Australia Ramsar wetland
Lake Gore
52 bird species recorded; the most in March and in September.
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30
This month here
12 species in January.1 species in February.29 species in March.0 species in April.0 species in May.0 species in June.0 species in July.17 species in August.31 species in September.8 species in October.19 species in November.28 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
52 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).
- 52Speciesrecorded more than once
- 17Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 0ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 279Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 3Raptors
- 9Waders
- 2Gulls & seabirds
- 10Ducks & geese
- 7Herons, ibises & grebes
- 17Songbirds
- 4Other 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 52 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Nankeen KestrelFalco cenchroides
- Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
- Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurus
Waders9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded DotterelThinornis cucullatusNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles
- Red-kneed DotterelErythrogonys cinctus
- Banded StiltCladorhynchus leucocephalus
- Australian Red-necked AvocetRecurvirostra novaehollandiae
- Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisNT
Gulls & seabirds2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Ducks & geese10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides
- Chestnut TealAnas castanea
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Grey TealAnas gracilis
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- HardheadAythya australis
- Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
- Musk DuckBiziura lobata
- Pink-eared DuckMalacorhynchus membranaceus
- Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
Herons, ibises & grebes7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hoary-headed GrebePoliocephalus poliocephalus
- Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus
- White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
- Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
- Yellow-billed SpoonbillPlatalea flavipes
- Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Songbirds17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
- Magpie larkGrallina cyanoleuca
- Yellow-throated MinerManorina flavigula
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- Australian RavenCorvus coronoides
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
- Grey ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus
- New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae
- Spotted ScrubwrenSericornis maculatus
- Brown HoneyeaterLichmera indistincta
- SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
- Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoa
- Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
- Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata
- Little WattlebirdAnthochaera lunulata
- Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans
- Rhipidura albiscapaRhipidura albiscapa
Other birds4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-capped ParrotPurpureicephalus spurius
- Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes
- Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus
- 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 in March and in September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan22°/17°38 mm
- Feb22°/18°30 mm
- Mar22°/17°36 mm
- Apr21°/16°33 mm
- May19°/15°47 mm
- Jun17°/13°53 mm
- Jul16°/12°65 mm
- Aug17°/12°71 mm
- Sep17°/12°53 mm
- Oct18°/13°36 mm
- Nov20°/15°39 mm
- Dec21°/16°25 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lake Gore.
Australian freshwater lake
Lake Gore is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Australia.
52 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 279 open records.
The most recorded are the Hooded Dotterel, the Australian Shelduck and the Common Greenshank.
11 species come for the summer, 2 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
The most species are recorded in March and in September.
Get there and watch
- Esperance Airport (EPR)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 29 km in a straight lineCar hire at KGI airport (Broadwood)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
- 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
- campsites within 10 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 Gore.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas1 mountains within 25 kmBayliss Rocks · 17 km
Coastya1 beaches within 10 kmShelly Beach · 7.2 km
Lakeyas8 lakes within 15 kmLake Gore7.0 km² · this placeLake Carbul0.2 km² · 2.3 kmLake Kubitch0.4 km² · 2.5 kmLake Gidon0.2 km² · 3.0 kmLake Gidong0.3 km² · 3.7 kmQuallilup Lake1.8 km² · 4.8 kmLake Nambarup0.8 km² · 8.3 kmLake Monginup3.0 km² · 13 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Lake Gore
Australia
- 38Birdyas Score
- 52Species
- 17Migrants
- 0Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q6476019) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 279 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, Coastya, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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