Australia Ramsar wetland
Lake Warden
173 bird species recorded; the most in April, in October and in December.
Calistemon · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
115 species in January.107 species in February.112 species in March.123 species in April.107 species in May.98 species in June.73 species in July.109 species in August.109 species in September.131 species in October.112 species in November.132 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
173 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).
- 173Speciesrecorded more than once
- 41Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 16,415Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 13Raptors
- 22Waders
- 13Gulls & seabirds
- 15Ducks & geese
- 21Herons, ibises & grebes
- 56Songbirds
- 33Other 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 173 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
- Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
- Nankeen KestrelFalco cenchroides
- White-bellied Sea-EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
- Australian hobbyFalco longipennis
- Black-shouldered KiteElanus axillaris
- Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Square-tailed KiteLophoictinia isura
- Little EagleHieraaetus morphnoides
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Brown FalconFalco berigora
- Spotted HarrierCircus assimilis
Waders22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles
- Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
- Hooded DotterelThinornis cucullatusNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Australian Red-necked AvocetRecurvirostra novaehollandiae
- Sooty OystercatcherHaematopus fuliginosus
- Banded StiltCladorhynchus leucocephalus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisNT
- Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataVU
- Red-kneed DotterelErythrogonys cinctus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Black-fronted DotterelElseyornis melanops
- Pied OystercatcherHaematopus longirostris
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Banded LapwingVanellus tricolor
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Red-capped PloverCharadrius ruficapillus
Gulls & seabirds13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Pacific GullLarus pacificus
- Great Crested-TernThalasseus bergii
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Australasian GannetMorus serrator
- Flesh-footed ShearwaterPuffinus carneipes
- Brown SkuaStercorarius antarcticus
- Fairy TernSternula nereisVU
- Blue PenguinEudyptula minor
- Wilson's Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicus
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Black-browed AlbatrossThalassarche melanophris
Ducks & geese15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- Chestnut TealAnas castanea
- Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides
- Grey TealAnas gracilis
- Musk DuckBiziura lobata
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Cape Barren GooseCereopsis novaehollandiae
- Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
- HardheadAythya australis
- Pink-eared DuckMalacorhynchus membranaceus
- Freckled DuckStictonetta naevosa
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
- Blue-billed DuckOxyura australis
- Wandering Whistling-DuckDendrocygna arcuata
Herons, ibises & grebes21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
- Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
- Australian White IbisThreskiornis molucca
- Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus
- Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Yellow-billed SpoonbillPlatalea flavipes
- Hoary-headed GrebePoliocephalus poliocephalus
- Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis
- Black-faced CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscescens
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
- Australasian DarterAnhinga novaehollandiae
- Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
- Ardea modestaArdea modesta
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- White-necked HeronArdea pacifica
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Reef HeronEgretta sacra
Songbirds56 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae
- Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
- Little WattlebirdAnthochaera lunulata
- SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
- Magpie larkGrallina cyanoleuca
- Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata
- Yellow-throated MinerManorina flavigula
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
- Australian RavenCorvus coronoides
- Brown HoneyeaterLichmera indistincta
- Spotted ScrubwrenSericornis maculatus
- Rhipidura albiscapaRhipidura albiscapa
- Grey ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus
- Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans
- Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
- Western SpinebillAcanthorhynchus superciliosus
- Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoa
- Australian Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis
- Singing HoneyeaterGavicalis virescens
- Native sparrowStagonopleura oculata
- Restless FlycatcherMyiagra inquieta
- Dusky WoodswallowArtamus cyanopterus
- Spotted PardalotePardalotus punctatus
- Southern Emu-wrenStipiturus malachurus
- Gilbert's HoneyeaterMelithreptus chloropsis
- Grey CurrawongStrepera versicolor
