Australia Ramsar wetland
Limeburners Bay
261 bird species recorded; the most in January and in October.
Shuicai · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
190 species in January.183 species in February.167 species in March.169 species in April.158 species in May.153 species in June.168 species in July.169 species in August.182 species in September.200 species in October.178 species in November.177 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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VUVUVUVU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
261 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).
- 261Speciesrecorded more than once
- 91Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 12ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 130,288Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 19Raptors
- 4Owls
- 40Waders
- 19Gulls & seabirds
- 17Ducks & geese
- 26Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 81Songbirds
- 54Other 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 261 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-shouldered KiteElanus axillaris
- Brown FalconFalco berigora
- Nankeen KestrelFalco cenchroides
- Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurus
- Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Australian hobbyFalco longipennis
- Spotted HarrierCircus assimilis
- Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax
- Little EagleHieraaetus morphnoides
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Black FalconFalco subniger
- White-bellied Sea-EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
- Brown GoshawkAccipiter fasciatus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Collared SparrowhawkAccipiter cirrocephalus
- Eastern OspreyPandion cristatus
- Letter-winged KiteElanus scriptusNT
- Grey GoshawkAccipiter novaehollandiae
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eastern Barn OwlTyto javanica
- Southern BoobookNinox boobook
- MopokeNinox novaeseelandiae
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders40 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles
- Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
- Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisNT
- Pied OystercatcherHaematopus longirostris
- Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataVU
- Australian Red-necked AvocetRecurvirostra novaehollandiae
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Banded StiltCladorhynchus leucocephalus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Red-kneed DotterelErythrogonys cinctus
- Red-capped PloverCharadrius ruficapillus
- Japanese SnipeGallinago hardwickiiNT
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Banded LapwingVanellus tricolor
- Black-fronted DotterelElseyornis melanops
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Gray-tailed TattlerTringa brevipes
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Sooty OystercatcherHaematopus fuliginosus
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Double-banded PloverCharadrius bicinctusNT
- Far Eastern CurlewNumenius madagascariensis
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Long-toed StintCalidris subminuta
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Great KnotCalidris tenuirostris
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Little CurlewNumenius minutus
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusNT
- Charadrius mongolusCharadrius mongolus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Gulls & seabirds19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Pacific GullLarus pacificus
- Great Crested-TernThalasseus bergii
- Australasian GannetMorus serrator
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Fairy TernSternula nereisVU
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Blue PenguinEudyptula minor
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Puffinus tenuirostrisPuffinus tenuirostris
- Southern Black-backed GullLarus dominicanus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Fluttering ShearwaterPuffinus gavia
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- Kerguelen PetrelAphrodroma brevirostris
- Common Diving-PetrelPelecanoides urinatrix
- Fairy PrionPachyptila turtur
Ducks & geese17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Chestnut TealAnas castanea
- Grey TealAnas gracilis
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- Cape Barren GooseCereopsis novaehollandiae
- Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides
- Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Musk DuckBiziura lobata
- HardheadAythya australis
- Magpie GooseAnseranas semipalmata
- Pink-eared DuckMalacorhynchus membranaceus
- Freckled DuckStictonetta naevosa
- Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Blue-billed DuckOxyura australis
Herons, ibises & grebes26 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
- Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus
- White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
- Australian White IbisThreskiornis molucca
- Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
- Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
- Hoary-headed GrebePoliocephalus poliocephalus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Ardea modestaArdea modesta
- Yellow-billed SpoonbillPlatalea flavipes
- Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Australasian DarterAnhinga novaehollandiae
- Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
- White-necked HeronArdea pacifica
- Eastern Cattle EgretBubulcus coromandus
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Black-faced CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscescens
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Australasian BitternBotaurus poiciloptilusVU
- Australian Little BitternIxobrychus dubius
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- BrolgaGrus rubicunda
Songbirds81 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Little RavenCorvus mellori
- Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata
- New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae
- Magpie larkGrallina cyanoleuca
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Superb Fairy-wrenMalurus cyaneus
- White-fronted ChatEpthianura albifrons
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Little GrassbirdMegalurus gramineus
- White-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula penicillata
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoa
- White-browed ScrubwrenSericornis frontalis
- Pied CurrawongStrepera graculina
- Striated FieldwrenCalamanthus fuliginosus
- Grey ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Australian Reed-WarblerAcrocephalus australis
- Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilis
- SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
- Australian PipitAnthus australis
