Australia Ramsar wetland
Lake Pinaroo
170 bird species recorded; the most in May and from August to September.
Bushie · CC BY 2.0
This month here
79 species in January.50 species in February.104 species in March.111 species in April.122 species in May.112 species in June.108 species in July.130 species in August.125 species in September.98 species in October.109 species in November.51 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.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
170 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).
- 170Speciesrecorded more than once
- 69Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 10,955Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 120 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 18Raptors
- 2Owls
- 15Waders
- 6Gulls & seabirds
- 13Ducks & geese
- 19Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 62Songbirds
- 34Other 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 170 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Black-breasted buzzardHamirostra melanosternon
- Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurus
- Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax
- Nankeen KestrelFalco cenchroides
- Brown FalconFalco berigora
- Little EagleHieraaetus morphnoides
- Australian hobbyFalco longipennis
- Spotted HarrierCircus assimilis
- Black FalconFalco subniger
- Black-shouldered KiteElanus axillaris
- Grey FalconFalco hypoleucosVU
- Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Collared SparrowhawkAccipiter cirrocephalus
- Letter-winged KiteElanus scriptusNT
- Brown GoshawkAccipiter fasciatus
- Square-tailed KiteLophoictinia isura
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eastern Barn OwlTyto javanica
- Southern BoobookNinox boobook
Waders15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles
- Australian Red-necked AvocetRecurvirostra novaehollandiae
- Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
- Australian PratincoleStiltia isabella
- Red-kneed DotterelErythrogonys cinctus
- Banded LapwingVanellus tricolor
- Black-fronted DotterelElseyornis melanops
- Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataVU
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Banded StiltCladorhynchus leucocephalus
- Red-capped PloverCharadrius ruficapillus
- Inland PloverPeltohyas australis
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisNT
Gulls & seabirds6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Australian TernGelochelidon macrotarsa
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
Ducks & geese13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey TealAnas gracilis
- Pink-eared DuckMalacorhynchus membranaceus
- Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
- HardheadAythya australis
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- Freckled DuckStictonetta naevosa
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Musk DuckBiziura lobata
- Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
- Blue-billed DuckOxyura australis
- Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides
- Chestnut TealAnas castanea
- Grass Whistling DuckDendrocygna eytoni
Herons, ibises & grebes19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hoary-headed GrebePoliocephalus poliocephalus
- Yellow-billed SpoonbillPlatalea flavipes
- Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis
- White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
- White-necked HeronArdea pacifica
- Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus
- Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
- Australian White IbisThreskiornis molucca
- Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Australasian DarterAnhinga novaehollandiae
- Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
- Ardea modestaArdea modesta
- Great White EgretArdea alba
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- BrolgaGrus rubicunda
Songbirds62 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula penicillata
- Yellow-throated MinerManorina flavigula
- Magpie larkGrallina cyanoleuca
- Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
- Black-faced WoodswallowArtamus cinereus
- Sunda Zebra FinchTaeniopygia guttata
- Australian RavenCorvus coronoides
- Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- Crimson ChatEpthianura tricolor
- Chestnut-crowned BabblerPomatostomus ruficeps
- Artamus leucorhynchosArtamus leucorhynchos
- Little CrowCorvus bennetti
- Singing HoneyeaterGavicalis virescens
- Masked WoodswallowArtamus personatus
- Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
- Rufous SonglarkMegalurus mathewsi
- White-winged Fairy-wrenMalurus leucopterus
- Spiny-cheeked HoneyeaterAcanthagenys rufogularis
- White-backed SwallowCheramoeca leucosterna
- Australian White-winged TrillerLalage tricolor
- Pied ButcherbirdCracticus nigrogularis
