Australia · Queensland
Port of Brisbane Shorebird Roost
175 species and 36,987 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–January, with up to 103 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus
Chestnut TealAnas castanea
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
Pied OystercatcherHaematopus longirostris
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Australian White IbisThreskiornis molucca
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great EgretArdea alba
Australian TernGelochelidon macrotarsa
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiaeSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Lytton Wader Roost and Wynnum Mangrove Boardwalk5 km203 species
- Sandy Camp Road Wetlands8 km223 species
- Tabbil-ban dhagun Boardwalk9 km187 species
- Kedron Brook Wetlands Reserve11 km212 species
- Dowse Lagoon14 km214 species
- Minnippi Parklands14 km194 species
All 175 species recorded here
- Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
- Chestnut Teal Anas castanea
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Australian Tern Gelochelidon macrotarsa
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Mangrove Gerygone Gerygone levigaster
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Red-capped Plover Anarhynchus ruficapillus
- Australian Pipit Anthus australis
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
- Torresian Crow Corvus orru
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
- Australian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus australis
- Superb Fairywren Malurus cyaneus
- Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Lonchura castaneothorax
- Plumed Egret Ardea plumifera
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Tawny Grassbird Cincloramphus timoriensis
- Double-barred Finch Stizoptera bichenovii
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike Coracina novaehollandiae
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus
- Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Mangrove Honeyeater Gavicalis fasciogularis
- Torresian Kingfisher Todiramphus sordidus
- Grey Shrikethrush Colluricincla harmonica
- Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus
- Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum
- Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
- Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris
- Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Australasian Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus
- Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
- Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris
- Hardhead Aythya australis
- Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala
- White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus
- Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula
- Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
- Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
- Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis
- Striped Honeyeater Plectorhyncha lanceolata
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Red-backed Fairywren Malurus melanocephalus
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Lewin's Honeyeater Meliphaga lewinii
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis
- Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata
- Australian Brushturkey Alectura lathami
- Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
- Noisy Friarbird Philemon corniculatus
- Variegated Fairywren Malurus lamberti
- Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
- Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
- Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis
- Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- Sahul Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- White-throated Gerygone Gerygone olivacea
- Australian Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons
- Sooty Oystercatcher Haematopus fuliginosus
- Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus
- Beach Stone-curlew Esacus magnirostris
- Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae
- Australian Hobby Falco longipennis
- Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
- Pale-headed Rosella Platycercus adscitus
- Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii
- Brown Falcon Falco berigora
- Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida
- Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites basalis
- Collared Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza cirrocephala
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Australian Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
- White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- Scarlet Myzomela Myzomela sanguinolenta
- Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea
- Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus
- Lewin's Rail Lewinia pectoralis
- Pied Currawong Strepera graculina
- Little Grassbird Poodytes gramineus
- Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus
- Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
- Bush Stone-curlew Burhinus grallarius
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
- Black-faced Monarch Monarcha melanopsis
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
- Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides
- Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea
- Rufous Songlark Cincloramphus mathewsi
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Little Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites minutillus
- Varied Sittella Daphoenositta chrysoptera
- Pacific Koel Eudynamys orientalis
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Pheasant Coucal Centropus phasianinus
- North Moluccan Cicadabird Edolisoma grayi
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Port of Brisbane Shorebird Roost?
October–January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 103 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Port of Brisbane Shorebird Roost?
175 species, from 36,987 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Port of Brisbane Shorebird Roost in November?
The most recorded in November: Australian Pelican, Chestnut Teal, Little Pied Cormorant, Pied Stilt and Common Myna.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.