Australia · Victoria
Dandenong Valley Wetland
167 species and 78,757 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: September–January and March, with up to 126 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Australian White IbisThreskiornis molucca
Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
Little RavenCorvus mellori
Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Superb FairywrenMalurus cyaneus
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
Grey FantailRhipidura albiscapa
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Australian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus australis
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxenaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Jells Park2 km174 species
- Shepherds Bush4 km165 species
- Bushy Park Wetlands5 km158 species
- Lysterfield Park9 km167 species
- Huntingdale Wetlands9 km105 species
- Blackburn Lake11 km137 species
All 167 species recorded here
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Superb Fairywren Malurus cyaneus
- Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Little Raven Corvus mellori
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla
- Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
- Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata
- Bell Miner Manorina melanophrys
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis
- Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
- White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis
- Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Little Grassbird Poodytes gramineus
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus
- Chestnut Teal Anas castanea
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater Caligavis chrysops
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Australian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus australis
- Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel
- Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Pied Currawong Strepera graculina
- Grey Shrikethrush Colluricincla harmonica
- Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike Coracina novaehollandiae
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- White-plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula penicillata
- Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
- Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes
- Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
- Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
- Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea
- Grey Currawong Strepera versicolor
- Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
- Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
- White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica
- Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris
- Australian Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
- Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
- Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum
- Hardhead Aythya australis
- Flame Robin Petroica phoenicea
- Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris
- Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo Zanda funerea
- Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites basalis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Plumed Egret Ardea plumifera
- Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
- Australian Crake Porzana fluminea
- Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
- Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
- Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides
- Striated Thornbill Acanthiza lineata
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Australian King Parrot Alisterus scapularis
- Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans
- Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis
- Tawny Grassbird Cincloramphus timoriensis
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Collared Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza cirrocephala
- Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
- Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa
- White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus
- Brown Falcon Falco berigora
- Australian Hobby Falco longipennis
- Lewin's Rail Lewinia pectoralis
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- White-eared Honeyeater Nesoptilotis leucotis
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
- Scarlet Myzomela Myzomela sanguinolenta
- Australian Pipit Anthus australis
- Gang-gang Cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum
- Wandering Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arcuata
- White-winged Triller Lalage tricolor
- Scarlet Robin Petroica boodang
- Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis
- Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus
- Olive Whistler Pachycephala olivacea
- Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus
- Little Lorikeet Parvipsitta pusilla
- Blue-winged Parrot Neophema chrysostoma
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Black-tailed Nativehen Tribonyx ventralis
- Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus
- Pacific Koel Eudynamys orientalis
- Grey Goshawk Tachyspiza novaehollandiae
- Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis
- Yellow Thornbill Acanthiza nana
- Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Rose Robin Petroica rosea
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Rufous Songlark Cincloramphus mathewsi
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
- Australian Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons
- Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides
- Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae
- Purple-crowned Lorikeet Parvipsitta porphyrocephala
- Musk Duck Biziura lobata
- Brown-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus brevirostris
- Red-capped Plover Anarhynchus ruficapillus
- Stubble Quail Coturnix pectoralis
- White-throated Treecreeper Cormobates leucophaea
- Australian Boobook Ninox boobook
- Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris
- Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Dandenong Valley Wetland?
September–January and March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 126 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Dandenong Valley Wetland?
167 species, from 78,757 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Dandenong Valley Wetland in November?
The most recorded in November: Australian White Ibis, Pacific Black Duck, Little Raven, Australasian Swamphen and White-faced Heron.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.