Australia · Victoria
Wilson Reserve
137 species and 31,274 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: August–April and June, with up to 74 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Grey FantailRhipidura albiscapa
Bell MinerManorina melanophrys
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanus
Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleuca
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrys
Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
Superb FairywrenMalurus cyaneus
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
White-browed ScrubwrenSericornis frontalis
Noisy MinerManorina melanocephala
Chestnut TealAnas castaneaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Banyule Flats Reserve5 km182 species
- La Trobe University Bundoora – Darebin Creek Sports Fields6 km138 species
- La Trobe University Bundoora Campus7 km131 species
- La Trobe University Bundoora – Nangak Tamboree Wildlife Sanctuary7 km155 species
- Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne8 km151 species
- Royal Park8 km177 species
All 137 species recorded here
- Bell Miner Manorina melanophrys
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
- Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus
- Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
- Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata
- Superb Fairywren Malurus cyaneus
- Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
- Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
- Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala
- White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis
- Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla
- Pied Currawong Strepera graculina
- Little Raven Corvus mellori
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Chestnut Teal Anas castanea
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
- Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus
- Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
- Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
- Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera
- Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus
- Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike Coracina novaehollandiae
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- White-plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula penicillata
- Grey Shrikethrush Colluricincla harmonica
- Grey Currawong Strepera versicolor
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Australian Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
- Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
- Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna
- Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
- Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris
- Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera
- Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
- Powerful Owl Ninox strenua
- Australian King Parrot Alisterus scapularis
- Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae
- Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo Zanda funerea
- Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
- Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater Caligavis chrysops
- Gang-gang Cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum
- Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus
- Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Australian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus australis
- Eastern Shriketit Falcunculus frontatus
- Striated Thornbill Acanthiza lineata
- Bassian Thrush Zoothera lunulata
- Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Australian Hobby Falco longipennis
- Pink Robin Petroica rodinogaster
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Australian Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons
- Little Lorikeet Parvipsitta pusilla
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Collared Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza cirrocephala
- Flame Robin Petroica phoenicea
- Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus
- Musk Duck Biziura lobata
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Lewin's Rail Lewinia pectoralis
- Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans
- Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus
- White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica
- Pacific Koel Eudynamys orientalis
- Painted Buttonquail Turnix varius
- Olive Whistler Pachycephala olivacea
- Rose Robin Petroica rosea
- Hardhead Aythya australis
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Eastern Whipbird Psophodes olivaceus
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Little Grassbird Poodytes gramineus
- Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
- Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
- Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Grey Goshawk Tachyspiza novaehollandiae
- Australian Boobook Ninox boobook
- White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus
- Brown Falcon Falco berigora
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites basalis
- Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis
- Australian Crake Porzana fluminea
- White-throated Treecreeper Cormobates leucophaea
- Yellow Thornbill Acanthiza nana
- Noisy Friarbird Philemon corniculatus
- Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus
- Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides
- Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris
- Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
- White-winged Triller Lalage tricolor
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Scarlet Myzomela Myzomela sanguinolenta
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Wilson Reserve?
August–April and June. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 74 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Wilson Reserve?
137 species, from 31,274 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Wilson Reserve in November?
The most recorded in November: Grey Fantail, Bell Miner, Rainbow Lorikeet, Magpie-lark and Red Wattlebird.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.