Australia · Victoria
Blue Waters Lake Reserve
137 species and 27,609 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: July–January and March–May, with up to 74 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata
Noisy MinerManorina melanocephala
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanus
Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
White-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula penicillata
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleuca66 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 137 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Ocean Grove Nature Reserve2 km165 species
- Lake Lorne10 km144 species
- Balyang Sanctuary19 km146 species
- Western Treatment Plant – T Section Ponds24 km189 species
- Western Treatment Plant – Western Lagoons24 km188 species
- Western Treatment Plant – Lake Borrie29 km185 species
All 137 species recorded here
- Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata
- Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus
- Chestnut Teal Anas castanea
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- White-plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula penicillata
- Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
- Little Raven Corvus mellori
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Pied Currawong Strepera graculina
- Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
- Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
- Little Grassbird Poodytes gramineus
- Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
- Hardhead Aythya australis
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla
- Australian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus australis
- Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa
- Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus
- Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii
- Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
- Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae
- Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
- Australian Crake Porzana fluminea
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
- Purple-crowned Lorikeet Parvipsitta porphyrocephala
- Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo Zanda funerea
- Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
- Collared Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza cirrocephala
- Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike Coracina novaehollandiae
- Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus
- Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans
- Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Superb Fairywren Malurus cyaneus
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides
- White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis
- Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus
- Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus
- Australian Hobby Falco longipennis
- Swift Parrot Lathamus discolor
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Australian Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax
- Little Lorikeet Parvipsitta pusilla
- Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel
- Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera
- Black-tailed Nativehen Tribonyx ventralis
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater Caligavis chrysops
- Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
- Pacific Gull Larus pacificus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
- Brown Falcon Falco berigora
- White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica
- Grey Currawong Strepera versicolor
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
- Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus
- Blue-winged Parrot Neophema chrysostoma
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Singing Honeyeater Gavicalis virescens
- Black-backed Bittern Botaurus dubius
- Grey Shrikethrush Colluricincla harmonica
- Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum
- Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris
- Australian Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Scarlet Robin Petroica boodang
- Sooty Oystercatcher Haematopus fuliginosus
- White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
- Gang-gang Cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum
- Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites basalis
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Musk Duck Biziura lobata
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Blue Waters Lake Reserve?
July–January and March–May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 74 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Blue Waters Lake Reserve?
137 species, from 27,609 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Blue Waters Lake Reserve in November?
The most recorded in November: Dusky Moorhen, Pacific Black Duck, Eurasian Coot, Maned Duck and Red Wattlebird.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.