Australia Ramsar wetland
Lake Corangamite
109 bird species recorded; the most from January to February and in November.
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
71 species in January.69 species in February.63 species in March.57 species in April.56 species in May.62 species in June.50 species in July.43 species in August.60 species in September.50 species in October.74 species in November.47 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
109 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).
- 109Speciesrecorded more than once
- 36Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,800Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 112 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 9Raptors
- 15Waders
- 5Gulls & seabirds
- 15Ducks & geese
- 18Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 29Songbirds
- 17Other 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 109 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
- Black-shouldered KiteElanus axillaris
- Nankeen KestrelFalco cenchroides
- Brown FalconFalco berigora
- Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurus
- Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax
- Australian hobbyFalco longipennis
- Black FalconFalco subniger
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Waders15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles
- Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisNT
- Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataVU
- Red-capped PloverCharadrius ruficapillus
- Banded StiltCladorhynchus leucocephalus
- Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
- Australian Red-necked AvocetRecurvirostra novaehollandiae
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Double-banded PloverCharadrius bicinctusNT
- Red-kneed DotterelErythrogonys cinctus
- Japanese SnipeGallinago hardwickiiNT
- Black-fronted DotterelElseyornis melanops
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Banded LapwingVanellus tricolor
Gulls & seabirds5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Australian TernGelochelidon macrotarsa
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
Ducks & geese15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides
- Grey TealAnas gracilis
- Chestnut TealAnas castanea
- Musk DuckBiziura lobata
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- Pink-eared DuckMalacorhynchus membranaceus
- Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
- Blue-billed DuckOxyura australis
- HardheadAythya australis
- Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
- Freckled DuckStictonetta naevosa
- Cape Barren GooseCereopsis novaehollandiae
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herons, ibises & grebes18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hoary-headed GrebePoliocephalus poliocephalus
- White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus
- Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis
- Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
- Yellow-billed SpoonbillPlatalea flavipes
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Ardea modestaArdea modesta
- Australian White IbisThreskiornis molucca
- Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
- Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
- White-necked HeronArdea pacifica
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Australasian DarterAnhinga novaehollandiae
- Eastern Cattle EgretBubulcus coromandus
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- BrolgaGrus rubicunda
Songbirds29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Little RavenCorvus mellori
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
- Magpie larkGrallina cyanoleuca
- Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilis
- Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
- Superb Fairy-wrenMalurus cyaneus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- White-fronted ChatEpthianura albifrons
- Fairy MartinPetrochelidon ariel
- Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Australian PipitAnthus australis
- Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoa
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- White-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula penicillata
- Noisy MinerManorina melanocephala
- Australasian PipitAnthus novaeseelandiae
- Forest RavenCorvus tasmanicus
- Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
- Flame RobinPetroica phoenicea
- Grey ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
- New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus
- Singing BushlarkMirafra javanica
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Rhipidura albiscapaRhipidura albiscapa
Other birds17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Long-billed CorellaCacatua tenuirostris
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla
- Stubble QuailCoturnix pectoralis
- Black-tailed NativehenGallinula ventralis
- Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Crimson RosellaPlatycercus elegans
- Blue-winged ParrotNeophema chrysostomaVU
- Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita
- Red-rumped ParrotPsephotus haematonotus
- Yellow-tailed Black CockatooZanda funerea
- Eastern RosellaPlatycercus eximius
- KookaburraDacelo novaeguineae
- Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes
- Pallid cuckooCuculus pallidus
- 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 January to February and in November.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan27°/12°40 mm
- Feb26°/12°37 mm
- Mar24°/11°38 mm
- Apr20°/9°49 mm
- May15°/7°59 mm
- Jun12°/5°67 mm
- Jul12°/5°72 mm
- Aug12°/5°77 mm
- Sep15°/6°65 mm
- Oct18°/7°56 mm
- Nov22°/9°55 mm
- Dec24°/10°46 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lake Corangamite.
Lake in Victoria, Australia
Lake Corangamite is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Australia.
109 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,800 open records.
The most recorded are the Black swan, the Australian Shelduck and the Hoary-headed Grebe.
20 species come for the summer, 16 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper and Blue-winged Parrot.
The most species are recorded from January to February and in November.
Get there and watch
- Camperdownnearest town · 22 km in a straight line
- Melbourne Avalon International Airport (AVV)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 96 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
- 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
- campsites within 10 km
- places to stay within 10 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 Lake Corangamite.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas15 mountains within 25 kmMount Myrtoon · 12 kmRed Rock Reserve · 14 kmWarrion Hill · 14 kmMount Wiridgil · 16 kmMount Porndon278 m · 19 kmMount Leura313 m · 22 kmMount Sugarloaf · 22 kmMount Kurtweeton · 23 km
Lakeyas5 lakes within 15 kmLake Bulkil Narra0.3 km² · 4.1 kmLake Weeranganuk4.0 km² · 9.3 kmLake Corangamite213 km² · 10 km↗Lake Gnarpurt22 km² · 13 kmLake Koreetnung2.1 km² · 13 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Lake Corangamite
Australia
- 54Birdyas Score
- 109Species
- 36Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q660953) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,800 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, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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