Australia · New South Wales
Fivebough Wetlands
214 species and 36,844 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: September–January, with up to 133 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
Australian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus australis
Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleuca
Grey TealAnas gracilis
Purple-backed FairywrenMalurus assimilis
Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
Australian White IbisThreskiornis molucca
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes
Yellow-billed SpoonbillPlatalea flavipes
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Little GrassbirdPoodytes gramineusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
All 214 species recorded here
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
- Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
- Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Purple-backed Fairywren Malurus assimilis
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Australian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus australis
- Little Grassbird Poodytes gramineus
- Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
- Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
- Chestnut Teal Anas castanea
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Superb Fairywren Malurus cyaneus
- Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Little Raven Corvus mellori
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
- Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus
- Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata
- Australian Crake Porzana fluminea
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Black-tailed Nativehen Tribonyx ventralis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Australian Raven Corvus coronoides
- Hardhead Aythya australis
- Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Yellow-throated Miner Manorina flavigula
- Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
- Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus
- White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike Coracina novaehollandiae
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis
- Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
- Plumed Egret Ardea plumifera
- Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Yellow Thornbill Acanthiza nana
- Brolga Antigone rubicunda
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Singing Honeyeater Gavicalis virescens
- White-plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula penicillata
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis
- Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Sunda Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata
- Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris
- Australian Hobby Falco longipennis
- White-fronted Chat Epthianura albifrons
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus
- Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
- Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans
- Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis
- Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata
- Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus
- Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
- Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis
- Brown Falcon Falco berigora
- Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea
- Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
- Plumed Whistling Duck Dendrocygna eytoni
- Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus
- Red-capped Plover Anarhynchus ruficapillus
- Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus
- Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
- Musk Duck Biziura lobata
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Superb Parrot Polytelis swainsonii
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum
- Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Western Gerygone Gerygone fusca
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
- Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites basalis
- Double-barred Finch Stizoptera bichenovii
- White-winged Triller Lalage tricolor
- Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis
- Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris
- Australian Tern Gelochelidon macrotarsa
- Black-backed Bittern Botaurus dubius
- Collared Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza cirrocephala
- Red-capped Robin Petroica goodenovii
- Black Falcon Falco subniger
- Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides
- Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
- Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus
- Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii
- Noisy Friarbird Philemon corniculatus
- Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus
- Pied Currawong Strepera graculina
- Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Australian Pipit Anthus australis
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Singing Bush Lark Mirafra javanica
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Grey Shrikethrush Colluricincla harmonica
- Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida
- Apostlebird Struthidea cinerea
- White-winged Chough Corcorax melanorhamphos
- Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris
- Striped Honeyeater Plectorhyncha lanceolata
- Stubble Quail Coturnix pectoralis
- Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- White-browed Woodswallow Artamus superciliosus
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Little Crow Corvus bennetti
- White-winged Fairywren Malurus leucopterus
- Buff-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza reguloides
- Jacky Winter Microeca fascinans
- Ground Cuckooshrike Coracina maxima
- Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus
- Rufous Songlark Cincloramphus mathewsi
- Australian Painted-snipe Rostratula australis
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Yellow-plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula ornata
- Banded Lapwing Vanellus tricolor
- Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus
- Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
- Striated Thornbill Acanthiza lineata
- Pallid Cuckoo Heteroscenes pallidus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Restless Flycatcher Myiagra inquieta
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Chestnut-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza uropygialis
- Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis
- Square-tailed Kite Lophoictinia isura
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Australian Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
- Brown-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus brevirostris
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor
- Black-eared Cuckoo Chalcites osculans
- White-throated Gerygone Gerygone olivacea
- Australian Boobook Ninox boobook
- Inland Thornbill Acanthiza apicalis
- Blue-winged Parrot Neophema chrysostoma
- Flame Robin Petroica phoenicea
- Pink Cockatoo Cacatua leadbeateri
- Lewin's Rail Lewinia pectoralis
- White-bellied Cuckooshrike Coracina papuensis
- Wandering Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arcuata
- Eastern Bluebonnet Northiella haematogaster
- Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata
- Masked Woodswallow Artamus personatus
- Orange Chat Epthianura aurifrons
- Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta
- Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla
- Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae
- Hooded Robin Melanodryas cucullata
- Glossy Black Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus lathami
- Fuscous Honeyeater Ptilotula fusca
- Southern Whiteface Aphelocephala leucopsis
- Brown Treecreeper Climacteris picumnus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Grey Falcon Falco hypoleucos
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus
- White-eared Honeyeater Nesoptilotis leucotis
- Black-chinned Honeyeater Melithreptus gularis
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
- White-backed Swallow Cheramoeca leucosterna
- Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
- White-browed Babbler Pomatostomus superciliosus
- Australian Pratincole Glareola isabella
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Pacific Koel Eudynamys orientalis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Fivebough Wetlands?
September–January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 133 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Fivebough Wetlands?
214 species, from 36,844 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Fivebough Wetlands in November?
The most recorded in November: Australasian Swamphen, Pacific Black Duck, Australian Reed Warbler, Magpie-lark and Grey Teal.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.