Lake Cooper south Vic

Survey PointLake Cooper south Vic
Latitude-36.5186100 (36° 31′ 7″ S)
Longitude144.8061100 (144° 48′ 22″ E)

From Corop take the Heathcote-Rochester road south to Willoughby Rd and head down to the lake. The site is at the end of the road. There is some woodland to the east over the channel, and some patchy sedgelands around the edge of the lake which often has water.

camp rating 7, in the open area, there’s no shade and no facilities, this isn’t a campground.

Surveys done 7

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  • Pink-eared Duck
    Malacorhynchus membranaceus
    2 (28.57%)
    Black Swan
    Cygnus atratus
    4 (57.14%)
    Australian Shelduck
    Tadorna tadornoides
    4 (57.14%)
    Hardhead
    Aythya australis
    1 (14.29%)
    Australasian Shoveler
    Spatula rhynchotis
    1 (14.29%)
    Pacific Black Duck
    Anas superciliosa
    3 (42.86%)
    Grey Teal
    Anas gracilis
    5 (71.43%)
    Chestnut Teal
    Anas castanea
    2 (28.57%)
    Australian Wood Duck
    Chenonetta jubata
    2 (28.57%)
    Stubble Quail
    Coturnix pectoralis
    1 (14.29%)
    Brown Quail
    Synoicus ypsilophorus
    2 (28.57%)
    Australasian Grebe
    Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
    3 (42.86%)
    Hoary-headed Grebe
    Poliocephalus poliocephalus
    3 (42.86%)
    Common Bronzewing
    Phaps chalcoptera
    1 (14.29%)
    Crested Pigeon
    Ocyphaps lophotes
    1 (14.29%)
    Black-tailed Native-hen
    Tribonyx ventralis
    1 (14.29%)
    Eurasian Coot
    Fulica atra
    5 (71.43%)
    Brolga
    Grus rubicunda
    1 (14.29%)
    Red-necked Avocet
    Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
    1 (14.29%)
    Pied Stilt
    Himantopus leucocephalus
    2 (28.57%)
    Red-capped Plover
    Charadrius ruficapillus
    3 (42.86%)
    Black-fronted Dotterel
    Elseyornis melanops
    4 (57.14%)
    Masked Lapwing
    Vanellus miles
    5 (71.43%)
    Red-kneed Dotterel
    Erythrogonys cinctus
    1 (14.29%)
    Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
    Calidris acuminata
    1 (14.29%)
    Red-necked Stint
    Calidris ruficollis
    1 (14.29%)
    Silver Gull
    Larus novaehollandiae
    2 (28.57%)
    Caspian Tern
    Hydroprogne caspia
    2 (28.57%)
    Australian Pelican
    Pelecanus conspicillatus
    3 (42.86%)
    Great Egret
    Ardea alba
    1 (14.29%)
    White-faced Heron
    Egretta novaehollandiae
    1 (14.29%)
    Yellow-billed Spoonbill
    Platalea flavipes
    1 (14.29%)
    Little Pied Cormorant
    Microcarbo melanoleucos
    3 (42.86%)
    Great Cormorant
    Phalacrocorax carbo
    3 (42.86%)
    Little Black Cormorant
    Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
    2 (28.57%)
    Black-shouldered Kite
    Elanus axillaris
    2 (28.57%)
    Swamp Harrier
    Circus approximans
    2 (28.57%)
    Spotted Harrier
    Circus assimilis
    1 (14.29%)
    Whistling Kite
    Haliastur sphenurus
    3 (42.86%)
    Southern Boobook
    Ninox boobook
    1 (14.29%)
    Nankeen Kestrel
    Falco cenchroides
    2 (28.57%)
    Brown Falcon
    Falco berigora
    1 (14.29%)
    Galah
    Eolophus roseicapilla
    5 (71.43%)
    Long-billed Corella
    Cacatua tenuirostris
    3 (42.86%)
    Red-rumped Parrot
    Psephotus haematonotus
    2 (28.57%)
    Eastern Rosella
    Platycercus eximius
    1 (14.29%)
    Superb Fairy-wren
    Malurus cyaneus
    7 (100.00%)
    White-fronted Chat
    Epthianura albifrons
    4 (57.14%)
    White-plumed Honeyeater
    Ptilotula penicillata
    4 (57.14%)
    Striated Pardalote
    Pardalotus striatus
    1 (14.29%)
    Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
    Coracina novaehollandiae
    2 (28.57%)
    Australian Magpie
    Gymnorhina tibicen
    6 (85.71%)
    Willie Wagtail
    Rhipidura leucophrys
    6 (85.71%)
    Little Raven
    Corvus mellori
    3 (42.86%)
    Australian Raven
    Corvus coronoides
    3 (42.86%)
    Restless Flycatcher
    Myiagra inquieta
    2 (28.57%)
    Magpie-lark
    Grallina cyanoleuca
    6 (85.71%)
    Zebra Finch
    Taeniopygia castanotis
    2 (28.57%)
    House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus
    6 (85.71%)
    Australasian Pipit
    Anthus novaeseelandiae
    2 (28.57%)
    European Goldfinch
    Carduelis carduelis
    2 (28.57%)
    Golden-headed Cisticola
    Cisticola exilis
    4 (57.14%)
    Little Grassbird
    Poodytes gramineus
    3 (42.86%)
    Australian Reed-Warbler
    Acrocephalus australis
    3 (42.86%)
    Tree Martin
    Petrochelidon nigricans
    2 (28.57%)
    Welcome Swallow
    Hirundo neoxena
    6 (85.71%)
    Common Starling
    Sturnus vulgaris
    6 (85.71%)
    Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis
    2 (28.57%)