Australia Ramsar wetland
Point Lillias
264 bird species recorded; the most in September and from December to February.
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
207 species in January.195 species in February.181 species in March.189 species in April.166 species in May.160 species in June.177 species in July.168 species in August.193 species in September.189 species in October.174 species in November.191 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
264 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).
- 264Speciesrecorded more than once
- 96Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 14ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 202,267Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 19Raptors
- 3Owls
- 46Waders
- 24Gulls & seabirds
- 19Ducks & geese
- 25Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 78Songbirds
- 49Other 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 264 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
- Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
- Black-shouldered KiteElanus axillaris
- Brown FalconFalco berigora
- Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurus
- Nankeen KestrelFalco cenchroides
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Australian hobbyFalco longipennis
- Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax
- Spotted HarrierCircus assimilis
- White-bellied Sea-EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Black FalconFalco subniger
- Little EagleHieraaetus morphnoides
- Brown GoshawkAccipiter fasciatus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Collared SparrowhawkAccipiter cirrocephalus
- Eastern OspreyPandion cristatus
- Letter-winged KiteElanus scriptusNT
- Grey GoshawkAccipiter novaehollandiae
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eastern Barn OwlTyto javanica
- Southern BoobookNinox boobook
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders46 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles
- Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
- Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataVU
- Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisNT
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Australian Red-necked AvocetRecurvirostra novaehollandiae
- Pied OystercatcherHaematopus longirostris
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Banded StiltCladorhynchus leucocephalus
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Red-kneed DotterelErythrogonys cinctus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Long-toed StintCalidris subminuta
- Red-capped PloverCharadrius ruficapillus
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Banded LapwingVanellus tricolor
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Sooty OystercatcherHaematopus fuliginosus
- Black-fronted DotterelElseyornis melanops
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Double-banded PloverCharadrius bicinctusNT
- Gray-tailed TattlerTringa brevipes
- Japanese SnipeGallinago hardwickiiNT
- Far Eastern CurlewNumenius madagascariensis
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Great KnotCalidris tenuirostris
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusNT
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum
- Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaVU
- Little CurlewNumenius minutus
- Hooded DotterelThinornis cucullatusNT
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Charadrius mongolusCharadrius mongolus
- Australian PratincoleStiltia isabella
Gulls & seabirds24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Pacific GullLarus pacificus
- Great Crested-TernThalasseus bergii
- Australasian GannetMorus serrator
- Fairy TernSternula nereisVU
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Blue PenguinEudyptula minor
- Australian TernGelochelidon macrotarsa
- Southern Black-backed GullLarus dominicanus
- Puffinus tenuirostrisPuffinus tenuirostris
- Fluttering ShearwaterPuffinus gavia
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- White-faced storm petrelPelagodroma marina
- White-fronted TernSterna striataNT
- Brown BoobySula leucogaster
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Kerguelen PetrelAphrodroma brevirostris
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Common Diving-PetrelPelecanoides urinatrix
Ducks & geese19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Chestnut TealAnas castanea
- Grey TealAnas gracilis
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides
- HardheadAythya australis
- Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
- Pink-eared DuckMalacorhynchus membranaceus
- Musk DuckBiziura lobata
- Cape Barren GooseCereopsis novaehollandiae
- Blue-billed DuckOxyura australis
- Freckled DuckStictonetta naevosa
- Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Magpie GooseAnseranas semipalmata
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Grass Whistling DuckDendrocygna eytoni
Herons, ibises & grebes25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
- White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
- Hoary-headed GrebePoliocephalus poliocephalus
- Australian White IbisThreskiornis molucca
- Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus
- Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
- Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Yellow-billed SpoonbillPlatalea flavipes
- Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Ardea modestaArdea modesta
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- White-necked HeronArdea pacifica
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Australasian BitternBotaurus poiciloptilusVU
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Australasian DarterAnhinga novaehollandiae
- Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
- Black-faced CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscescens
- Eastern Cattle EgretBubulcus coromandus
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- BrolgaGrus rubicunda
Songbirds78 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
- Superb Fairy-wrenMalurus cyaneus
- White-fronted ChatEpthianura albifrons
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- Little RavenCorvus mellori
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Magpie larkGrallina cyanoleuca
- Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Little GrassbirdMegalurus gramineus
- Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilis
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata
- Australian PipitAnthus australis
- Striated FieldwrenCalamanthus fuliginosus
- New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Australian Reed-WarblerAcrocephalus australis
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- White-browed ScrubwrenSericornis frontalis