- Inland ThornbillAcanthiza apicalis
- Australian Reed-WarblerAcrocephalus australis
- Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus
- Western GerygoneGerygone fusca
- White-browed ScrubwrenSericornis frontalis
- White-fronted ChatEpthianura albifrons
- Tawny-crowned HoneyeaterGliciphila melanops
- Australian PipitAnthus australis
- Little GrassbirdMegalurus gramineus
- WeebillSmicrornis brevirostris
- Pied ButcherbirdCracticus nigrogularis
- Australian White-winged TrillerLalage tricolor
- Grey ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
- Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventris
- White-browed BabblerPomatostomus superciliosus
- Splendid FairywrenMalurus splendens
- Black-faced WoodswallowArtamus cinereus
- Brown SonglarkMegalurus cruralis
- Spiny-cheeked HoneyeaterAcanthagenys rufogularis
- Western FieldwrenCalamanthus montanellus
- Rufous SonglarkMegalurus mathewsi
- Yellow-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula ornata
- Rufous CalamanthusCalamanthus campestris
- Purple-gaped HoneyeaterLichenostomus cratitius
- White-cheeked HoneyeaterPhylidonyris niger
- White-breasted RobinEopsaltria georgiana
- Australasian PipitAnthus novaeseelandiae
- Brown-headed HoneyeaterMelithreptus brevirostris
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Other birds33 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes
- Common BronzewingPhaps chalcoptera
- CootFulica atra
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
- Red-capped ParrotPurpureicephalus spurius
- Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis
- Spotless CrakePorzana tabuensis
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla
- Australian RingneckBarnardius zonarius
- Shining cuckooChrysococcyx lucidus
- Carnaby's Black CockatooZanda latirostris
- Rock ParrotNeophema petrophila
- Black-tailed NativehenGallinula ventralis
- Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensis
- Brush BronzewingPhaps elegans
- Australian CrakePorzana fluminea
- Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
- Horsfield's Bronze CuckooChrysococcyx basalis
- Brown QuailSynoicus ypsilophorus
- EmuDromaius novaehollandiae
- Pallid cuckooCuculus pallidus
- Painted ButtonquailTurnix varius
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
- Stubble QuailCoturnix pectoralis
- Rainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus
- Tawny FrogmouthPodargus strigoides
- Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
- Pacific SwiftApus pacificus
- Baudin's Black CockatooZanda baudiniiCR
- Red-tailed Black CockatooCalyptorhynchus banksii
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
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 April, in October and in December.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan22°/17°39 mm
- Feb22°/18°32 mm
- Mar22°/17°36 mm
- Apr21°/16°34 mm
- May19°/15°49 mm
- Jun17°/13°57 mm
- Jul16°/12°68 mm
- Aug16°/12°74 mm
- Sep17°/12°56 mm
- Oct18°/13°38 mm
- Nov20°/15°40 mm
- Dec21°/16°26 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lake Warden.
Lake in Western Australia
Lake Warden is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Australia.
173 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 16,415 open records.
The most recorded are the New Holland Honeyeater, the Willie-wagtail and the Little Wattlebird.
26 species come for the summer, 15 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper and Fairy Tern.
The most species are recorded in April, in October and in December.
Get there and watch
- Acclaim Pine Grovecampsite · 2.2 km · 7 within 10 km
- Blue Waters Lodgeplace to stay · 3.9 km · 15 within 10 km
- Castletownnearest town · 4.2 km in a straight line
- Esperance Airport (EPR)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 16 km in a straight lineCar hire at KGI airport (Broadwood)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
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmEsperance Visitors Centre
- 1viewpoints within 5 kmPink Lake Lookout
- 6car parks within 3 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 7campsites within 10 kmAcclaim Pine Grove, Bushlands Holiday Park, RAC Esperance Holiday Park and 4 more
- 15places to stay within 10 kmBlue Waters Lodge, The Jetty Resort, Captain Huon and 12 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- 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 Lake Warden.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas21 mountains within 25 kmSix Mile Hill · 3.2 kmLow Rock · 9.4 kmTaylor Rock · 11 kmLimpet Rock · 11 kmMyrup · 13 kmMagistrate Rocks · 16 kmHector Rock · 24 kmFury Rock · 24 km
Coastya9 beaches within 10 kmWest Beach · 6.7 kmHughes Step · 7.0 kmLovers Beach · 7.1 kmBlue Haven Beach · 7.7 kmSalmon Beach · 7.8 kmFourth Beach · 8.1 kmTwilight Beach · 9.4 kmTwilight Cove · 9.8 km
Lakeyas7 lakes within 15 kmLake Warden5.9 km² · 0.2 kmWoody Lake0.3 km² · 3.8 kmPink Lake9.3 km² · 4.4 km↗Station Lake0.3 km² · 6.9 kmMullet Lake0.6 km² · 8.0 kmWhite Lake0.2 km² · 9.9 kmBenje Benjenup Lake1.1 km² · 13 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.
Lake Warden
Australia
- 61Birdyas Score
- 173Species
- 41Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q6478412) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 16,415 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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