Australia · Victoria
Westgate Park
165 species and 29,304 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April–May and September–October, with up to 83 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Superb FairywrenMalurus cyaneus
Chestnut TealAnas castanea
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
White-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula penicillata
Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrys
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleuca
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Australian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus australis
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Newport Lakes3 km176 species
- Newells Paddock Wetland Reserve4 km135 species
- Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve4 km192 species
- Albert Park6 km161 species
- Royal Park6 km177 species
- Royal Park – Trin Warren Tam-boore6 km164 species
All 165 species recorded here
- Superb Fairywren Malurus cyaneus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Chestnut Teal Anas castanea
- White-plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula penicillata
- Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
- Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata
- New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
- Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Hardhead Aythya australis
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Little Raven Corvus mellori
- Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Australian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus australis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala
- Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
- Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Little Grassbird Poodytes gramineus
- Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Pied Currawong Strepera graculina
- Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna
- Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
- Musk Duck Biziura lobata
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites basalis
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike Coracina novaehollandiae
- Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus
- Australian Hobby Falco longipennis
- Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae
- Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
- Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata
- Pacific Gull Larus pacificus
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
- Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
- Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus
- White-fronted Chat Epthianura albifrons
- Australian Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
- Collared Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza cirrocephala
- Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
- Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica
- Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
- Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus
- Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans
- Red-capped Plover Anarhynchus ruficapillus
- Flame Robin Petroica phoenicea
- Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel
- Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris
- Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo Zanda funerea
- Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides
- Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea
- Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis
- Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Brown Falcon Falco berigora
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris
- Pallid Cuckoo Heteroscenes pallidus
- Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Black-tailed Nativehen Tribonyx ventralis
- Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera
- Grey Shrikethrush Colluricincla harmonica
- White-winged Triller Lalage tricolor
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii
- Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Australian Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons
- Australian Boobook Ninox boobook
- Australian Pipit Anthus australis
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
- Plumed Egret Ardea plumifera
- Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Rose Robin Petroica rosea
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Bassian Thrush Zoothera lunulata
- Yellow-tufted Honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops
- White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Satin Flycatcher Myiagra cyanoleuca
- Singing Bush Lark Mirafra javanica
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Scarlet Robin Petroica boodang
- Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata
- Bell Miner Manorina melanophrys
- Little Lorikeet Parvipsitta pusilla
- Purple-crowned Lorikeet Parvipsitta porphyrocephala
- Powerful Owl Ninox strenua
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Stubble Quail Coturnix pectoralis
- Blue-winged Parrot Neophema chrysostoma
- Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
- Australian Crake Porzana fluminea
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata
- Hooded Plover Thinornis cucullatus
- Australian King Parrot Alisterus scapularis
- Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- Black-faced Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscescens
- Fuscous Honeyeater Ptilotula fusca
- Singing Honeyeater Gavicalis virescens
- Grey Currawong Strepera versicolor
- Black Falcon Falco subniger
- Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis
- Rufous Songlark Cincloramphus mathewsi
- Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater Caligavis chrysops
- Masked Woodswallow Artamus personatus
- Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus
- Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Westgate Park?
April–May and September–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 83 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Westgate Park?
165 species, from 29,304 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Westgate Park in November?
The most recorded in November: Superb Fairywren, Chestnut Teal, Eurasian Coot, Silver Gull and White-plumed Honeyeater.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.