Australia · New South Wales
Jerrara Dam
185 species and 39,526 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: July–February, with up to 115 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Lewin's HoneyeaterMeliphaga lewinii
Grey FantailRhipidura albiscapa
Eastern WhipbirdPsophodes olivaceus
Australian Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis
SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
Superb FairywrenMalurus cyaneus
Crimson RosellaPlatycercus elegans
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australis
Brown GerygoneGerygone mouki
Satin BowerbirdPtilonorhynchus violaceus
Black-faced MonarchMonarcha melanopsis
Eastern SpinebillAcanthorhynchus tenuirostris
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineae
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Barren Grounds Nature Reserve9 km188 species
- Tallawarra Ash Pond 3, Yallah15 km193 species
- Bendthualaly, Bellawongarah17 km120 species
- Shoalhaven Heads Inlet22 km224 species
- Coachwood Park25 km128 species
- Wollongong Botanic Garden30 km150 species
All 185 species recorded here
- Lewin's Honeyeater Meliphaga lewinii
- Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
- Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
- Superb Fairywren Malurus cyaneus
- Eastern Whipbird Psophodes olivaceus
- Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
- Brown Gerygone Gerygone mouki
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Australian Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
- Satin Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
- Grey Shrikethrush Colluricincla harmonica
- Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
- Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis
- Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Brown Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia phasianella
- Australian Raven Corvus coronoides
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus
- Black-faced Monarch Monarcha melanopsis
- White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
- New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
- Pied Currawong Strepera graculina
- Green Catbird Ailuroedus crassirostris
- Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
- Topknot Pigeon Lopholaimus antarcticus
- Yellow Thornbill Acanthiza nana
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Australian King Parrot Alisterus scapularis
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
- White-headed Pigeon Columba leucomela
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
- Australian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus australis
- Hardhead Aythya australis
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
- Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike Coracina novaehollandiae
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Wonga Pigeon Leucosarcia melanoleuca
- Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea
- Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis
- Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus
- Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
- Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata
- Australasian Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti
- Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo Zanda funerea
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Chestnut Teal Anas castanea
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater Caligavis chrysops
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera
- White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica
- Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae
- Sahul Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- White-throated Treecreeper Cormobates leucophaea
- Variegated Fairywren Malurus lamberti
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Large-billed Scrubwren Sericornis magnirostra
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
- Australian Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons
- Bassian Thrush Zoothera lunulata
- Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
- Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris
- Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata
- Pacific Koel Eudynamys orientalis
- Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
- Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus
- Tawny Grassbird Cincloramphus timoriensis
- Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris
- Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum
- Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae
- Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
- Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
- Scarlet Myzomela Myzomela sanguinolenta
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Grey Goshawk Tachyspiza novaehollandiae
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
- Striated Thornbill Acanthiza lineata
- Noisy Friarbird Philemon corniculatus
- Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Rose Robin Petroica rosea
- Yellow-throated Scrubwren Neosericornis citreogularis
- Eastern Shriketit Falcunculus frontatus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula
- Lewin's Rail Lewinia pectoralis
- Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus
- Noisy Pitta Pitta versicolor
- Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus
- Collared Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza cirrocephala
- Superb Lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Little Grassbird Poodytes gramineus
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
- Painted Buttonquail Turnix varius
- Southern Emu-wren Stipiturus malachurus
- Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites basalis
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel
- Restless Flycatcher Myiagra inquieta
- Australian Boobook Ninox boobook
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera
- Square-tailed Kite Lophoictinia isura
- White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus
- Rose-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus regina
- White-cheeked Honeyeater Phylidonyris niger
- Buff-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza reguloides
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Powerful Owl Ninox strenua
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Pheasant Coucal Centropus phasianinus
- Satin Flycatcher Myiagra cyanoleuca
- Jacky Winter Microeca fascinans
- Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris
- Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii
- Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- Plumed Egret Ardea plumifera
- White-plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula penicillata
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Australian Hobby Falco longipennis
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Flame Robin Petroica phoenicea
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis
- White-throated Gerygone Gerygone olivacea
- Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna
- Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
- Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus
- Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata
- Spectacled Monarch Symposiachrus trivirgatus
- Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus
- Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides
- Varied Sittella Daphoenositta chrysoptera
- Brown Falcon Falco berigora
- Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus
- Bell Miner Manorina melanophrys
- Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis
- Australian Crake Porzana fluminea
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Scarlet Robin Petroica boodang
- Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida
- Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes
- Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus
- White-bellied Cuckooshrike Coracina papuensis
- Australian Pipit Anthus australis
- King Quail Synoicus chinensis
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Brown-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus brevirostris
- Pallid Cuckoo Heteroscenes pallidus
- Little Lorikeet Parvipsitta pusilla
- White-browed Woodswallow Artamus superciliosus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Jerrara Dam?
July–February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 115 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Jerrara Dam?
185 species, from 39,526 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Jerrara Dam in November?
The most recorded in November: Lewin's Honeyeater, Grey Fantail, Eastern Whipbird, Australian Golden Whistler and Silvereye.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.