Bird AlbumAustralia · New South Wales
Long Reef Aquatic Reserve
178 species and 31,981 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: September–December, with up to 85 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergii
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Sooty OystercatcherHaematopus fuliginosus
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollis
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Australian Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Warriewood Wetlands6 km195 species
- Royal Botanic Gardens16 km144 species
- Centennial Park19 km208 species
- Sydney Park23 km145 species
- Eastlakes golf course24 km189 species
- Bicentennial Park (Sydney Olympic Park) – Waterbird Refuge24 km177 species
All 178 species recorded here
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Sooty Oystercatcher Haematopus fuliginosus
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Australian Raven Corvus coronoides
- Superb Fairywren Malurus cyaneus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata
- Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
- Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
- Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
- Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica
- Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
- Pied Currawong Strepera graculina
- Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris
- Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Australian Pipit Anthus australis
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata
- Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea
- Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris
- Pacific Koel Eudynamys orientalis
- Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis
- Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
- Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
- New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
- Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike Coracina novaehollandiae
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Variegated Fairywren Malurus lamberti
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Beach Stone-curlew Esacus magnirostris
- Chestnut Teal Anas castanea
- Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris
- Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta
- Eastern Whipbird Psophodes olivaceus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche carteri
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Hutton's Shearwater Puffinus huttoni
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Australian Brushturkey Alectura lathami
- Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Red-capped Plover Anarhynchus ruficapillus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
- Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Black Noddy Anous minutus
- Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes
- Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans
- Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
- Pacific Gull Larus pacificus
- Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo Zanda funerea
- Grey-faced Petrel Pterodroma gouldi
- Australasian Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti
- White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica
- Hardhead Aythya australis
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Australian Hobby Falco longipennis
- Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- Australian Boobook Ninox boobook
- White-cheeked Honeyeater Phylidonyris niger
- Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas
- Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
- Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater Caligavis chrysops
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis
- Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
- Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus
- Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
- Buller's Albatross Thalassarche bulleri
- Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris
- Banded Lapwing Vanellus tricolor
- Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Yellow Thornbill Acanthiza nana
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Little Grassbird Poodytes gramineus
- Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Australian Pratincole Glareola isabella
- White-browed Woodswallow Artamus superciliosus
- Black-tailed Nativehen Tribonyx ventralis
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites basalis
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Masked Woodswallow Artamus personatus
- Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Collared Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza cirrocephala
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Lewin's Rail Lewinia pectoralis
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- White-throated Gerygone Gerygone olivacea
- Oriental Plover Anarhynchus veredus
- Providence Petrel Pterodroma solandri
- Buller's Shearwater Ardenna bulleri
- Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis
- White-necked Petrel Pterodroma cervicalis
- Musk Duck Biziura lobata
- Australian Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
- Brown Gerygone Gerygone mouki
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Common Diving Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix
- Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
- Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus
- Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata
- Rose Robin Petroica rosea
- Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
- Topknot Pigeon Lopholaimus antarcticus
- Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla
- Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula
- White-plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula penicillata
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
- Satin Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
- Grey Noddy Anous albivitta
- Australian King Parrot Alisterus scapularis
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Long Reef Aquatic Reserve?
September–December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 85 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Long Reef Aquatic Reserve?
178 species, from 31,981 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Long Reef Aquatic Reserve in November?
The most recorded in November: Silver Gull, Greater Crested Tern, Great Cormorant, Sooty Oystercatcher and Ruddy Turnstone.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.