Australia Ramsar wetland
Logan Lagoon
91 bird species recorded; the most in January 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
68 species in January.29 species in February.61 species in March.22 species in April.9 species in May.0 species in June.10 species in July.4 species in August.31 species in September.33 species in October.68 species in November.60 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.
NT
No records for this month.
NT
VU
NT- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
91 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).
- 91Speciesrecorded more than once
- 56Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,601Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 4Raptors
- 1Owls
- 13Waders
- 9Gulls & seabirds
- 8Ducks & geese
- 7Herons, ibises & grebes
- 36Songbirds
- 13Other 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 91 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
- Brown FalconFalco berigora
- White-bellied Sea-EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
- Nankeen KestrelFalco cenchroides
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MopokeNinox novaeseelandiae
Waders13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles
- Pied OystercatcherHaematopus longirostris
- Sooty OystercatcherHaematopus fuliginosus
- Hooded DotterelThinornis cucullatusNT
- Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Banded StiltCladorhynchus leucocephalus
- Red-capped PloverCharadrius ruficapillus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataVU
- Banded LapwingVanellus tricolor
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
Gulls & seabirds9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pacific GullLarus pacificus
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Great Crested-TernThalasseus bergii
- Puffinus tenuirostrisPuffinus tenuirostris
- Black-browed AlbatrossThalassarche melanophris
- Fairy TernSternula nereisVU
- Blue PenguinEudyptula minor
- Australasian GannetMorus serrator
Ducks & geese8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Chestnut TealAnas castanea
- Cape Barren GooseCereopsis novaehollandiae
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- Grey TealAnas gracilis
- Musk DuckBiziura lobata
- Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
Herons, ibises & grebes7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
- Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus
- Black-faced CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscescens
- Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Great White EgretArdea alba
Songbirds36 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Superb Fairy-wrenMalurus cyaneus
- Forest RavenCorvus tasmanicus
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
- Grey ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Rhipidura albiscapaRhipidura albiscapa
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
- Black CurrawongStrepera fuliginosa
- New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Yellow-throated HoneyeaterNesoptilotis flavicollis
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- White-fronted ChatEpthianura albifrons
- White-browed ScrubwrenSericornis frontalis
- Australian Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis
- Olive WhistlerPachycephala olivacea
- Brown ThornbillAcanthiza pusilla
- Crescent HoneyeaterPhylidonyris pyrrhopterus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Australian PipitAnthus australis
- Tasmanian ThornbillAcanthiza ewingii
- Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
- Spotted PardalotePardalotus punctatus
- Black-headed HoneyeaterMelithreptus affinis
- Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans
- Flame RobinPetroica phoenicea
- Little GrassbirdMegalurus gramineus
- Dusky RobinMelanodryas vittataVU
- Beautiful FiretailStagonopleura bella
- Eastern SpinebillAcanthorhynchus tenuirostris
- Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus
- Satin FlycatcherMyiagra cyanoleuca
- Yellow WattlebirdAnthochaera paradoxa
- Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysoptera
Other birds13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Green RosellaPlatycercus caledonicus
- Yellow-tailed Black CockatooZanda funerea
- Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis
- Brush BronzewingPhaps elegans
- Shining cuckooChrysococcyx lucidus
- Brown QuailSynoicus ypsilophorus
- KookaburraDacelo novaeguineae
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Horsfield's Bronze CuckooChrysococcyx basalis
- Lewin's RailLewinia pectoralis
- Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
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 January and in November.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan20°/16°42 mm
- Feb21°/17°48 mm
- Mar20°/16°55 mm
- Apr18°/14°55 mm
- May16°/12°56 mm
- Jun14°/11°71 mm
- Jul13°/10°64 mm
- Aug13°/10°67 mm
- Sep14°/10°58 mm
- Oct15°/11°57 mm
- Nov17°/13°60 mm
- Dec18°/14°57 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Logan Lagoon.
Lagoon in Australia
Logan Lagoon is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Australia.
91 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,601 open records.
The most recorded are the Superb Fairy-wren, the Forest Raven and the Pacific Gull.
46 species come for the summer, 6 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Fairy Tern, Dusky Robin and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded in January and in November.
Get there and watch
- Yaringa Holiday Unitsplace to stay · 6.3 km · 3 within 10 km
- Launceston Airport (LST)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 178 km in a straight lineCar hire at LST airport (Launceston)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
- 1viewpoints within 5 km
- 3places to stay within 10 kmYaringa Holiday Units, Furneaux Tavern, Partridge Farm
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites 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 Logan Lagoon.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas21 mountains within 25 kmVinegar Hill, Tasmania, Australia · 4.9 kmEast River Bluff · 12 kmPillingers Peak · 16 kmStrzelecki Peaks782 m · 17 kmMount Hauland · 19 kmMount Razorback · 19 kmMount Leventhorpe · 19 kmMount Belstead · 20 km
Coastya3 beaches within 10 kmYellow Beaches · 5.8 kmWhite Beach · 6.1 kmPlanter Beach · 6.3 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmLogan Lagoon4.4 km² · 0.4 km
Darkskyas1 dark-sky places within 30 kmFlinders IslandBortle 2 · 24 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Logan Lagoon
Australia
- 59Birdyas Score
- 91Species
- 56Migrants
- 4Threatened
Franklin Sound Islands Important Bird Area
Australia · 15 km
- 60Birdyas Score
- 93Species
- 73Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q14935625) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,601 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, Islandyas, Coastya, Lakeyas, Darkskyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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