Australia · Victoria
Waterways Estate
148 species and 30,680 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February–May, July and November, with up to 90 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleuca
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Noisy MinerManorina melanocephala
Australasian DarterAnhinga novaehollandiae
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanus
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
White-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula penicillataSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Braeside Park Wetlands1 km164 species
- Braeside Park2 km190 species
- Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands – Edithvale2 km167 species
- Eastern Treatment Plant – Boundary Rd Wetlands8 km167 species
- Ricketts Point9 km175 species
- Karkarook Park9 km174 species
All 148 species recorded here
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus
- Chestnut Teal Anas castanea
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Little Raven Corvus mellori
- Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
- Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera
- Superb Fairywren Malurus cyaneus
- New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
- Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla
- White-plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula penicillata
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
- Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
- Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
- Australian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus australis
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis
- Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
- Little Grassbird Poodytes gramineus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
- Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus
- Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus
- Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus
- Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna
- Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
- Grey Shrikethrush Colluricincla harmonica
- Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris
- Hardhead Aythya australis
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike Coracina novaehollandiae
- Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites basalis
- Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
- Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
- Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Australian Pipit Anthus australis
- Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata
- Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus
- Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Pied Currawong Strepera graculina
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes
- Australian Hobby Falco longipennis
- Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus
- Australian Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
- Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris
- White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica
- Brown Falcon Falco berigora
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Collared Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza cirrocephala
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater Caligavis chrysops
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Flame Robin Petroica phoenicea
- Pacific Gull Larus pacificus
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides
- Australian Boobook Ninox boobook
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa
- Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera
- Little Lorikeet Parvipsitta pusilla
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Blue-winged Parrot Neophema chrysostoma
- Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides
- Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans
- Australian Crake Porzana fluminea
- Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo Zanda funerea
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis
- Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
- Rose Robin Petroica rosea
- Singing Honeyeater Gavicalis virescens
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Pallid Cuckoo Heteroscenes pallidus
- Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis
- Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
- Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
- Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
- White-winged Triller Lalage tricolor
- Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris
- Stubble Quail Coturnix pectoralis
- Wandering Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arcuata
- Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Red-capped Plover Anarhynchus ruficapillus
- Striated Thornbill Acanthiza lineata
- Australian Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons
- Grey Goshawk Tachyspiza novaehollandiae
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Brush Bronzewing Phaps elegans
- Plumed Egret Ardea plumifera
- Grey Currawong Strepera versicolor
- White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Black-eared Cuckoo Chalcites osculans
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Waterways Estate?
February–May, July and November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 90 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Waterways Estate?
148 species, from 30,680 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Waterways Estate in November?
The most recorded in November: Pacific Black Duck, Australasian Swamphen, Magpie-lark, Common Myna and Welcome Swallow.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.