Data, monitoring and reporting

Bird monitoring  

The Bird Monitoring Reports serve as an outcome measure of the efforts to protect and restore Wellington’s natural environment. 

Forest bird monitoring

The forest monitoring programme focuses on passerine, parrots and song bird species and has been running since 2011. These reports give us a good indication of number, diversity and distribution of our native manu.   

• Bird Monitoring Report 2024 (11.2MB PDF)
• Bird Monitoring Report 2023 (12MB PDF)
• Bird Monitoring Report 2022 (12MB PDF)
• Bird Monitoring Report 2021 (7MB PDF)
• Bird Monitoring Report 2020 (7MB PDF)
• Bird Monitoring Report 2019 (8.9MB PDF)
• Bird Monitoring Report 2018 (8.2MB PDF)
• Bird Monitoring Report 2017 (6.9MB PDF)
• Bird Monitoring Report 2016 (4MB PDF)
• Bird Monitoring Report 2015 (4.5MB PDF)

Coastal bird monitoring

The Urban Ecology team survey the Coastal habitats for marine and estuarine bird species.

• Coastal Bird Survey Report 2023 (6MB PDF)
• Coastal Bird Survey Report 2022 (7MB PDF)
• Coastal Bird Survey Report 2020 (2MB PDF)

Kororā (little penguin)

The Urban Ecology team in partnership with Places for Penguins undertook a penguin nest detection survey.

Wellington Penguin Detection Report 2021 (588KB PDF)