel free to contact us to discuss.
Featured Birds
- Kaka, Kea, Tui, Stitchbird, Bellbird
- Yellow-eyed & Fairy Penguin
- 4 spp of Shag; Wrybill
- Weka, Kiwis, Takahe, Kokako
- Red-fronted & Yellow-fronted Parakeet
- Rifleman, NZ Pigeon, NZ Dotterel
- Saddleback, Whitehead, Fernbird
- North Island Robin, Sth Island Robin
- Brown Teal, Blue Duck, Tomtit
- sea-birds such as albatrosses, shearwaters, Fairy Prion, Common Diving Petrel, White-fronted Tern, Black-billed & Red-billed Gull
- Paradise Shelduck, Sth Island Pied Oystercatcher
- …and many more!