Birdlings Flat, originally named Te Mata Hapuku, is a settlement in Canterbury, New Zealand, at the eastern end of Kaitorete Spit and the southern end of Lake Forsyth, where the lake discharges to the sea.

The name Birdlings Flat is also commonly used for the nearby pebble beach on the ocean side of Kaitorete Spit.

The beach is well known as a place to find small agates and a variety of other attractive rounded pebbles.

[6] He was employed by George Rhodes in 1843 to come to Banks Peninsula and work as his overseer.

The railway's old formation remained well preserved and has now been revitalised into a public walking and cycling track, the Little River Rail Trail.

Birdlings Flat is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement and covers 0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi).