Australia · Victoria
Newport Lakes
176 species and 47,761 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March–April and September–November, with up to 99 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata
Superb FairywrenMalurus cyaneus
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
White-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula penicillata
Little RavenCorvus mellori
Australian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus australis
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrys
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanus
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleuca
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Eurasian CootFulica atraSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve2 km192 species
- Westgate Park3 km165 species
- Newells Paddock Wetland Reserve6 km135 species
- Albert Park9 km161 species
- Royal Park9 km177 species
- Royal Park – Trin Warren Tam-boore9 km164 species
All 176 species recorded here
- Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata
- New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
- Superb Fairywren Malurus cyaneus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- White-plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula penicillata
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Little Raven Corvus mellori
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis
- Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
- Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
- Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Australian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus australis
- Pied Currawong Strepera graculina
- Chestnut Teal Anas castanea
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
- Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae
- Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Australian Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
- Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala
- Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna
- Little Grassbird Poodytes gramineus
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla
- Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Hardhead Aythya australis
- Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris
- Collared Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza cirrocephala
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
- Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
- Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis
- Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites basalis
- Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
- Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
- Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Pink Robin Petroica rodinogaster
- Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike Coracina novaehollandiae
- Satin Flycatcher Myiagra cyanoleuca
- Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea
- Australian Boobook Ninox boobook
- Australian Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons
- Australian Hobby Falco longipennis
- Little Lorikeet Parvipsitta pusilla
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Purple-crowned Lorikeet Parvipsitta porphyrocephala
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
- Rose Robin Petroica rosea
- Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
- White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Painted Buttonquail Turnix varius
- Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo Zanda funerea
- Swift Parrot Lathamus discolor
- White-winged Triller Lalage tricolor
- Flame Robin Petroica phoenicea
- Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula
- Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
- Yellow Thornbill Acanthiza nana
- White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica
- Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Lewin's Rail Lewinia pectoralis
- Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris
- Grey Shrikethrush Colluricincla harmonica
- Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater Caligavis chrysops
- Australian Crake Porzana fluminea
- Sunda Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata
- Singing Honeyeater Gavicalis virescens
- Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans
- Pacific Gull Larus pacificus
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Western Gerygone Gerygone fusca
- Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides
- Black-faced Monarch Monarcha melanopsis
- Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus
- White-throated Gerygone Gerygone olivacea
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
- Brown Falcon Falco berigora
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Pacific Koel Eudynamys orientalis
- Blue-winged Parrot Neophema chrysostoma
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- White-fronted Honeyeater Purnella albifrons
- Yellow-tufted Honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops
- Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus
- Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
- Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum
- Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis
- Fuscous Honeyeater Ptilotula fusca
- Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Brush Bronzewing Phaps elegans
- Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Turquoise Parrot Neophema pulchella
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Scarlet Myzomela Myzomela sanguinolenta
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes
- Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis
- Red-capped Robin Petroica goodenovii
- Eastern Shriketit Falcunculus frontatus
- Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Australian Pipit Anthus australis
- Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis
- White-fronted Chat Epthianura albifrons
- Stubble Quail Coturnix pectoralis
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Pallid Cuckoo Heteroscenes pallidus
- Plumed Whistling Duck Dendrocygna eytoni
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides
- Masked Woodswallow Artamus personatus
- White-browed Woodswallow Artamus superciliosus
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
- Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis
- Black-faced Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscescens
- Grey Currawong Strepera versicolor
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Scarlet Robin Petroica boodang
- Powerful Owl Ninox strenua
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Musk Duck Biziura lobata
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus
- Gang-gang Cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Newport Lakes?
March–April and September–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 99 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Newport Lakes?
176 species, from 47,761 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Newport Lakes in November?
The most recorded in November: Red Wattlebird, Superb Fairywren, New Holland Honeyeater, Common Blackbird and Spotted Dove.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.