Australia Ramsar wetland
Harvey Estuary
192 bird species recorded; the most from November to January.
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This month here
167 species in January.152 species in February.134 species in March.120 species in April.120 species in May.111 species in June.116 species in July.106 species in August.117 species in September.135 species in October.154 species in November.159 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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VUVU
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VUVU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
192 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 192Speciesrecorded more than once
- 67Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 49,740Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 12Raptors
- 1Owls
- 39Waders
- 10Gulls & seabirds
- 13Ducks & geese
- 21Herons, ibises & grebes
- 55Songbirds
- 41Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 192 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
- Nankeen KestrelFalco cenchroides
- White-bellied Sea-EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
- Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax
- Australian hobbyFalco longipennis
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Little EagleHieraaetus morphnoides
- Black-shouldered KiteElanus axillaris
- Brown FalconFalco berigora
- Square-tailed KiteLophoictinia isura
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Southern BoobookNinox boobook
Waders39 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataVU
- Australian Red-necked AvocetRecurvirostra novaehollandiae
- Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisNT
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Long-toed StintCalidris subminuta
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Banded StiltCladorhynchus leucocephalus
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Red-kneed DotterelErythrogonys cinctus
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Pied OystercatcherHaematopus longirostris
- Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Gray-tailed TattlerTringa brevipes
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Little CurlewNumenius minutus
- Banded LapwingVanellus tricolor
- Red-capped PloverCharadrius ruficapillus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Japanese SnipeGallinago hardwickiiNT
- Hooded DotterelThinornis cucullatusNT
- Inland PloverPeltohyas australis
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Great KnotCalidris tenuirostris
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Black-fronted DotterelElseyornis melanops
- Pin-tailed SnipeGallinago stenura
Gulls & seabirds10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Great Crested-TernThalasseus bergii
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
- Australian TernGelochelidon macrotarsa
- Fairy TernSternula nereisVU
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Pacific GullLarus pacificus
Ducks & geese13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- Grey TealAnas gracilis
- Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
- Pink-eared DuckMalacorhynchus membranaceus
- HardheadAythya australis
- Musk DuckBiziura lobata
- Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
- Chestnut TealAnas castanea
- Blue-billed DuckOxyura australis
- Freckled DuckStictonetta naevosa
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herons, ibises & grebes21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
- Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus
- Australian White IbisThreskiornis molucca
- Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
- Yellow-billed SpoonbillPlatalea flavipes
- Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis
- Australasian DarterAnhinga novaehollandiae
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Hoary-headed GrebePoliocephalus poliocephalus
- Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
- Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- White-necked HeronArdea pacifica
- Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Ardea modestaArdea modesta
- Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
- Reef HeronEgretta sacra
Songbirds55 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Australian RavenCorvus coronoides
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
- Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
- Rhipidura albiscapaRhipidura albiscapa
- Splendid FairywrenMalurus splendens
- Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata
- Grey ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus
- Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans
- Magpie larkGrallina cyanoleuca
- SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
- Western GerygoneGerygone fusca
- Inland ThornbillAcanthiza apicalis
- Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus
- White-fronted ChatEpthianura albifrons
- Spotted ScrubwrenSericornis maculatus
- Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoa
- Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
- Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventris
