Herdsman Lake south WA

Survey Point	Herdsman Lake south WA
Latitude	-31.9291600 (31° 55′ 45″ S)
Longitude	115.8054500 (115° 48′ 20″ E)

This is a birding hotspot in the inner suburbs of Perth. The area around the Herdsman Lake Wildlife Centre has a good variety of habitats, from some open water, extensive reed beds and paperbark wetlands, there is a short boardwalk that is worth getting up early to see the crakes and rails for, and if you’re lucky there are Australian Little Bitterns to see here in summer. As the lake dries out the edges become good habitat for Long-toed Stint and Pectoral Sandpiper again in summer. It is also a reliable spot for Tawny Frogmouth.

No camping here

Surveys done 21

Blogs see main page archives:

SW WA and Great Northern Hwy to Broome 2019
Fitzroy Crossing along WA coast and hinterland to Perth 2018

Broome to Melbourne via Port Hedland Karijini NP Mt Augustus NP Kennedy Ranges NP Nullarbor Menindee Lakes 2019

Western Australia 2021-22

Shark Bay, Mt Augustus, Gibb River Rd, Purnululu(Bungles),Stuart Hwy, Eyre Hwy 2023

Perth region 2025/26 Hamelin Station 2026

• Wandering Whistling-Duck
  Dendrocygna arcuata
  1 (4.76%)
• Blue-billed Duck
  Oxyura australis
  8 (38.10%) (B)
• Pink-eared Duck
  Malacorhynchus membranaceus
  15 (71.43%) (B)
• Black Swan
  Cygnus atratus
  20 (95.24%) (B)
• Australian Shelduck
  Tadorna tadornoides
  18 (85.71%) (B)
• Hardhead
  Aythya australis
  14 (66.67%) (B)
• Australasian Shoveler
  Spatula rhynchotis
  12 (57.14%)
• Pacific Black Duck
  Anas superciliosa
  20 (95.24%) (B)
• Grey Teal
  Anas gracilis
  20 (95.24%)
• Freckled Duck
  Stictonetta naevosa
  10 (47.62%) (B)
• Musk Duck
  Biziura lobata
  13 (61.90%) (B)
• Australian Wood Duck
  Chenonetta jubata
  16 (76.19%) (B)
• Australasian Grebe
  Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
  18 (85.71%) (B)
• Hoary-headed Grebe
  Poliocephalus poliocephalus
  4 (19.05%)
• Great Crested Grebe
  Podiceps cristatus
  17 (80.95%) (B)
• Rock Dove
  Columba livia
  2 (9.52%)
• Spotted Dove
  Spilopelia chinensis
  19 (90.48%) (B)
• Laughing Dove
  Spilopelia senegalensis
  16 (76.19%)
• Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo
  Chalcites basalis
  2 (9.52%)
• Shining Bronze-Cuckoo
  Chalcites lucidus
  5 (23.81%)
• Fan-tailed Cuckoo
  Cacomantis flabelliformis
  1 (4.76%)
• Tawny Frogmouth
  Podargus strigoides
  20 (95.24%) (B)
• Buff-banded Rail
  Hypotaenidia philippensis
  12 (57.14%)
• Australian Spotted Crake
  Porzana fluminea
  6 (28.57%)
• Spotless Crake
  Zapornia tabuensis
  3 (14.29%)
• Purple Swamphen
  Porphyrio porphyrio
  21 (100.00%) (B)
• Dusky Moorhen
  Gallinula tenebrosa
  20 (95.24%) (B)
• Eurasian Coot
  Fulica atra
  20 (95.24%) (B)
• Banded Stilt
  Cladorhynchus leucocephalus
  1 (4.76%)
• Pied Stilt
  Himantopus leucocephalus
  13 (61.90%)
• Black-fronted Dotterel
  Elseyornis melanops
  7 (33.33%)
• Red-kneed Dotterel
  Erythrogonys cinctus
  1 (4.76%)
• Long-toed Stint
  Calidris subminuta
  1 (4.76%)
• Pectoral Sandpiper
  Calidris melanotos
  1 (4.76%)
• Wood Sandpiper
  Tringa glareola
  2 (9.52%)
• Silver Gull
  Larus novaehollandiae
  4 (19.05%)
• Australian Pelican
  Pelecanus conspicillatus
  18 (85.71%)
• Australian Little Bittern
  Ixobrychus dubius
  2 (9.52%)
• Nankeen Night-Heron
  Nycticorax caledonicus
  15 (71.43%)
• White-necked Heron
  Ardea pacifica
