Australia Ramsar wetland
Towra Point Nature Reserve
374 bird species recorded; the most in February and from October to December.
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This month here
245 species in January.250 species in February.241 species in March.227 species in April.220 species in May.228 species in June.225 species in July.239 species in August.244 species in September.254 species in October.260 species in November.257 species in December.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
374 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).
- 374Speciesrecorded more than once
- 142Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 17ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 216,148Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 18Raptors
- 8Owls
- 51Waders
- 62Gulls & seabirds
- 15Ducks & geese
- 27Herons, ibises & grebes
- 113Songbirds
- 80Other 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 374 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors18 species
- White-bellied Sea-EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
- Nankeen KestrelFalco cenchroides
- Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
- Black-shouldered KiteElanus axillaris
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurus
- Eastern OspreyPandion cristatus
- Australian hobbyFalco longipennis
- Brown GoshawkAccipiter fasciatus
- Brown FalconFalco berigora
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
- Grey GoshawkAccipiter novaehollandiae
- Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax
- Square-tailed KiteLophoictinia isura
- Spotted HarrierCircus assimilis
- Little EagleHieraaetus morphnoides
- Pacific BazaAviceda subcristata
Owls8 species
- Powerful OwlNinox strenua
- Eastern Barn OwlTyto javanica
- MopokeNinox novaeseelandiae
- Southern BoobookNinox boobook
- Eastern Grass-owlTyto longimembris
- Barking BoobookNinox connivens
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Australian Masked OwlTyto novaehollandiae
Waders51 species
- Pied OystercatcherHaematopus longirostris
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Far Eastern CurlewNumenius madagascariensis
- Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisNT
- Sooty OystercatcherHaematopus fuliginosus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Gray-tailed TattlerTringa brevipes
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataVU
- Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Double-banded PloverCharadrius bicinctusNT
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Red-capped PloverCharadrius ruficapillus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Charadrius mongolusCharadrius mongolus
- Black-fronted DotterelElseyornis melanops
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Great KnotCalidris tenuirostris
- Wandering (Alaskan) TattlerTringa incana
- Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
- Japanese SnipeGallinago hardwickiiNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- American golden ploverPluvialis dominica
- Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaVU
- Red-kneed DotterelErythrogonys cinctus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Beach Stone-curlewEsacus magnirostrisNT
- Banded LapwingVanellus tricolor
- Oriental DotterelCharadrius veredus
- Plains-wandererPedionomus torquatus
- Little CurlewNumenius minutus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Australian Red-necked AvocetRecurvirostra novaehollandiae
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Bush Thick-kneeBurhinus grallarius
- Hooded DotterelThinornis cucullatusNT
- Inland PloverPeltohyas australis
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Long-toed StintCalidris subminuta
- Australian Painted-snipeRostratula australis
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Gulls & seabirds62 species
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Great Crested-TernThalasseus bergii
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Southern Black-backed GullLarus dominicanus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Australasian GannetMorus serrator
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Puffinus tenuirostrisPuffinus tenuirostris
- Wedge-tailed ShearwaterPuffinus pacificus
- White-fronted TernSterna striataNT
- Black-browed AlbatrossThalassarche melanophris
- Fluttering ShearwaterPuffinus gavia
- Blue PenguinEudyptula minor
- Pacific GullLarus pacificus
- Fairy PrionPachyptila turtur
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Shy albatrossThalassarche cautaNT
