Australia Ramsar wetland
Corner Inlet
126 bird species recorded; the most from February to March and in December.
Julie Constable · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
54 species in January.87 species in February.85 species in March.39 species in April.47 species in May.31 species in June.57 species in July.30 species in August.25 species in September.77 species in October.60 species in November.82 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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VU
VU
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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
126 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).
- 126Speciesrecorded more than once
- 44Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,084Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 7Raptors
- 20Waders
- 13Gulls & seabirds
- 7Ducks & geese
- 17Herons, ibises & grebes
- 44Songbirds
- 18Other 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 126 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-bellied Sea-EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
- Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
- Australian hobbyFalco longipennis
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Brown GoshawkAccipiter fasciatus
- Black-shouldered KiteElanus axillaris
- Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurus
Waders20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Sooty OystercatcherHaematopus fuliginosus
- Pied OystercatcherHaematopus longirostris
- Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisNT
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles
- Far Eastern CurlewNumenius madagascariensis
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Red-capped PloverCharadrius ruficapillus
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Great KnotCalidris tenuirostris
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Double-banded PloverCharadrius bicinctusNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataVU
- Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Hooded DotterelThinornis cucullatusNT
Gulls & seabirds13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pacific GullLarus pacificus
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Great Crested-TernThalasseus bergii
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Fairy TernSternula nereisVU
- Puffinus tenuirostrisPuffinus tenuirostris
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black-browed AlbatrossThalassarche melanophris
- Australasian GannetMorus serrator
- Australian TernGelochelidon macrotarsa
- Southern Black-backed GullLarus dominicanus
- White-fronted TernSterna striataNT
Ducks & geese7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Chestnut TealAnas castanea
- Grey TealAnas gracilis
- Cape Barren GooseCereopsis novaehollandiae
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides
- Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
Herons, ibises & grebes17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
- Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
- Australian White IbisThreskiornis molucca
- Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
- Black-faced CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscescens
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus
- Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
- Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- White-necked HeronArdea pacifica
- Hoary-headed GrebePoliocephalus poliocephalus
- Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Ardea modestaArdea modesta
Songbirds44 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- Superb Fairy-wrenMalurus cyaneus
- Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysoptera
- Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Rhipidura albiscapaRhipidura albiscapa
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Magpie larkGrallina cyanoleuca
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
- Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australis
- Brown ThornbillAcanthiza pusilla
- SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus
- New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae
- Grey ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
- Little RavenCorvus mellori
- White-browed ScrubwrenSericornis frontalis
- Crescent HoneyeaterPhylidonyris pyrrhopterus
- Yellow-faced HoneyeaterCaligavis chrysops
- Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
- White-fronted ChatEpthianura albifrons
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Australian RavenCorvus coronoides
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Forest RavenCorvus tasmanicus
- Eastern WhipbirdPsophodes olivaceus
- Eastern SpinebillAcanthorhynchus tenuirostris
- Spotted PardalotePardalotus punctatus
- Australian Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Grey CurrawongStrepera versicolor
- Pied CurrawongStrepera graculina
- Australian PipitAnthus australis
- Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoa
- Olive WhistlerPachycephala olivacea
- White-eared HoneyeaterNesoptilotis leucotis
- Red-browed FiretailNeochmia temporalis
- Striated FieldwrenCalamanthus fuliginosus
- Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus
- Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
- Noisy MinerManorina melanocephala
- White-throated TreecreeperCormobates leucophaea
- Satin BowerbirdPtilonorhynchus violaceus
Other birds18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla
- Yellow-tailed Black CockatooZanda funerea
- Crimson RosellaPlatycercus elegans
- Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Coconut LorikeetTrichoglossus haematodus
- KookaburraDacelo novaeguineae
- Eastern RosellaPlatycercus eximius
- Common BronzewingPhaps chalcoptera
- Brush BronzewingPhaps elegans
- Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis
- Shining cuckooChrysococcyx lucidus
- Little CorellaCacatua sanguinea
- Yellow-tailed Black CockatooCalyptorhynchus funereus
- Brown QuailSynoicus ypsilophorus
- Blue-winged ParrotNeophema chrysostomaVU
- Horsfield's Bronze CuckooChrysococcyx basalis
- Pallid cuckooCuculus pallidus
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 February to March and in December.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan20°/16°47 mm
- Feb20°/16°51 mm
- Mar20°/16°59 mm
- Apr18°/14°71 mm
- May16°/13°77 mm
- Jun14°/11°90 mm
- Jul13°/10°91 mm
- Aug13°/10°99 mm
- Sep14°/11°77 mm
- Oct16°/11°71 mm
- Nov17°/13°71 mm
- Dec19°/14°65 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Corner Inlet.
Bay in the South Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia
Corner Inlet is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Australia.
126 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,084 open records.
The most recorded are the Pacific Gull, the Silver Gull and the White-faced Heron.
25 species come for the summer, 18 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Fairy Tern, Curlew Sandpiper and Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded from February to March and in December.
Get there and watch
- Yanakie Caravan Parkcampsite · 7.8 km · 2 within 10 km
- Limosa Riseplace to stay · 7.9 km · 9 within 10 km
- Fosternearest town · 17 km in a straight line
- Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (MBW)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 139 km in a straight lineCar hire in PakenhamDiscover 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
- 2campsites within 10 kmYanakie Caravan Park, Tin Mine Cove Camping Area
- 9places to stay within 10 kmLimosa Rise, Black Cockatoo Cottages, 1 and 6 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
- car parks within 3 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 Corner Inlet.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas26 mountains within 25 kmMount Singapore · 9.9 kmSilcocks Hill · 13 kmMount Margaret · 13 kmStockyard Hill · 13 kmSlades Hill · 15 kmLays Hill · 16 kmSeven House Hill · 19 kmMount Square Top · 20 km
Coastya7 beaches within 10 kmYanakie Beach · 7.4 kmToora Beach · 8.5 kmLawson Beach · 8.6 kmFreshwater Cove · 8.9 kmShelter Cove · 9.2 kmChinamans Beach · 9.4 kmRed Bluff Beach · 9.7 km
Cascadyas1 waterfalls within 15 kmAgnes Falls · 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.
Corner Inlet
Australia
- 61Birdyas Score
- 126Species
- 44Migrants
- 5Threatened
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- 267Species
- 88Migrants
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- 85Birdyas Score
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Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q5171609) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,084 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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