A birdwatcher’s delight
Birds sighted here include the White-bellied Sea Eagle, Australian Pelican, Wedge Tailed Eagle, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Eastern Rosella, Red-rumped Parrot, Brown Treecreeper, Superb Fairywren, White-plumed Honeyeater, White-fronted Chat, Yellow-rumped Thornbill and so many more! In fact, you’re spoilt for feathered choice in the varied habitats throughout the Wetlands – with woodland, bushland and wetland awaiting avid twitchers and casual birdwatchers alike. Wherever your journey takes you on the site, keep your eyes peeled to witness spoonbills, herons, egrets and cormorants go about their daily activities.Register your bird sightings
Download our eBird checklist and record your sightings!The checklist is generated with data from eBird (ebird.org), a global database of bird sightings from birders like you. If you enjoy the checklist, please consider contributing your sightings to eBird. Your observations will help support birders, researchers, and conservationists worldwide.
You can also log any sightings, bird or not, through our citizen science project, I Saw That, which aims to collect species data specific to the site. The data is useful in ongoing conservation and restoration works. Or, check the Winton Wetlands page on the eBird Australia website to see a complete list of species that birdwatchers have seen and recorded recently.Birds of prey at Winton Wetlands
Read more about birds of prey at Winton Wetlands, including eagles, falcons, kites and goshawks. BirdLife Murray Goulburn has recorded 14 raptors during their bird surveys here.
Australian Little Bittern spotted at Winton Wetlands
Our camera traps – part of La Trobe University’s turtle research – have captured something very special: the Australian Little Bittern, a cryptic and endangered

Majestic in flight
Majestic in Flight: Wedge-Tailed Eagle at Winton Wetlands Spotted soaring high above Winton Wetlands – the incredible Wedge-Tailed Eagle, Australia’s largest bird of prey. With

Celebrating Women in Science at Winton Wetlands
Tuesday 11th February marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, and we’re proud to showcase some of the incredible women on our

World Wetlands Day – 2 February
World Wetlands Day – This Sunday! Did you know Sunday, February 2nd is World Wetlands Day? This year’s theme, ‘Protecting Wetlands for our Common Future’,

Our very own “Swifties” sighted at Wetlands
This week, Winton Wetlands is proud to be hosting VIPs –Very Important Parrots! The Critically Endangered Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor) has been sighted feeding in

BirdLife Australia – Nest Log Workshop
BirdLife Australia Northern Reserves Nest Log and Nest Box Parks Victoria Volunteer Innovation Fund Project Nest Log Workshop 10.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. Saturday 27