- Fairy TernSternula nereisVU
- Antarctic Giant-PetrelMacronectes giganteus
- ToroaDiomedea exulansVU
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Flesh-footed ShearwaterPuffinus carneipes
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- White-faced storm petrelPelagodroma marina
- Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
- Puffinus huttoniPuffinus huttoni
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- Anous minutusAnous minutus
- Little ShearwaterPuffinus assimilis
- Antarctic PrionPachyptila desolata
- Pintado PetrelDaption capense
- Soft-plumaged PetrelPterodroma mollis
- Thin-billed prionPachyptila belcheri
- Sooty shearwaterPuffinus griseus
- Indian Yellow-nosed AlbatrossThalassarche carteri
- Wilson's Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicus
- Providence PetrelPterodroma solandri
- Broad-billed PrionPachyptila vittata
- White-winged PetrelPterodroma leucopteraVU
- Blue PetrelHalobaena caerulea
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Buller's ShearwaterPuffinus bulleri
- Brown BoobySula leucogaster
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- White-headed PetrelPterodroma lessonii
- Great-winged PetrelPterodroma macroptera
- Salvin's PrionPachyptila salvini
- Grey NoddyAnous albivitta
- White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturus
- Northern Giant PetrelMacronectes halli
- Cook’s petrelPterodroma cookiiVU
- Westland Black PetrelProcellaria westlandica
- Brown SkuaStercorarius antarcticus
- Anous stolidusAnous stolidus
- Australian TernGelochelidon macrotarsa
- Buller's AlbatrossThalassarche bulleriNT
- Common Diving-PetrelPelecanoides urinatrix
- Black-winged PetrelPterodroma nigripennis
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Antarctic FulmarFulmarus glacialoides
- Streaked ShearwaterCalonectris leucomelasNT
- Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
Ducks & geese15 species
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- Chestnut TealAnas castanea
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Grey TealAnas gracilis
- Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- HardheadAythya australis
- Musk DuckBiziura lobata
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
- Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides
- Pink-eared DuckMalacorhynchus membranaceus
- Grass Whistling DuckDendrocygna eytoni
- Blue-billed DuckOxyura australis
Herons, ibises & grebes27 species
- Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
- Australian White IbisThreskiornis molucca
- Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus
- Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
- White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Australasian DarterAnhinga novaehollandiae
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Reef HeronEgretta sacra
- Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
- Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Ardea modestaArdea modesta
- Hoary-headed GrebePoliocephalus poliocephalus
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- White-necked HeronArdea pacifica
- Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Australasian BitternBotaurus poiciloptilusVU
- Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Yellow-billed SpoonbillPlatalea flavipes
- Australian Little BitternIxobrychus dubius
- Black BitternDupetor flavicollis
Songbirds113 species
- Australian RavenCorvus coronoides
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- Noisy MinerManorina melanocephala
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
- Pied CurrawongStrepera graculina
- Superb Fairy-wrenMalurus cyaneus
- Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae
- Magpie larkGrallina cyanoleuca
- Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata
- SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
- Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysoptera
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus
- Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
- Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
- Red-browed FiretailNeochmia temporalis
- White-browed ScrubwrenSericornis frontalis
- Australasian FigbirdSphecotheres vieilloti
- Rhipidura albiscapaRhipidura albiscapa
- Yellow ThornbillAcanthiza nana
- Spotted PardalotePardalotus punctatus
- Brown HoneyeaterLichmera indistincta
- Variegated Fairy-wrenMalurus lamberti
- Australian PipitAnthus australis
- Southern Emu-wrenStipiturus malachurus
- Australian Reed-WarblerAcrocephalus australis
