Australia Ramsar wetland
Lake Beeac
150 bird species recorded; the most in November.
Keza67 · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
66 species in January.88 species in February.68 species in March.58 species in April.62 species in May.60 species in June.74 species in July.70 species in August.81 species in September.78 species in October.106 species in November.82 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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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
150 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).
- 150Speciesrecorded more than once
- 51Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 5,595Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 114 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 13Raptors
- 3Owls
- 14Waders
- 5Gulls & seabirds
- 14Ducks & geese
- 20Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 48Songbirds
- 32Other 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 150 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Nankeen KestrelFalco cenchroides
- Brown FalconFalco berigora
- Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurus
- Black-shouldered KiteElanus axillaris
- Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax
- Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Brown GoshawkAccipiter fasciatus
- Collared SparrowhawkAccipiter cirrocephalus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Spotted HarrierCircus assimilis
- Australian hobbyFalco longipennis
- Black FalconFalco subniger
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eastern Barn OwlTyto javanica
- Southern BoobookNinox boobook
- Australian Masked OwlTyto novaehollandiae
Waders14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles
- Banded StiltCladorhynchus leucocephalus
- Australian Red-necked AvocetRecurvirostra novaehollandiae
- Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
- Red-capped PloverCharadrius ruficapillus
- Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisNT
- Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataVU
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Banded LapwingVanellus tricolor
- Double-banded PloverCharadrius bicinctusNT
- Black-fronted DotterelElseyornis melanops
- Japanese SnipeGallinago hardwickiiNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Red-kneed DotterelErythrogonys cinctus
Gulls & seabirds5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Australian TernGelochelidon macrotarsa
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Ducks & geese14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Grey TealAnas gracilis
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides
- Chestnut TealAnas castanea
- Pink-eared DuckMalacorhynchus membranaceus
- Musk DuckBiziura lobata
- Blue-billed DuckOxyura australis
- Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
- HardheadAythya australis
- Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
- Freckled DuckStictonetta naevosa
- Cape Barren GooseCereopsis novaehollandiae
- Grass Whistling DuckDendrocygna eytoni
Herons, ibises & grebes20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
- Hoary-headed GrebePoliocephalus poliocephalus
- Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis
- Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
- Yellow-billed SpoonbillPlatalea flavipes
- White-necked HeronArdea pacifica
- Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Australian White IbisThreskiornis molucca
- Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Ardea modestaArdea modesta
- Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
- Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
- Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
- Eastern Cattle EgretBubulcus coromandus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Australasian DarterAnhinga novaehollandiae
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- BrolgaGrus rubicunda
Songbirds48 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- Little RavenCorvus mellori
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Superb Fairy-wrenMalurus cyaneus
- Magpie larkGrallina cyanoleuca
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoa
- Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata
- Fairy MartinPetrochelidon ariel
- Grey ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
- White-fronted ChatEpthianura albifrons
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae
- White-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula penicillata
- Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilis
- Australian PipitAnthus australis
- Australian Reed-WarblerAcrocephalus australis
- Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans
- Red-browed FiretailNeochmia temporalis
- SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
- Rhipidura albiscapaRhipidura albiscapa
- Australasian PipitAnthus novaeseelandiae
- Australian Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis
- Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
- Brown ThornbillAcanthiza pusilla
- Brown SonglarkMegalurus cruralis
- Striated FieldwrenCalamanthus fuliginosus
- Australian RavenCorvus coronoides
- White-browed ScrubwrenSericornis frontalis
- Flame RobinPetroica phoenicea
- Yellow-faced HoneyeaterCaligavis chrysops
- Grey ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysoptera
- Australian White-winged TrillerLalage tricolor
- Noisy MinerManorina melanocephala
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Singing BushlarkMirafra javanica
- Scarlet RobinPetroica boodang
- Rufous SonglarkMegalurus mathewsi
- Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australis
- Grey CurrawongStrepera versicolor
- Eastern SpinebillAcanthorhynchus tenuirostris
- White-naped HoneyeaterMelithreptus lunatus
Other birds32 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla
- Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
- Long-billed CorellaCacatua tenuirostris
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes
- Yellow-tailed Black CockatooZanda funerea
- Stubble QuailCoturnix pectoralis
- Shining cuckooChrysococcyx lucidus
- Red-rumped ParrotPsephotus haematonotus
- Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
- Crimson RosellaPlatycercus elegans
- Horsfield's Bronze CuckooChrysococcyx basalis
- Blue-winged ParrotNeophema chrysostomaVU
- KookaburraDacelo novaeguineae
- Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita
- Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensis
- Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
- Gang-gang CockatooCallocephalon fimbriatumVU
- Black-tailed NativehenGallinula ventralis
- Eastern RosellaPlatycercus eximius
- Common BronzewingPhaps chalcoptera
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Coconut LorikeetTrichoglossus haematodus
- Pacific SwiftApus pacificus
- Needle-tailed SwiftHirundapus caudacutus
- Yellow-tailed Black CockatooCalyptorhynchus funereus
- Pallid cuckooCuculus pallidus
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Australian CrakePorzana fluminea
- Australian BustardArdeotis australis
- Little CorellaCacatua sanguinea
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in November.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan28°/12°40 mm
- Feb26°/12°41 mm
- Mar24°/11°37 mm
- Apr20°/9°49 mm
- May15°/7°50 mm
- Jun12°/5°61 mm
- Jul12°/4°61 mm
- Aug13°/4°66 mm
- Sep15°/6°59 mm
- Oct19°/7°54 mm
- Nov22°/9°58 mm
- Dec25°/10°45 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lake Beeac.
Lake in Victoria, Australia
Lake Beeac is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Australia.
150 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 5,595 open records.
The most recorded are the Australian Magpie, the Masked Lapwing and the Black swan.
28 species come for the summer, 21 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper and Blue-winged Parrot.
The most species are recorded in November.
Get there and watch
- Meredith Parkcampsite · 7.6 km · 1 within 10 km
- Colacnearest town · 16 km in a straight line
- Melbourne Avalon International Airport (AVV)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 76 km in a straight lineCar hire at AVV airport (Geelong/Melbourne)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
- 1campsites within 10 kmMeredith Park
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 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 Lake Beeac.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas12 mountains within 25 kmWarrion Hill · 8.0 kmRed Rock Reserve · 11 kmMount Gellibrand · 16 kmFlynns Hill · 18 kmMount Hesse · 20 kmMount Rebecca · 20 kmMount Pleasant · 20 kmBald Hill · 22 km
Lakeyas8 lakes within 15 kmLake Beeac6.2 km² · 0.8 kmLake Gundare2.5 km² · 5.8 kmLough Calvert0.4 km² · 6.2 kmPipe Clay Lake0.8 km² · 6.6 kmLake Colac26 km² · 12 km↗Cundare Pool5.6 km² · 13 kmLake Burn0.5 km² · 14 kmLake Weering3.2 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.
Lake Beeac
Australia
- 62Birdyas Score
- 150Species
- 51Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q14638229) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 5,595 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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