  1 (4.76%)
• Great Egret
  Ardea alba
  19 (90.48%)
• White-faced Heron
  Egretta novaehollandiae
  12 (57.14%)
• Little Egret
  Egretta garzetta
  14 (66.67%)
• Australian White Ibis
  Threskiornis moluccus
  21 (100.00%)
• Straw-necked Ibis
  Threskiornis spinicollis
  17 (80.95%)
• Yellow-billed Spoonbill
  Platalea flavipes
  17 (80.95%)
• Glossy Ibis
  Plegadis falcinellus
  10 (47.62%)
• Little Pied Cormorant
  Microcarbo melanoleucos
  19 (90.48%)
• Great Cormorant
  Phalacrocorax carbo
  15 (71.43%) (B)
• Little Black Cormorant
  Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
  19 (90.48%)
• Australasian Darter
  Anhinga novaehollandiae
  15 (71.43%) (B)
• Black-shouldered Kite
  Elanus axillaris
  1 (4.76%)
• Little Eagle
  Hieraaetus morphnoides
  1 (4.76%)
• Swamp Harrier
  Circus approximans
  15 (71.43%)
• Brown Goshawk
  Accipiter fasciatus
  10 (47.62%) (B)
• Collared Sparrowhawk
  Accipiter cirrocephalus
  2 (9.52%)
• White-bellied Sea-Eagle
  Haliaeetus leucogaster
  1 (4.76%)
• Whistling Kite
  Haliastur sphenurus
  13 (61.90%)
• Rainbow Bee-eater
  Merops ornatus
  5 (23.81%) (B)
• Sacred Kingfisher
  Todiramphus sanctus
  2 (9.52%)
• Laughing Kookaburra
  Dacelo novaeguineae
  9 (42.86%)
• Australian Hobby
  Falco longipennis
  7 (33.33%)
• Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
  Calyptorhynchus banksii
  2 (9.52%)
• Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo
  Zanda latirostris
  2 (9.52%)
• Galah
  Eolophus roseicapilla
  16 (76.19%)
• Little Corella
  Cacatua sanguinea
  17 (80.95%) (B)
• Australian Ringneck
  Barnardius zonarius
  1 (4.76%)
• Rainbow Lorikeet
  Trichoglossus moluccanus
  20 (95.24%) (B)
• Variegated Fairy-wren
  Malurus lamberti
  2 (9.52%)
• Splendid Fairy-wren
  Malurus splendens
  6 (28.57%)
• Brown Honeyeater
  Lichmera indistincta
  20 (95.24%) (B)
• New Holland Honeyeater
  Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
  17 (80.95%)
• Red Wattlebird
  Anthochaera carunculata
  20 (95.24%)
• Singing Honeyeater
  Gavicalis virescens
  19 (90.48%)
• Spotted Pardalote
  Pardalotus punctatus
  1 (4.76%)
• Striated Pardalote
  Pardalotus striatus
  14 (66.67%)
• Western Gerygone
  Gerygone fusca
  18 (85.71%)
• Weebill
  Smicrornis brevirostris
  19 (90.48%)
• Yellow-rumped Thornbill
  Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
  13 (61.90%) (B)
• Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
  Coracina novaehollandiae
  10 (47.62%)
• White-winged Triller
  Lalage tricolor
  3 (14.29%)
• Rufous Whistler
  Pachycephala rufiventris
  14 (66.67%)
• Australian Magpie
  Gymnorhina tibicen
  21 (100.00%) (B)
• Grey Butcherbird
  Cracticus torquatus
  8 (38.10%)
• Willie Wagtail
  Rhipidura leucophrys
  21 (100.00%) (B)
• Grey Fantail
  Rhipidura albiscapa
  19 (90.48%)
• Australian Raven
  Corvus coronoides
  20 (95.24%)
• Magpie-lark
  Grallina cyanoleuca
  17 (80.95%) (B)
• Mistletoebird
  Dicaeum hirundinaceum
  3 (14.29%)
• Little Grassbird
  Poodytes gramineus
  13 (61.90%)
• Australian Reed-Warbler
  Acrocephalus australis
  19 (90.48%) (B)
• Tree Martin
  Petrochelidon nigricans
  16 (76.19%)
• Welcome Swallow
  Hirundo neoxena
  16 (76.19%) (B)
• Silvereye
  Zosterops lateralis
  21 (100.00%) (B)
• Black Duck-Mallard hybrid
   
  1 (4.76%)
• Domestic Duck
   
  3 (14.29%)

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