- White-fronted ChatEpthianura albifrons
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australis
- Yellow-faced HoneyeaterCaligavis chrysops
- Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Little GrassbirdMegalurus gramineus
- Australian Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis
- Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventris
- White-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula penicillata
- Spangled DrongoDicrurus bracteatus
- Fairy MartinPetrochelidon ariel
- Australasian PipitAnthus novaeseelandiae
- Eastern SpinebillAcanthorhynchus tenuirostris
- Olive-backed OrioleOriolus sagittatus
- Scarlet MyzomelaMyzomela sanguinolenta
- Megalurus timoriensisMegalurus timoriensis
- Mangrove GerygoneGerygone levigaster
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MistletoebirdDicaeum hirundinaceum
- Grey ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
- Corcorax melanoramphosCorcorax melanoramphos
- Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans
- Brown ThornbillAcanthiza pusilla
- White-naped HoneyeaterMelithreptus lunatus
- Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoa
- Grey CurrawongStrepera versicolor
- Brown GerygoneGerygone mouki
- Leaden FlycatcherMyiagra rubecula
- Tawny-crowned HoneyeaterGliciphila melanops
- Lewin's HoneyeaterMeliphaga lewinii
- Pied ButcherbirdCracticus nigrogularis
- Grey FantailRhipidura fuliginosa
- Eastern WhipbirdPsophodes olivaceus
- White-cheeked HoneyeaterPhylidonyris niger
- Brown SonglarkMegalurus cruralis
- Rufous FantailRhipidura rufifrons
- Black-faced MonarchMonarcha melanopsis
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus
- Rose RobinPetroica rosea
- Little CrowCorvus bennetti
- Satin BowerbirdPtilonorhynchus violaceus
- Australian White-winged TrillerLalage tricolor
- Regent HoneyeaterAnthochaera phrygiaCR
- Noisy FriarbirdPhilemon corniculatus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Chestnut-rumped HeathwrenCalamanthus pyrrhopygius
- Restless FlycatcherMyiagra inquieta
- Fuscous HoneyeaterPtilotula fusca
- Torresian CrowCorvus orru
- WeebillSmicrornis brevirostris
- Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus
- Jacky-winterMicroeca fascinans
- White-throated TreecreeperCormobates leucophaea
- White-throated GerygoneGerygone olivacea
- Double-barred FinchTaeniopygia bichenovii
- Dusky WoodswallowArtamus cyanopterus
- Striated ThornbillAcanthiza lineata
- Varied SittellaDaphoenositta chrysoptera
- Satin FlycatcherMyiagra cyanoleuca
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- Striated FieldwrenCalamanthus fuliginosus
- Scarlet RobinPetroica multicolor
- Chestnut-breasted MannikinLonchura castaneothorax
- Beautiful FiretailStagonopleura bella
- Buff-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza reguloides
- Scarlet RobinPetroica boodang
- Rufous SonglarkMegalurus mathewsi
- White-eared HoneyeaterNesoptilotis leucotis
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- White-bellied CuckooshrikeCoracina papuensis
- Yellow-tufted HoneyeaterLichenostomus melanops
- Spiny-cheeked HoneyeaterAcanthagenys rufogularis
- Splendid FairywrenMalurus splendens
- Superb LyrebirdMenura novaehollandiae
- Flame RobinPetroica phoenicea
- Noisy PittaPitta versicolor
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Bassian ThrushZoothera lunulata
- Sunda Zebra FinchTaeniopygia guttata
- Diamond FiretailStagonopleura guttataVU
- ApostlebirdStruthidea cinerea
- Eastern BristlebirdDasyornis brachypterusVU
- Black-chinned HoneyeaterMelithreptus gularis
Other birds80 species
- Coconut LorikeetTrichoglossus haematodus
- Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes
- KookaburraDacelo novaeguineae
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Dusky MoorhenGallinula tenebrosa
- Little CorellaCacatua sanguinea
- CootFulica atra
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla
- Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
- Pacific KoelEudynamys orientalis
- Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis
- Yellow-tailed Black CockatooZanda funerea
- Channel-billed CuckooScythrops novaehollandiae
- Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
- Crimson RosellaPlatycercus elegans
- Red-rumped ParrotPsephotus haematonotus
- Eastern RosellaPlatycercus eximius
- Tawny FrogmouthPodargus strigoides
- Bar-shouldered DoveGeopelia humeralis
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensis
- Brown QuailSynoicus ypsilophorus
- Lewin's RailLewinia pectoralis
- Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis
