Australia Ramsar wetland
Yalgorup National Park
131 bird species recorded; the most from December to January.
C Eeckhout · CC BY 3.0
This month here
96 species in January.56 species in February.74 species in March.63 species in April.30 species in May.58 species in June.74 species in July.51 species in August.56 species in September.75 species in October.81 species in November.90 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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- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
131 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).
- 131Speciesrecorded more than once
- 41Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,874Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 13Raptors
- 1Owls
- 16Waders
- 5Gulls & seabirds
- 8Ducks & geese
- 15Herons, ibises & grebes
- 45Songbirds
- 28Other 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 131 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
- Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurus
- Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax
- Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
- Little EagleHieraaetus morphnoides
- Nankeen KestrelFalco cenchroides
- Black-shouldered KiteElanus axillaris
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Square-tailed KiteLophoictinia isura
- Australian hobbyFalco longipennis
- White-bellied Sea-EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Brown GoshawkAccipiter fasciatus
- Brown FalconFalco berigora
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Southern BoobookNinox boobook
Waders16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded DotterelThinornis cucullatusNT
- Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisNT
- Banded StiltCladorhynchus leucocephalus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
- Australian Red-necked AvocetRecurvirostra novaehollandiae
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
- Pied OystercatcherHaematopus longirostris
- Great KnotCalidris tenuirostris
- Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataVU
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Gray-tailed TattlerTringa brevipes
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
Gulls & seabirds5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Great Crested-TernThalasseus bergii
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Antarctic PrionPachyptila desolata
- Wedge-tailed ShearwaterPuffinus pacificus
Ducks & geese8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- Grey TealAnas gracilis
- Musk DuckBiziura lobata
- Chestnut TealAnas castanea
- Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
- Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
Herons, ibises & grebes15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
- Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis
- Australian White IbisThreskiornis molucca
- Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus
- Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
- Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Hoary-headed GrebePoliocephalus poliocephalus
- Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Australasian DarterAnhinga novaehollandiae
- Yellow-billed SpoonbillPlatalea flavipes
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Ardea modestaArdea modesta
Songbirds45 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Rhipidura albiscapaRhipidura albiscapa
- Australian RavenCorvus coronoides
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
- Splendid FairywrenMalurus splendens
- Inland ThornbillAcanthiza apicalis
- Australian Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
- Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata
- Western GerygoneGerygone fusca
- Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
- Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus
- Spotted ScrubwrenSericornis maculatus
- WeebillSmicrornis brevirostris
- Singing HoneyeaterGavicalis virescens
- Scarlet RobinPetroica boodang
- New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae
- Grey ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus
- Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventris
- Western Yellow RobinEopsaltria griseogularis
- Brown HoneyeaterLichmera indistincta
- Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans
- Grey ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
- Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
- White-fronted ChatEpthianura albifrons
- Australian PipitAnthus australis
- Little GrassbirdMegalurus gramineus
- Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoa
- Magpie larkGrallina cyanoleuca
- Black-faced WoodswallowArtamus cinereus
- Varied SittellaDaphoenositta chrysoptera
- Dusky WoodswallowArtamus cyanopterus
- Australian Reed-WarblerAcrocephalus australis
- Grey CurrawongStrepera versicolor
- White-breasted RobinEopsaltria georgiana
- Western ThornbillAcanthiza inornata
- Western SpinebillAcanthorhynchus superciliosus
- White-browed ScrubwrenSericornis frontalis
- Spotted PardalotePardalotus punctatus
- Little WattlebirdAnthochaera lunulata
- Australasian PipitAnthus novaeseelandiae
- Rufous TreecreeperClimacteris rufus
- Australian White-winged TrillerLalage tricolor
- Rufous SonglarkMegalurus mathewsi
- Yellow-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula ornata
Other birds28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Australian RingneckBarnardius zonarius
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla
- KookaburraDacelo novaeguineae
- Carnaby's Black CockatooZanda latirostris
- EmuDromaius novaehollandiae
- Common BronzewingPhaps chalcoptera
- Shining cuckooChrysococcyx lucidus
- Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus
- Red-capped ParrotPurpureicephalus spurius
- Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis
- Red-tailed Black CockatooCalyptorhynchus banksii
- CootFulica atra
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Regent ParrotPolytelis anthopeplus
- Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
- Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
- Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes
- Tawny FrogmouthPodargus strigoides
- Elegant ParrotNeophema elegans
- Little CorellaCacatua sanguinea
- Brush BronzewingPhaps elegans
- Coconut LorikeetTrichoglossus haematodus
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Baudin's Black CockatooZanda baudiniiCR
- Western RosellaPlatycercus icterotis
- Australian Owlet-NightjarAegotheles cristatus
- Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from December to January.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan27°/18°17 mm
- Feb28°/18°12 mm
- Mar26°/18°20 mm
- Apr23°/16°43 mm
- May20°/15°103 mm
- Jun18°/13°132 mm
- Jul17°/12°143 mm
- Aug17°/12°124 mm
- Sep17°/12°92 mm
- Oct19°/13°41 mm
- Nov22°/15°33 mm
- Dec25°/16°16 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Yalgorup National Park.
National park in Western Australia
Yalgorup National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Australia.
131 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,874 open records.
The most recorded are the Rhipidura albiscapa, the Australian Shelduck and the Australian Raven.
19 species come for the summer, 21 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Curlew Sandpiper, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and Baudin's Black Cockatoo.
The most species are recorded from December to January.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Martins Tankcampsite · 1.2 km · 3 within 10 km
- Waroonanearest town · 23 km in a straight line
- Perth International Airport (PER)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 106 km in a straight lineCar hire at PER airport (Perth)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
- 1bird hides within 6 kmLake Pollard Bird Hide
- 1viewpoints within 5 km
- 2car parks within 3 km
- 3campsites within 10 kmMartins Tank, Preston Beach, Caravan Park
- 1places to stay within 10 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 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 Yalgorup National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas2 mountains within 25 kmMount John · 12 kmWhite Hill · 19 km
Coastya1 beaches within 10 kmPreston Beach · 3.3 km
Lakeyas7 lakes within 15 kmMartins Tank Lake1.5 km² · 1.9 kmLake Yalgorup1.1 km² · 2.2 kmLake Hayward0.4 km² · 3.5 kmLake Pollard0.6 km² · 4.3 kmLake Newnham0.4 km² · 4.8 kmBoundary Lake0.4 km² · 10 kmLake Clifton14 km² · 15 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.
Yalgorup National Park
Australia
- 56Birdyas Score
- 131Species
- 41Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1130056) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,874 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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