- Spotted PardalotePardalotus punctatus
- Brown ThornbillAcanthiza pusilla
- Rhipidura albiscapaRhipidura albiscapa
- Singing HoneyeaterGavicalis virescens
- Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
- Spiny-cheeked HoneyeaterAcanthagenys rufogularis
- Australasian PipitAnthus novaeseelandiae
- Flame RobinPetroica phoenicea
- Noisy MinerManorina melanocephala
- Fairy MartinPetrochelidon ariel
- Yellow-faced HoneyeaterCaligavis chrysops
- Red-browed FiretailNeochmia temporalis
- Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans
- Singing BushlarkMirafra javanica
- Sunda Zebra FinchTaeniopygia guttata
- WeebillSmicrornis brevirostris
- Australian Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis
- Australian RavenCorvus coronoides
- Eastern SpinebillAcanthorhynchus tenuirostris
- Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysoptera
- White-naped HoneyeaterMelithreptus lunatus
- Grey ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
- Dusky WoodswallowArtamus cyanopterus
- Brown SonglarkMegalurus cruralis
- Yellow ThornbillAcanthiza nana
- Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus
- Australian White-winged TrillerLalage tricolor
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventris
- Rufous FantailRhipidura rufifrons
- Restless FlycatcherMyiagra inquieta
- Grey CurrawongStrepera versicolor
- Scarlet RobinPetroica boodang
- Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australis
- Brown-headed HoneyeaterMelithreptus brevirostris
- Corcorax melanoramphosCorcorax melanoramphos
- White-browed WoodswallowArtamus superciliosus
- Rufous SonglarkMegalurus mathewsi
- Pink RobinPetroica rodinogaster
- MistletoebirdDicaeum hirundinaceum
- Olive-backed OrioleOriolus sagittatus
- White-throated TreecreeperCormobates leucophaea
- Crested Shrike-titFalcunculus frontatus
- Jacky-winterMicroeca fascinans
- Rose RobinPetroica rosea
- Forest RavenCorvus tasmanicus
- Southern WhitefaceAphelocephala leucopsisVU
- Crescent HoneyeaterPhylidonyris pyrrhopterus
- Diamond FiretailStagonopleura guttataVU
- Brown TreecreeperClimacteris picumnus
- Buff-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza reguloides
- White-winged TrillerLalage sueurii
- White-eared HoneyeaterNesoptilotis leucotis
Other birds54 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Coconut LorikeetTrichoglossus haematodus
- Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla
- Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
- CootFulica atra
- Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
- Red-rumped ParrotPsephotus haematonotus
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita
- Australian CrakePorzana fluminea
- Horsfield's Bronze CuckooChrysococcyx basalis
- Long-billed CorellaCacatua tenuirostris
- Yellow-tailed Black CockatooZanda funerea
- Blue-winged ParrotNeophema chrysostomaVU
- Musk LorikeetGlossopsitta concinna
- Stubble QuailCoturnix pectoralis
- Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensis
- Eastern RosellaPlatycercus eximius
- Purple-crowned LorikeetParvipsitta porphyrocephala
- Black-tailed NativehenGallinula ventralis
- Gang-gang CockatooCallocephalon fimbriatumVU
- Shining cuckooChrysococcyx lucidus
- Crimson RosellaPlatycercus elegans
- Orange-bellied ParrotNeophema chrysogasterCR
- Lewin's RailLewinia pectoralis
- Brown QuailSynoicus ypsilophorus
- Little CorellaCacatua sanguinea
- Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis
- Pallid cuckooCuculus pallidus
- Spotless CrakePorzana tabuensis
- Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
- Purple-crowned LorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephala
- KookaburraDacelo novaeguineae
- Common BronzewingPhaps chalcoptera
- Tawny FrogmouthPodargus strigoides
- Pacific KoelEudynamys orientalis
- Needle-tailed SwiftHirundapus caudacutus
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- CockatielNymphicus hollandicus
- Red-backed KingfisherTodiramphus pyrrhopygius
- Australian RingneckBarnardius zonarius
- Swift ParrotLathamus discolorCR
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- Pacific SwiftApus pacificus
- Little LorikeetParvipsitta pusilla
- Painted ButtonquailTurnix varius
- Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus
- BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatus
- Little LorikeetGlossopsitta pusilla
- EmuDromaius novaehollandiae
- Diamond DoveGeopelia cuneata
- Australian Owlet-NightjarAegotheles cristatus
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 January and in October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan26°/14°40 mm
- Feb25°/14°42 mm
- Mar24°/13°36 mm
- Apr20°/11°50 mm
- May16°/8°47 mm
- Jun13°/7°56 mm
- Jul13°/6°54 mm
- Aug13°/6°59 mm
- Sep16°/7°53 mm
- Oct19°/8°52 mm
- Nov22°/11°62 mm
- Dec24°/12°46 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Limeburners Bay.
Bight in Victoria, Australia
Limeburners Bay is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Australia.
261 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 130,288 open records.
The most recorded are the Australian Magpie, the House Sparrow and the Common Starling.
50 species come for the summer, 40 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
12 are threatened worldwide, including Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper and Fairy Tern.
The most species are recorded in January and in October.
Get there and watch
- Mittagong Camp Sitecampsite · 5.6 km · 5 within 10 km
- Corio Bay Motelplace to stay · 3.4 km · 28 within 10 km
- Corionearest town · 2.3 km in a straight line
- Melbourne Avalon International Airport (AVV)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 7 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
- 39car parks within 3 km
- 3restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 5campsites within 10 kmMittagong Camp Site, Eldorado Tourist Park, Avalon Rest Area and 2 more
- 28places to stay within 10 kmCorio Bay Motel, Rippleside Park Motor Inn, Parkwood Motel & Apartments and 25 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 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 Limeburners Bay.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas11 mountains within 25 kmBird Rock · 3.3 kmWurdi Youang · 14 kmYou Yangs319 m · 14 kmBarrabool Hills · 16 kmMount Bellarine · 20 kmMurradoc Hill · 20 kmMount Duneed · 20 kmSteeles Rock · 25 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.
Limeburners Bay
Australia
- 86Birdyas Score
- 261Species
- 91Migrants
- 12Threatened
Western Treatment Plant
Australia · 16 km
- 89Birdyas Score
- 305Species
- 117Migrants
- 15Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q6549169) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 130,288 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, Cascadyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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