- Australian King ParrotAlisterus scapularis
- Horsfield's Bronze CuckooChrysococcyx basalis
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- Scaly-breasted LorikeetTrichoglossus chlorolepidotus
- Needle-tailed SwiftHirundapus caudacutus
- Shining cuckooChrysococcyx lucidus
- Long-billed CorellaCacatua tenuirostris
- Australian BrushturkeyAlectura lathami
- Musk LorikeetGlossopsitta concinna
- Spotless CrakePorzana tabuensis
- Australian CrakePorzana fluminea
- CockatielNymphicus hollandicus
- Swift ParrotLathamus discolorCR
- Topknot PigeonLopholaimus antarcticus
- BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatus
- Pacific SwiftApus pacificus
- Painted ButtonquailTurnix varius
- Azure KingfisherCeyx azureus
- Superb ParrotPolytelis swainsonii
- White-headed PigeonColumba leucomela
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- Brush BronzewingPhaps elegans
- Pallid cuckooCuculus pallidus
- King QuailSynoicus chinensis
- Brush CuckooCacomantis variolosus
- Stubble QuailCoturnix pectoralis
- Yellow-tailed Black CockatooCalyptorhynchus funereus
- Pheasant CoucalCentropus phasianinus
- Common BronzewingPhaps chalcoptera
- Peaceful DoveGeopelia placida
- Brown Cuckoo-doveMacropygia phasianella
- White-cheeked RosellaPlatycercus adscitus
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
- Red-backed ButtonquailTurnix maculosus
- Gang-gang CockatooCallocephalon fimbriatumVU
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Glossy Black-CockatooCalyptorhynchus lathamiVU
- Diamond DoveGeopelia cuneata
- Superb Fruit DovePtilinopus superbus
- Wonga PigeonLeucosarcia melanoleuca
- Little LorikeetParvipsitta pusilla
- Common Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
- Australian Owlet-NightjarAegotheles cristatus
- White-throated NightjarEurostopodus mystacalis
- Pink CockatooLophochroa leadbeateri
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Little Button-quailTurnix velox
- Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachii
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Blue-winged ParrotNeophema chrysostomaVU
- Australian RingneckBarnardius zonarius
- Red-winged ParrotAprosmictus erythropterus
- Pink CockatooCacatua leadbeateri
- Oriental CuckooCuculus optatus
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 February and from October to December.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan26°/20°83 mm
- Feb25°/20°134 mm
- Mar24°/20°104 mm
- Apr22°/18°73 mm
- May20°/15°54 mm
- Jun17°/13°87 mm
- Jul16°/12°44 mm
- Aug17°/12°46 mm
- Sep20°/14°43 mm
- Oct22°/15°64 mm
- Nov23°/17°83 mm
- Dec24°/19°72 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Towra Point Nature Reserve.
Protected area in New South Wales, Australia
Towra Point Nature Reserve is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Australia.
374 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 216,148 open records.
The most recorded are the Silver Gull, the Coconut Lorikeet and the Australian Raven.
84 species come for the summer, 56 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
17 are threatened worldwide, including Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper and Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded in February and from October to December.

Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Sydney Tourist Parkcampsite · 6.0 km · 3 within 10 km
- Silver Beach Tourist Parkplace to stay · 3.0 km · 51 within 10 km
- Dolls Pointnearest town · 2.4 km in a straight line
- Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 7 km in a straight lineCar hire at SYD airport (Sydney)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
- 2bird hides within 6 km
- 3observation towers within 6 km
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmVisitor Centre
- 13viewpoints within 5 kmQuibray Bay Viewing Platform, Connell Hill, Carss Park Lookout and 10 more
- 31car parks within 3 km
- 13restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 3campsites within 10 kmSydney Tourist Park, Sheralee Tourist Caravan Park, Bonnie Vale Campground
- 51places to stay within 10 kmSilver Beach Tourist Park, Martin, Cronulla Beach YHA and 48 more
- 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 Towra Point Nature Reserve.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q7830302) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 216,148 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, Darkskyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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