Australia · New South Wales
Landing Lights Wetland
164 species and 60,341 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April–November, with up to 101 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Superb FairywrenMalurus cyaneus
Chestnut TealAnas castanea
Australian White IbisThreskiornis molucca
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrys
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Pied CurrawongStrepera graculina
Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilis
Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleucaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Sydney Park5 km145 species
- Eastlakes golf course5 km189 species
- Lime Kiln Bay Reserve and Wetlands9 km145 species
- Centennial Park9 km208 species
- Royal Botanic Gardens11 km144 species
- Sydney Olympic Park14 km212 species
All 164 species recorded here
- Superb Fairywren Malurus cyaneus
- Chestnut Teal Anas castanea
- Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
- Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
- New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus
- Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis
- Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata
- Australian Raven Corvus coronoides
- Pied Currawong Strepera graculina
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Yellow Thornbill Acanthiza nana
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike Coracina novaehollandiae
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
- Australian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus australis
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
- White-plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula penicillata
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
- Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
- Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta
- Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus
- Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea
- Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
- Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
- Pacific Koel Eudynamys orientalis
- Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel
- Australasian Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
- Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera
- Australian Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
- Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus
- Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae
- Tawny Grassbird Cincloramphus timoriensis
- Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris
- Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
- Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
- Double-barred Finch Stizoptera bichenovii
- Grey Goshawk Tachyspiza novaehollandiae
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo Zanda funerea
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
- Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
- Little Grassbird Poodytes gramineus
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater Caligavis chrysops
- Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata
- Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites basalis
- Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Collared Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza cirrocephala
- Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna
- Plumed Egret Ardea plumifera
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Australian Crake Porzana fluminea
- Lewin's Rail Lewinia pectoralis
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Australian Pipit Anthus australis
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Australian Hobby Falco longipennis
- Scarlet Robin Petroica boodang
- White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica
- Jacky Winter Microeca fascinans
- Brown Gerygone Gerygone mouki
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris
- Topknot Pigeon Lopholaimus antarcticus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Australian Boobook Ninox boobook
- Australian King Parrot Alisterus scapularis
- White-winged Triller Lalage tricolor
- Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
- Australian Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons
- Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis
- Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus
- Hardhead Aythya australis
- Restless Flycatcher Myiagra inquieta
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris
- Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Lonchura castaneothorax
- Black-faced Monarch Monarcha melanopsis
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
- Scarlet Myzomela Myzomela sanguinolenta
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
- Pink Cockatoo Cacatua leadbeateri
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Pallid Cuckoo Heteroscenes pallidus
- Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes
- Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum
- Noisy Friarbird Philemon corniculatus
- Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis
- Rufous Songlark Cincloramphus mathewsi
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii
- Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis
- Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus
- Brown Falcon Falco berigora
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus
- Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
- Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
- White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla
- Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides
- Sunda Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Lewin's Honeyeater Meliphaga lewinii
- Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus
- Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus
- Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata
- Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus
- Square-tailed Kite Lophoictinia isura
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Flame Robin Petroica phoenicea
- Masked Woodswallow Artamus personatus
- White-browed Woodswallow Artamus superciliosus
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Landing Lights Wetland?
April–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 101 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Landing Lights Wetland?
164 species, from 60,341 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Landing Lights Wetland in November?
The most recorded in November: Superb Fairywren, Chestnut Teal, Australian White Ibis, Common Starling and Red-whiskered Bulbul.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.