Australia · New South Wales
Bicentennial Park (Sydney Olympic Park) – Waterbird Refuge
177 species and 32,527 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January and October–November, with up to 92 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Superb FairywrenMalurus cyaneus
Chestnut TealAnas castanea
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
Red-necked AvocetRecurvirostra novaehollandiae
Australian White IbisThreskiornis molucca
Australian RavenCorvus coronoides
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus
Noisy MinerManorina melanocephala
Grey TealAnas gracilis
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Sydney Olympic Park1 km212 species
- Sydney Park13 km145 species
- Royal Botanic Gardens13 km144 species
- Landing Lights Wetland14 km164 species
- Lime Kiln Bay Reserve and Wetlands16 km145 species
- Centennial Park16 km208 species
All 177 species recorded here
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Chestnut Teal Anas castanea
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Superb Fairywren Malurus cyaneus
- Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Australian Raven Corvus coronoides
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
- Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
- Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
- Pied Currawong Strepera graculina
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus
- Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
- Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Yellow Thornbill Acanthiza nana
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike Coracina novaehollandiae
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Pacific Koel Eudynamys orientalis
- Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
- Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel
- Hardhead Aythya australis
- Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus
- Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus
- Australian Brushturkey Alectura lathami
- Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus
- Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata
- Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
- White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis
- White-plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula penicillata
- Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae
- New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
- Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
- Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
- Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Plumed Egret Ardea plumifera
- Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus
- Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides
- Australasian Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti
- Australian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus australis
- Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
- Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo Zanda funerea
- Australian Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
- Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater Caligavis chrysops
- Australian Crake Porzana fluminea
- Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris
- Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
- Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
- Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Mangrove Gerygone Gerygone levigaster
- Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla
- White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica
- Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii
- Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites basalis
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
- Little Grassbird Poodytes gramineus
- Collared Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza cirrocephala
- Brown Gerygone Gerygone mouki
- Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris
- Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula
- Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris
- Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
- Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Topknot Pigeon Lopholaimus antarcticus
- Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
- Grey Shrikethrush Colluricincla harmonica
- White-fronted Chat Epthianura albifrons
- Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
- Black-faced Monarch Monarcha melanopsis
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Lewin's Honeyeater Meliphaga lewinii
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
- Variegated Fairywren Malurus lamberti
- Scarlet Myzomela Myzomela sanguinolenta
- Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis
- Australian Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons
- Noisy Friarbird Philemon corniculatus
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
- White-bellied Cuckooshrike Coracina papuensis
- White-throated Gerygone Gerygone olivacea
- Brown Falcon Falco berigora
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Australian Pipit Anthus australis
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
- White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus
- Musk Duck Biziura lobata
- Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Sahul Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus
- Australian Boobook Ninox boobook
- White-throated Treecreeper Cormobates leucophaea
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Red-capped Plover Anarhynchus ruficapillus
- Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus
- Little Lorikeet Parvipsitta pusilla
- Rose Robin Petroica rosea
- White-cheeked Honeyeater Phylidonyris niger
- Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Lonchura castaneothorax
- Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Fuscous Honeyeater Ptilotula fusca
- Eastern Whipbird Psophodes olivaceus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus
- Plumed Whistling Duck Dendrocygna eytoni
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Australian King Parrot Alisterus scapularis
- Grey Goshawk Tachyspiza novaehollandiae
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Black-backed Bittern Botaurus dubius
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Bicentennial Park (Sydney Olympic Park) – Waterbird Refuge?
January and October–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 92 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Bicentennial Park (Sydney Olympic Park) – Waterbird Refuge?
177 species, from 32,527 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Bicentennial Park (Sydney Olympic Park) – Waterbird Refuge in November?
The most recorded in November: Superb Fairywren, Chestnut Teal, Silver Gull, Pied Stilt and Red-necked Avocet.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.