Australia Ramsar wetland
Fivebough and Tuckerbil Swamps
248 bird species recorded; the most from September to October.
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This month here
179 species in January.182 species in February.165 species in March.168 species in April.180 species in May.152 species in June.169 species in July.172 species in August.197 species in September.211 species in October.193 species in November.194 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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
248 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).
- 248Speciesrecorded more than once
- 84Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 8ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 63,237Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 133 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 17Raptors
- 4Owls
- 30Waders
- 6Gulls & seabirds
- 17Ducks & geese
- 25Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 98Songbirds
- 50Other 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 248 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
- Nankeen KestrelFalco cenchroides
- Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurus
- Black-shouldered KiteElanus axillaris
- Australian hobbyFalco longipennis
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Brown FalconFalco berigora
- White-bellied Sea-EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax
- Black FalconFalco subniger
- Little EagleHieraaetus morphnoides
- Spotted HarrierCircus assimilis
- Brown GoshawkAccipiter fasciatus
- Collared SparrowhawkAccipiter cirrocephalus
- Square-tailed KiteLophoictinia isura
- Grey FalconFalco hypoleucosVU
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eastern Barn OwlTyto javanica
- MopokeNinox novaeseelandiae
- Southern BoobookNinox boobook
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders30 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles
- Red-kneed DotterelErythrogonys cinctus
- Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
- Australian Red-necked AvocetRecurvirostra novaehollandiae
- Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataVU
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Black-fronted DotterelElseyornis melanops
- Red-capped PloverCharadrius ruficapillus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisNT
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Japanese SnipeGallinago hardwickiiNT
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Double-banded PloverCharadrius bicinctusNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Banded StiltCladorhynchus leucocephalus
- Banded LapwingVanellus tricolor
- Australian Painted-snipeRostratula australis
- Long-toed StintCalidris subminuta
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Australian PratincoleStiltia isabella
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Little CurlewNumenius minutus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Bush Thick-kneeBurhinus grallarius
Gulls & seabirds6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Australian TernGelochelidon macrotarsa
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
Ducks & geese17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- Grey TealAnas gracilis
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides
- Chestnut TealAnas castanea
- Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
- HardheadAythya australis
- Magpie GooseAnseranas semipalmata
- Pink-eared DuckMalacorhynchus membranaceus
- Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
- Grass Whistling DuckDendrocygna eytoni
- Freckled DuckStictonetta naevosa
- Blue-billed DuckOxyura australis
- Musk DuckBiziura lobata
- Wandering Whistling-DuckDendrocygna arcuata
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
Herons, ibises & grebes25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus
- White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
- Australian White IbisThreskiornis molucca
- Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis
- Yellow-billed SpoonbillPlatalea flavipes
- Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
- Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
- White-necked HeronArdea pacifica
- Hoary-headed GrebePoliocephalus poliocephalus
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Australasian DarterAnhinga novaehollandiae
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Australasian BitternBotaurus poiciloptilusVU
- Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
- Ardea modestaArdea modesta
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Australian Little BitternIxobrychus dubius
- Striated HeronButorides striata
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- BrolgaGrus rubicunda
Songbirds98 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Magpie larkGrallina cyanoleuca
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Australian Reed-WarblerAcrocephalus australis
- Purple-backed FairywrenMalurus assimilis
- Little GrassbirdMegalurus gramineus
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
- Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
- Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilis
- Little RavenCorvus mellori
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Superb Fairy-wrenMalurus cyaneus
- Australian RavenCorvus coronoides
- Yellow-throated MinerManorina flavigula
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
- Pied ButcherbirdCracticus nigrogularis
- Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoa
- White-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula penicillata
- SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
- Singing HoneyeaterGavicalis virescens
- Blue-faced HoneyeaterEntomyzon cyanotis
- Yellow ThornbillAcanthiza nana
- Fairy MartinPetrochelidon ariel
- Sunda Zebra FinchTaeniopygia guttata
- Noisy MinerManorina melanocephala
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- White-fronted ChatEpthianura albifrons
- Rhipidura albiscapaRhipidura albiscapa
- WeebillSmicrornis brevirostris
- Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans
- Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata
- Little FriarbirdPhilemon citreogularis
- Spiny-cheeked HoneyeaterAcanthagenys rufogularis
- Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus
- Artamus leucorhynchosArtamus leucorhynchos
- MistletoebirdDicaeum hirundinaceum
- Brown SonglarkMegalurus cruralis
- Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventris
- Red-capped RobinPetroica goodenovii
- Australian White-winged TrillerLalage tricolor
- Western GerygoneGerygone fusca
- Singing BushlarkMirafra javanica
- ApostlebirdStruthidea cinerea
- Variegated Fairy-wrenMalurus lamberti
- Grey ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus
- Double-barred FinchTaeniopygia bichenovii
- Noisy FriarbirdPhilemon corniculatus
