Where to See Great Crested Grebe in Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand

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Great Crested Grebe sightings in Queenstown-Lakes District

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Where Great Crested Grebe has been reported, from 474 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM2% of the busiest hour1 AM2% of the busiest hour2 AM2% of the busiest hour3 AM2% of the busiest hour4 AM10% of the busiest hour5 AM57% of the busiest hour6 AM89% of the busiest hour7 AM96% of the busiest hour8 AM92% of the busiest hour9 AM85% of the busiest hour10 AM83% of the busiest hour11 AM78% of the busiest hourNoon73% of the busiest hour1 PM73% of the busiest hour2 PM79% of the busiest hour3 PM85% of the busiest hour4 PM94% of the busiest hour5 PMBusiest hour6 PM92% of the busiest hour7 PM73% of the busiest hour8 PM52% of the busiest hour9 PM21% of the busiest hour10 PM8% of the busiest hour11 PM4% of the busiest hour

Great Crested Grebe is most seen 6–10 AM and 3–7 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Great Crested Grebe sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	2%
1 AM	2%
2 AM	2%
3 AM	2%
4 AM	10%
5 AM	57%
6 AM	89%
7 AM	96%
8 AM	92%
9 AM	85%
10 AM	83%
11 AM	78%
Noon	73%
1 PM	73%
2 PM	79%
3 PM	85%
4 PM	94%
5 PM	100%
6 PM	92%
7 PM	73%
8 PM	52%
9 PM	21%
10 PM	8%
11 PM	4%

Audio tour

Hear about Great Crested Grebe on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Queenstown-Lakes District, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Queenstown-Lakes District Tour Guide

Pūteketeke: The Floating Nests of Lake Hāwea

Listen

“Keep an eye out along the lake margins for an elegant-looking waterbird with twin black crests and a chestnut-coloured face. That’s a pūteketeke, or great crested grebe.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Queenstown-Lakes District Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Queenstown-Lakes District spots that mention Great Crested Grebe

Compare with the sightings

Places and trails whose Parkwolf guides talk about Great Crested Grebe. A good start, never a guarantee.

Places

Scenic pulloutLake Hawea LookoutRoadside panorama of Lake Hāwea and the Southern Alps

Scenic pulloutThe Neck LookoutRoadside saddle with twin-lake views of Wānaka and Hāwea

TrailheadWaterfall Creek Recreation ReserveLakeside trailhead with big views, car park and a basic loo

SightHawea DamQuick stop for big Lake Hāwea and outlet-river views

Wolf sightings in Yellowstone on Parkwolf’s Find Wildlife map, brightest around Lamar Valley — Wolf sightings in Yellowstone, in the app

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16 sighting mapsfor Queenstown-Lakes District, on the same park map as your route
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Wildlife

More wildlife in Queenstown-Lakes District

All 16 sighting maps

189 sightingsKeaNestor notabilisMost seen 8 AM & 4–7 PMSighting map

18 sightingsKākāNestor meridionalisMost seen 7–9 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map

195 sightingsKererūHemiphaga novaeseelandiaeMost seen 9 AM–12 PM & 3–6 PMSighting map

48 sightingsWekaGallirallus australisMost seen 7–10 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map

239 sightingsTūīProsthemadera novaeseelandiaeMost seen 7–10 AM & 4–6 PMSighting map

97 sightingsBellbirdAnthornis melanuraMost seen 6–8 AM & 6 PMSighting map

36 sightingsRed DeerCervus elaphusMost seen 6–8 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map

175 sightingsNew Zealand FalconFalco novaeseelandiaeMost seen 7–11 AM & 3–7 PMSighting map

Where to see Great Crested Grebe in Queenstown-Lakes District