Reports | Explore how counts have changed within your region
Birds act as ‘backyard barometers’ – telling us about the health of the environment we live in. They are signalling significant changes in our environment over the last 10 and 5 year periods. We should be listening.
Using cutting-edge techniques, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research has distilled a substantial information base – bird counts gathered by New Zealanders from over 34,000 garden surveys since 2008 – into simple but powerful metrics.
Explore how bird counts have changed nationally and in your region since 2008.
Citation: MacLeod CJ, Howard S, Gormley AM, Spurr EB. 2019. State of NZ Garden Birds 2018 | Te Āhua o ngā Manu o te Kā i Aotearoa. Manaaki Wheuna - Landcare Research, Lincoln. ISBN 978-0-947525-63-7.
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National Picture: State of New Zealand Garden Birds 2017 - Te āhua o ngā manu o te kāri i Aotearoa
(PDF File, 14.8 MB)
State of NZ Garden Birds 2018
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Auckland: Summary Report
(PDF File, 5.7 MB)
State of NZ Garden Birds 2018
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Bay of Plenty: Summary Report
(PDF File, 4.8 MB)
State of NZ Garden Birds 2018
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Canterbury: Summary Report
(PDF File, 4.7 MB)
State of NZ Garden Birds 2018
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Gisborne: Summary Report
(PDF File, 4.5 MB)
State of NZ Garden Birds 2018
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Hawke's Bay: Summary Report
(PDF File, 4.9 MB)
State of NZ Garden Birds 2018
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Manawatu - Wanganui: Summary Report
(PDF File, 5.4 MB)
State of NZ Garden Birds 2018
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Marlborough: Summary Report
(PDF File, 4.9 MB)
State of NZ Garden Birds 2018
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Nelson: Summary Report
(PDF File, 4.2 MB)
State of NZ Garden Birds 2018
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Northland: Summary Report
(PDF File, 4.9 MB)
State of NZ Garden Birds 2018
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Otago: Summary Report
(PDF File, 4.6 MB)
State of NZ Garden Birds 2018
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Southland: Summary Report
(PDF File, 4.6 MB)
State of NZ Garden Birds 2018
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Taranaki: Summary Report
(PDF File, 4.8 MB)
State of NZ Garden Birds 2018
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Tasman: Summary Report
(PDF File, 4.7 MB)
State of NZ Garden Birds 2018
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Waikato: Summary Report
(PDF File, 5.7 MB)
State of NZ Garden Birds 2018
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Wellington: Summary Report
(PDF File, 4.9 MB)
State of NZ Garden Birds 2018
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West Coast: Summary Report
(PDF File, 4.3 MB)
State of NZ Garden Birds 2018