- Pied HoneyeaterCerthionyx variegatus
- Crested BellbirdOreoica gutturalis
- Southern WhitefaceAphelocephala leucopsisVU
- Red-capped RobinPetroica goodenovii
- Red-browed PardalotePardalotus rubricatus
- Fairy MartinPetrochelidon ariel
- Purple-backed FairywrenMalurus assimilis
- White-browed WoodswallowArtamus superciliosus
- Chirruping WedgebillPsophodes cristatus
- Chestnut-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza uropygialis
- MistletoebirdDicaeum hirundinaceum
- Orange ChatEpthianura aurifrons
- Australian PipitAnthus australis
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
- Brown SonglarkMegalurus cruralis
- Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus
- Variegated Fairy-wrenMalurus lamberti
- Australasian PipitAnthus novaeseelandiae
- Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventris
- Artamus leucorynArtamus leucoryn
- Brown TreecreeperClimacteris picumnus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Cinnamon Quail-thrushCinclosoma cinnamomeum
- Ground Cuckoo-shrikeCoracina maxima
- Banded WhitefaceAphelocephala nigricincta
- Black HoneyeaterSugomel niger
- WeebillSmicrornis brevirostris
- Restless FlycatcherMyiagra inquieta
- ApostlebirdStruthidea cinerea
- Inland ThornbillAcanthiza apicalis
- White-browed BabblerPomatostomus superciliosus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
- White-fronted ChatEpthianura albifrons
- GibberbirdAshbyia lovensis
- Singing BushlarkMirafra javanica
- Rhipidura albiscapaRhipidura albiscapa
- Painted honeyeaterGrantiella picta
- Olive-backed OrioleOriolus sagittatus
- Hooded RobinMelanodryas cucullata
Other birds34 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla
- Little CorellaCacatua sanguinea
- BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatus
- Bourke's ParrotNeopsephotus bourkii
- Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes
- CockatielNymphicus hollandicus
- Diamond DoveGeopelia cuneata
- BluebonnetNorthiella haematogaster
- Peaceful DoveGeopelia placida
- Red-backed KingfisherTodiramphus pyrrhopygius
- Australian Owlet-NightjarAegotheles cristatus
- EmuDromaius novaehollandiae
- Horsfield's Bronze CuckooChrysococcyx basalis
- Black-tailed NativehenGallinula ventralis
- Pallid cuckooCuculus pallidus
- Australian RingneckBarnardius zonarius
- CootFulica atra
- Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus
- Common BronzewingPhaps chalcoptera
- Spotted NightjarEurostopodus argus
- Little Button-quailTurnix velox
- Black-eared CuckooChrysococcyx osculans
- Mulga ParrotPsephotellus varius
- Tawny FrogmouthPodargus strigoides
- Flock BronzewingPhaps histrionica
- Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
- Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita
- Stubble QuailCoturnix pectoralis
- Australian BustardArdeotis australis
- Blue-winged ParrotNeophema chrysostomaVU
- Australian CrakePorzana fluminea
- Red-rumped ParrotPsephotus haematonotus
- Red-chested Button-quailTurnix pyrrhothorax
- Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis
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 May and from August to September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan39°/24°20 mm
- Feb37°/23°25 mm
- Mar33°/19°18 mm
- Apr29°/15°9 mm
- May22°/10°10 mm
- Jun18°/6°13 mm
- Jul18°/5°8 mm
- Aug21°/6°6 mm
- Sep26°/11°9 mm
- Oct31°/15°10 mm
- Nov34°/19°21 mm
- Dec37°/22°15 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lake Pinaroo.
Lake in New South Wales, Australia
Lake Pinaroo is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Australia.
170 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 10,955 open records.
The most recorded are the Galah, the White-plumed Honeyeater and the Yellow-throated Miner.
26 species come for the summer, 39 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Southern Whiteface, Grey Falcon and Sharp-tailed Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded in May and from August to September.
Get there and watch
- Fort Grey Campgroundcampsite · 1.6 km · 1 within 10 km
- Thargomindah Airport (XTG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 281 km in a straight lineCar hire at BHQ airport (Broken Hill)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 kmFort Grey Campground
- 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 Pinaroo.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas1 mountains within 25 kmStony Rise · 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 Pinaroo
Australia
- 66Birdyas Score
- 170Species
- 69Migrants
- 4Threatened
Currawinya National Park
Australia · 318 km
- 74Birdyas Score
- 168Species
- 130Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q14934869) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 10,955 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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