Australia Ramsar wetland
Lake Muir
124 bird species recorded; the most in December.
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This month here
90 species in January.68 species in February.84 species in March.75 species in April.51 species in May.65 species in June.57 species in July.58 species in August.72 species in September.77 species in October.79 species in November.103 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.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
124 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).
- 124Speciesrecorded more than once
- 44Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,751Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 181 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 9Raptors
- 10Waders
- 1Gulls & seabirds
- 11Ducks & geese
- 15Herons, ibises & grebes
- 51Songbirds
- 27Other 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 124 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
- Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurus
- Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax
- Australian hobbyFalco longipennis
- White-bellied Sea-EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
- Nankeen KestrelFalco cenchroides
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Brown FalconFalco berigora
- Little EagleHieraaetus morphnoides
Waders10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Banded StiltCladorhynchus leucocephalus
- Red-capped PloverCharadrius ruficapillus
- Australian Red-necked AvocetRecurvirostra novaehollandiae
- Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
Gulls & seabirds1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Ducks & geese11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Musk DuckBiziura lobata
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- Grey TealAnas gracilis
- Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
- Chestnut TealAnas castanea
- HardheadAythya australis
- Pink-eared DuckMalacorhynchus membranaceus
- Blue-billed DuckOxyura australis
- Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
Herons, ibises & grebes15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
- Hoary-headed GrebePoliocephalus poliocephalus
- Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
- Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus
- Yellow-billed SpoonbillPlatalea flavipes
- Australian White IbisThreskiornis molucca
- Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- White-necked HeronArdea pacifica
- Australasian DarterAnhinga novaehollandiae
- Ardea modestaArdea modesta
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Australasian BitternBotaurus poiciloptilusVU
- Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Songbirds51 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Australian RavenCorvus coronoides
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- Rhipidura albiscapaRhipidura albiscapa
- Western GerygoneGerygone fusca
- Inland ThornbillAcanthiza apicalis
- SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
- Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata
- Splendid FairywrenMalurus splendens
- Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans
- Scarlet RobinPetroica boodang
- Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoa
- Gilbert's HoneyeaterMelithreptus chloropsis
- Brown HoneyeaterLichmera indistincta
- Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus
- Grey ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
- Australian Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis
- Australian Reed-WarblerAcrocephalus australis
- Western WhistlerPachycephala occidentalis
- Spotted PardalotePardalotus punctatus
- Rufous TreecreeperClimacteris rufus
- Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
- Spotted ScrubwrenSericornis maculatus
- Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
- Western Yellow RobinEopsaltria griseogularis
- White-browed ScrubwrenSericornis frontalis
- Magpie larkGrallina cyanoleuca
- White-breasted RobinEopsaltria georgiana
- Australasian PipitAnthus novaeseelandiae
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
- Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventris
- Dusky WoodswallowArtamus cyanopterus
- New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae
- Red-winged Fairy-wrenMalurus elegans
- White-fronted ChatEpthianura albifrons
- Varied SittellaDaphoenositta chrysoptera
- Western SpinebillAcanthorhynchus superciliosus
- Grey CurrawongStrepera versicolor
- Australian PipitAnthus australis
- White-breasted RobinQuoyornis georgianus
- Little WattlebirdAnthochaera lunulata
- Grey ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus
- Western ThornbillAcanthiza inornata
- Little GrassbirdMegalurus gramineus
- WeebillSmicrornis brevirostris
- Restless FlycatcherMyiagra inquieta
- Tawny-crowned HoneyeaterGliciphila melanops
- Singing HoneyeaterGavicalis virescens
- Hooded RobinMelanodryas cucullata
- White-browed BabblerPomatostomus superciliosus
- Native sparrowStagonopleura oculata
- Australian White-winged TrillerLalage tricolor
Other birds27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Australian RingneckBarnardius zonarius
- KookaburraDacelo novaeguineae
- Western CorellaCacatua pastinator
- Western RosellaPlatycercus icterotis
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Shining cuckooChrysococcyx lucidus
- Purple-crowned LorikeetParvipsitta porphyrocephala
- CootFulica atra
- Carnaby's Black CockatooZanda latirostris
- Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
- Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis
- Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
- EmuDromaius novaehollandiae
- Spotless CrakePorzana tabuensis
- Elegant ParrotNeophema elegans
- Common BronzewingPhaps chalcoptera
- Red-capped ParrotPurpureicephalus spurius
- Stubble QuailCoturnix pectoralis
- Red-tailed Black CockatooCalyptorhynchus banksii
- Brush BronzewingPhaps elegans
- Pallid cuckooCuculus pallidus
- Brown QuailSynoicus ypsilophorus
- Baudin's Black CockatooZanda baudiniiCR
- Horsfield's Bronze CuckooChrysococcyx basalis
- Australian Owlet-NightjarAegotheles cristatus
- Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus
- Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes
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 December.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan28°/13°23 mm
- Feb28°/13°17 mm
- Mar26°/12°33 mm
- Apr22°/11°55 mm
- May18°/9°85 mm
- Jun15°/8°99 mm
- Jul14°/7°117 mm
- Aug15°/7°110 mm
- Sep16°/7°90 mm
- Oct19°/8°55 mm
- Nov22°/10°42 mm
- Dec26°/11°29 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lake Muir.
Lake in Western Australia
Lake Muir is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Australia.
124 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,751 open records.
The most recorded are the Australian Shelduck, the Australian Raven and the Australian Ringneck.
28 species come for the summer, 16 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Baudin's Black Cockatoo, Grey Plover and Australasian Bittern.
The most species are recorded in December.
Get there and watch
- Lake Muir Observatorycampsite · 9.2 km · 1 within 10 km
- Albany Airport (ALH)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 112 km in a straight lineCar hire in AlbanyDiscover 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
- 1campsites within 10 kmLake Muir Observatory
- 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
- 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 Muir.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas5 mountains within 25 kmThe Two Hills · 16 kmChitelup Hill · 17 kmBenjerup Hill · 20 kmSmythe Hill · 23 kmBakers Hill · 25 km
Lakeyas8 lakes within 15 kmByenup Lagoon5.1 km² · 4.0 kmPindicup Lake0.4 km² · 4.7 kmNoobijup Lake0.3 km² · 6.3 kmRed Lake0.4 km² · 8.2 kmTordit Gurrup Lagoon2.0 km² · 9.0 kmUnicup Lake2.2 km² · 11 kmKulunilup Lake0.2 km² · 13 kmLittle Unicup Lake0.6 km² · 13 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Lake Muir
Australia
- 59Birdyas Score
- 124Species
- 44Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q6477008) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,751 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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