- Pied CurrawongStrepera graculina
- Corcorax melanoramphosCorcorax melanoramphos
- White-backed SwallowCheramoeca leucosterna
- Striped HoneyeaterPlectorhyncha lanceolata
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Australasian PipitAnthus novaeseelandiae
- Grey ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
- Grey-crowned BabblerPomatostomus temporalis
- Red-browed FiretailNeochmia temporalis
- Australian PipitAnthus australis
- White-browed WoodswallowArtamus superciliosus
- Rufous SonglarkMegalurus mathewsi
- Chestnut-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza uropygialis
- Flame RobinPetroica phoenicea
- Ground Cuckoo-shrikeCoracina maxima
- Little CrowCorvus bennetti
- White-winged Fairy-wrenMalurus leucopterus
- Buff-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza reguloides
- Jacky-winterMicroeca fascinans
- Masked WoodswallowArtamus personatus
- Black HoneyeaterSugomel niger
- Orange ChatEpthianura aurifrons
- Painted honeyeaterGrantiella picta
- Artamus leucorynArtamus leucoryn
- Spotted PardalotePardalotus punctatus
- Restless FlycatcherMyiagra inquieta
- Yellow-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula ornata
- White-bellied CuckooshrikeCoracina papuensis
- Crimson ChatEpthianura tricolor
- Dusky WoodswallowArtamus cyanopterus
- Brown-headed HoneyeaterMelithreptus brevirostris
- Australian Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis
- Inland ThornbillAcanthiza apicalis
- White-eared HoneyeaterNesoptilotis leucotis
- Southern WhitefaceAphelocephala leucopsisVU
- Olive-backed OrioleOriolus sagittatus
- Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australis
- White-browed BabblerPomatostomus superciliosus
- Diamond FiretailStagonopleura guttataVU
- Black-faced WoodswallowArtamus cinereus
- Striated ThornbillAcanthiza lineata
- Hooded RobinMelanodryas cucullata
- Brown TreecreeperClimacteris picumnus
- Black-chinned HoneyeaterMelithreptus gularis
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Crested Shrike-titFalcunculus frontatus
- White-throated GerygoneGerygone olivacea
- Brown HoneyeaterLichmera indistincta
- Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus
- Brown ThornbillAcanthiza pusilla
Other birds50 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes
- Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla
- CootFulica atra
- Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
- Australian CrakePorzana fluminea
- Black-tailed NativehenGallinula ventralis
- Spotless CrakePorzana tabuensis
- Red-rumped ParrotPsephotus haematonotus
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- KookaburraDacelo novaeguineae
- Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita
- Superb ParrotPolytelis swainsonii
- Little CorellaCacatua sanguinea
- CockatielNymphicus hollandicus
- Eastern RosellaPlatycercus eximius
- Crimson RosellaPlatycercus elegans
- Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensis
- Brown QuailSynoicus ypsilophorus
- Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
- Coconut LorikeetTrichoglossus haematodus
- Horsfield's Bronze CuckooChrysococcyx basalis
- Stubble QuailCoturnix pectoralis
- Common BronzewingPhaps chalcoptera
- Long-billed CorellaCacatua tenuirostris
- BluebonnetNorthiella haematogaster
- Australian RingneckBarnardius zonarius
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus
- Peaceful DoveGeopelia placida
- Tawny FrogmouthPodargus strigoides
- Pallid cuckooCuculus pallidus
- BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatus
- Red-backed KingfisherTodiramphus pyrrhopygius
- Pink CockatooCacatua leadbeateri
- EmuDromaius novaehollandiae
- Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis
- Blue-winged ParrotNeophema chrysostomaVU
- Topknot PigeonLopholaimus antarcticus
- Needle-tailed SwiftHirundapus caudacutus
- Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis
- Black-eared CuckooChrysococcyx osculans
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Mulga ParrotPsephotellus varius
- Glossy Black-CockatooCalyptorhynchus lathamiVU
- Lewin's RailLewinia pectoralis
- Pacific SwiftApus pacificus
- Turquoise ParrotNeophema pulchella
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 September to October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan36°/19°28 mm
- Feb33°/18°45 mm
- Mar29°/15°39 mm
- Apr24°/11°25 mm
- May18°/7°25 mm
- Jun15°/4°40 mm
- Jul14°/3°32 mm
- Aug16°/4°31 mm
- Sep20°/6°29 mm
- Oct25°/10°33 mm
- Nov30°/14°41 mm
- Dec32°/16°37 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Fivebough and Tuckerbil Swamps.
Wetland sites in New South Wales, Austrialia
Fivebough and Tuckerbil Swamps is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Australia.
248 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 63,237 open records.
The most recorded are the Pacific Black Duck, the Masked Lapwing and the Grey Teal.
52 species come for the summer, 31 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
8 are threatened worldwide, including Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Australasian Bittern and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded from September to October.
Get there and watch
- An Oasis Holiday Parkcampsite · 4.5 km · 2 within 10 km
- Historic Hydro Motor Innplace to stay · 3.1 km · 5 within 10 km
- Leetonnearest town · 3.3 km in a straight line
- Narrandera Airport (NRA)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 21 km in a straight lineCar hire at GFF airport (Griffith)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
- 4bird hides within 6 kmGlossy Ibis Shelter, Brolga Shelter, Australasian Bittern Shelter and 1 more
- 1visitor centres within 6 km
- 1viewpoints within 5 kmHooey Road Lookout
- 18car parks within 3 km
- 6restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 2campsites within 10 kmAn Oasis Holiday Park, Leeton Caravan Park
- 5places to stay within 10 kmHistoric Hydro Motor Inn, Leeton Hotel, Leeton Heritage Motor Inn and 2 more
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 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 Fivebough and Tuckerbil Swamps.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas18 mountains within 25 kmBrobenah Hills · 10 kmMount Misery · 13 kmSquare Nob · 17 kmMount Square Head · 18 kmRound Hill · 20 kmMount Harris · 20 kmMount Olive · 23 kmMount Bunganbil · 23 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
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Fivebough and Tuckerbil Swamps
Australia
- 80Birdyas Score
- 248Species
- 84Migrants
- 8Threatened
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- 46Birdyas Score
- 56Species
- 24Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q5456274) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 63,237 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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