- Australian PipitAnthus australis
- Australian Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis
- Little GrassbirdMegalurus gramineus
- Black-faced WoodswallowArtamus cinereus
- Brown HoneyeaterLichmera indistincta
- WeebillSmicrornis brevirostris
- Grey ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
- Scarlet RobinPetroica boodang
- Australian Reed-WarblerAcrocephalus australis
- New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae
- Singing HoneyeaterGavicalis virescens
- Western SpinebillAcanthorhynchus superciliosus
- Brown SonglarkMegalurus cruralis
- Grey CurrawongStrepera versicolor
- Dusky WoodswallowArtamus cyanopterus
- Varied SittellaDaphoenositta chrysoptera
- Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacilla tschutschensis
- Rufous SonglarkMegalurus mathewsi
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Australian White-winged TrillerLalage tricolor
- Fairy MartinPetrochelidon ariel
- MistletoebirdDicaeum hirundinaceum
- Western ThornbillAcanthiza inornata
- Gilbert's HoneyeaterMelithreptus chloropsis
- Western Yellow RobinEopsaltria griseogularis
- Spotted PardalotePardalotus punctatus
- Little WattlebirdAnthochaera lunulata
- Southern Emu-wrenStipiturus malachurus
- Australasian PipitAnthus novaeseelandiae
- Yellow-throated MinerManorina flavigula
- White-browed ScrubwrenSericornis frontalis
- White-cheeked HoneyeaterPhylidonyris niger
- Red-capped RobinPetroica goodenovii
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Pied ButcherbirdCracticus nigrogularis
- White-breasted RobinEopsaltria georgiana
Other birds41 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Australian RingneckBarnardius zonarius
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla
- KookaburraDacelo novaeguineae
- Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes
- Regent ParrotPolytelis anthopeplus
- Red-capped ParrotPurpureicephalus spurius
- CootFulica atra
- Common BronzewingPhaps chalcoptera
- Little CorellaCacatua sanguinea
- Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
- Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus
- Red-tailed Black CockatooCalyptorhynchus banksii
- EmuDromaius novaehollandiae
- Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
- Shining cuckooChrysococcyx lucidus
- Australian CrakePorzana fluminea
- Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita
- Carnaby's Black CockatooZanda latirostris
- Spotless CrakePorzana tabuensis
- Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis
- Elegant ParrotNeophema elegans
- Stubble QuailCoturnix pectoralis
- Black-tailed NativehenGallinula ventralis
- Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Pallid cuckooCuculus pallidus
- Horsfield's Bronze CuckooChrysococcyx basalis
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensis
- Western RosellaPlatycercus icterotis
- Coconut LorikeetTrichoglossus haematodus
- Tawny FrogmouthPodargus strigoides
- Long-billed CorellaCacatua tenuirostris
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
- Brown QuailSynoicus ypsilophorus
- Australian BustardArdeotis australis
- Brush BronzewingPhaps elegans
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from November to January.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan26°/19°17 mm
- Feb27°/20°14 mm
- Mar26°/19°21 mm
- Apr23°/17°41 mm
- May20°/16°97 mm
- Jun18°/14°129 mm
- Jul17°/13°142 mm
- Aug17°/13°120 mm
- Sep18°/13°83 mm
- Oct20°/14°38 mm
- Nov22°/16°30 mm
- Dec25°/18°14 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Harvey Estuary.
Estuary in Western Australia
Harvey Estuary is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Australia.
192 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 49,740 open records.
The most recorded are the Australian Raven, the Australian Ringneck and the Australian Magpie.
44 species come for the summer, 23 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper and Broad-billed Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded from November to January.
Get there and watch
- Estuary Hideaway Holiday Parkcampsite · 3.5 km · 3 within 10 km
- Dawesvillenearest town · 8.3 km in a straight line
- Perth International Airport (PER)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 88 km in a straight lineCar hire at PER airport (Perth)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 2car parks within 3 km
- 3campsites within 10 kmEstuary Hideaway Holiday Park, Herron Point, Dawsville Holiday 7 Village
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- places to stay within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Harvey Estuary.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas2 mountains within 25 kmMount John · 6.4 kmWhite Hill · 8.0 km
Lakeyas4 lakes within 15 kmLake McLarty1.5 km² · 3.4 kmLake Clifton14 km² · 5.8 kmBoundary Lake0.4 km² · 9.3 kmLake Pollard0.6 km² · 14 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Harvey Estuary
Australia
- 69Birdyas Score
- 192Species
- 67Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q2066982) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 49,740 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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