Birds
| The following list of birds has been compiled by Neville, one of our members, as he has spotted the various species either resident on the club grounds or just passing through from 1989 to the present time. As you can see, there is a good representation of avian life at Rotota. Where known, Maori, common and alternative names have been shown for each species. If anyone knows of any names missing from the list, drop us a line. |  |
| Australasian Bittern (Matuku) | Australasian Harrier |
| Australian White Black Magpie | Bellbird (Korimako) |
| Black-backed Gull | Blackbird |
| Brown Kiwi | California Quail |
| Chaffinch | Fantail (Piwakawaka) |
| Giant Canada Goose | Great Cormorant |
| Grey Heron | Grey Warbler (Riroriro) |
| Hedge Sparrow | House Sparrow |
| Indian Myna | Little Black Cormorant |
| Long Tailed Cuckoo | Mallard Duck |
| Morepork (Ruru) | Native Pigeon (Kereru) |
| New Zealand Robin (grey) (Toutouwai) | NZ Kingfisher |
| Paradise Shelduck | Pheasant |
| Pukeko | Scaup Duck (Black Teal or Pateke) |
| Shining Cuckoo | Silvereye (Waxeye, Whiteeye, Tauhou) |
| Skylark | Song Thrush |
| Sparrow Hawk (NZ Falcon) | Spur Winged Plover |
| Starling | Tomtit |
| Tui (Parson Bird) | Welcome Swallow |
| Whitehead | Yellowhead (Mohua, Yellow Hammer) |