- Fairy MartinPetrochelidon ariel
- White-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula penicillata
- Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoa
- Sunda Zebra FinchTaeniopygia guttata
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
- Singing BushlarkMirafra javanica
- Red-browed FiretailNeochmia temporalis
- Brown ThornbillAcanthiza pusilla
- Singing HoneyeaterGavicalis virescens
- Spiny-cheeked HoneyeaterAcanthagenys rufogularis
- Rhipidura albiscapaRhipidura albiscapa
- Grey ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus
- Australasian PipitAnthus novaeseelandiae
- Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
- Flame RobinPetroica phoenicea
- Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans
- Spotted PardalotePardalotus punctatus
- Brown SonglarkMegalurus cruralis
- Pied CurrawongStrepera graculina
- Noisy MinerManorina melanocephala
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Yellow-faced HoneyeaterCaligavis chrysops
- Dusky WoodswallowArtamus cyanopterus
- Australian Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis
- Australian RavenCorvus coronoides
- Eastern SpinebillAcanthorhynchus tenuirostris
- Yellow ThornbillAcanthiza nana
- White-naped HoneyeaterMelithreptus lunatus
- Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacilla tschutschensis
- Rufous SonglarkMegalurus mathewsi
- WeebillSmicrornis brevirostris
- Grey ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
- Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus
- Australian White-winged TrillerLalage tricolor
- Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventris
- Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysoptera
- Rufous FantailRhipidura rufifrons
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Corcorax melanoramphosCorcorax melanoramphos
- Scarlet RobinPetroica boodang
- Brown-headed HoneyeaterMelithreptus brevirostris
- MistletoebirdDicaeum hirundinaceum
- White-browed WoodswallowArtamus superciliosus
- Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australis
- Grey CurrawongStrepera versicolor
- Olive-backed OrioleOriolus sagittatus
- Rose RobinPetroica rosea
- White-throated TreecreeperCormobates leucophaea
- Crested Shrike-titFalcunculus frontatus
- Southern WhitefaceAphelocephala leucopsisVU
- Restless FlycatcherMyiagra inquieta
- Crescent HoneyeaterPhylidonyris pyrrhopterus
- Jacky-winterMicroeca fascinans
- Pink RobinPetroica rodinogaster
- Diamond FiretailStagonopleura guttataVU
- White-winged TrillerLalage sueurii
Other birds49 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
- CootFulica atra
- Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes
- Australian CrakePorzana fluminea
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Spotless CrakePorzana tabuensis
- Stubble QuailCoturnix pectoralis
- Blue-winged ParrotNeophema chrysostomaVU
- Horsfield's Bronze CuckooChrysococcyx basalis
- Red-rumped ParrotPsephotus haematonotus
- Brown QuailSynoicus ypsilophorus
- Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensis
- Coconut LorikeetTrichoglossus haematodus
- Orange-bellied ParrotNeophema chrysogasterCR
- Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita
- Lewin's RailLewinia pectoralis
- Black-tailed NativehenGallinula ventralis
- Eastern RosellaPlatycercus eximius
- Crimson RosellaPlatycercus elegans
- Long-billed CorellaCacatua tenuirostris
- Purple-crowned LorikeetParvipsitta porphyrocephala
- Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis
- Pallid cuckooCuculus pallidus
- Gang-gang CockatooCallocephalon fimbriatumVU
- Musk LorikeetGlossopsitta concinna
- Shining cuckooChrysococcyx lucidus
- Little CorellaCacatua sanguinea
- Yellow-tailed Black CockatooZanda funerea
- KookaburraDacelo novaeguineae
- Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
- Tawny FrogmouthPodargus strigoides
- Needle-tailed SwiftHirundapus caudacutus
- Purple-crowned LorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephala
- Common BronzewingPhaps chalcoptera
- Pacific SwiftApus pacificus
- Red-backed KingfisherTodiramphus pyrrhopygius
- CockatielNymphicus hollandicus
- Swift ParrotLathamus discolorCR
- Painted ButtonquailTurnix varius
- Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus
- BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatus
- EmuDromaius novaehollandiae
- Little Button-quailTurnix velox
- Little LorikeetGlossopsitta pusilla
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 September and from December to February.
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
Point Lillias.
Point in Australia
Point Lillias is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Australia.
264 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 202,267 open records.
The most recorded are the Black swan, the Masked Lapwing and the Chestnut Teal.
57 species come for the summer, 37 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
14 are threatened worldwide, including Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper and Fairy Tern.
The most species are recorded in September and from December to February.
Get there and watch
- Mittagong Camp Sitecampsite · 7.7 km · 8 within 10 km
- Corio Bay Motelplace to stay · 6.8 km · 30 within 10 km
- Corionearest town · 5.4 km in a straight line
- Melbourne Avalon International Airport (AVV)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 6 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
- 2car parks within 3 km
- 8campsites within 10 kmMittagong Camp Site, Sands Caravan & Mobile Home Park, Moolap Caravan Park and 5 more
- 30places to stay within 10 kmCorio Bay Motel, Rippleside Park Motor Inn, Bay City Motel Geelong and 27 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
- restaurants and cafés within 3 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 Point Lillias.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas14 mountains within 25 kmBird Rock · 1.1 kmYou Yangs319 m · 16 kmWurdi Youang · 16 kmBarrabool Hills · 17 kmSteeles Rock · 21 kmMarcus Hill · 22 kmWhite Woman Rock · 23 kmNorth Red Bluff · 25 km
Lakeyas4 lakes within 15 kmLake Borrie1.0 km² · 13 kmReedy Lake0.3 km² · 13 kmLake Connewarre8.1 km² · 14 kmLake Borrie Wetlands1.2 km² · 15 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Point Lillias
Australia
- 87Birdyas Score
- 264Species
- 96Migrants
- 14Threatened
Western Treatment Plant
Australia · 15 km
- 89Birdyas Score
- 305Species
- 117Migrants
- 15Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q7208065) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 202,267 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, Cascadyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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