Australia · Victoria
Lake Wendouree – Fairyland
119 species and 34,208 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: September–January and March–May, with up to 68 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleuca
Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
Australian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus australis
Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
Australian White IbisThreskiornis molucca
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Little RavenCorvus mellori
Superb FairywrenMalurus cyaneusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- North Gardens0 km118 species
- You Yangs Regional Park69 km207 species
- Eynesbury Forest and Grasslands71 km183 species
- Serendip Sanctuary73 km205 species
All 119 species recorded here
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
- Superb Fairywren Malurus cyaneus
- Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata
- Little Raven Corvus mellori
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Musk Duck Biziura lobata
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus
- Australian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus australis
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
- Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
- Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea
- Little Grassbird Poodytes gramineus
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae
- Hardhead Aythya australis
- Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
- Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla
- Black-tailed Nativehen Tribonyx ventralis
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
- White-winged Chough Corcorax melanorhamphos
- Pied Currawong Strepera graculina
- Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
- Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
- Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata
- Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
- Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
- Australian Crake Porzana fluminea
- Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis
- Australian Hobby Falco longipennis
- Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus
- Chestnut Teal Anas castanea
- Grey Currawong Strepera versicolor
- White-winged Triller Lalage tricolor
- Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike Coracina novaehollandiae
- White-plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula penicillata
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris
- New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
- White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica
- Australian Raven Corvus coronoides
- Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo Zanda funerea
- Australian Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
- Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel
- Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna
- Striated Thornbill Acanthiza lineata
- Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes
- Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides
- Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala
- Yellow Thornbill Acanthiza nana
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Collared Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza cirrocephala
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans
- Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
- Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii
- Grey Goshawk Tachyspiza novaehollandiae
- Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus
- Grey Shrikethrush Colluricincla harmonica
- Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
- Banded Stilt Cladorhynchus leucocephalus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Brush Bronzewing Phaps elegans
- Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis
- Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera
- White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
- White-fronted Chat Epthianura albifrons
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Lake Wendouree – Fairyland?
September–January and March–May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 68 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Lake Wendouree – Fairyland?
119 species, from 34,208 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Lake Wendouree – Fairyland in November?
The most recorded in November: Black Swan, Magpie-lark, Maned Duck, Dusky Moorhen and Pacific Black Duck.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.