Lake Elingamite Vic

Survey Point Lake Elingamite Vic
Latitude -38.3497200 (38° 20′ 59″ S)
Longitude 143.0161100 (143° 0′ 58″ E)

Access to this site is from Oates Rd to the SW of Cobden  off the Warnambool Rd. This is a free campsite that is rarely used perhaps because the toilets are unusable. Toilets aside this is an attractive site. The lake usually has some water, but often isn’t approachable through the mud. There is also a plantation of large gums here that are well frequented by the birds.

Camp rating 8

Surveys done 2

Blogs: Victoria’s SW coast and Princess Hwy 2016,

  • Black Swan
    Cygnus atratus
    2 (100.00%)
  • Australian Shelduck
    Tadorna tadornoides
    2 (100.00%)
  • Musk Duck
    Biziura lobata
    2 (100.00%)
  • Australasian Grebe
    Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
    1 (50.00%)
  • Purple Swamphen
    Porphyrio porphyrio
    1 (50.00%)
  • Eurasian Coot
    Fulica atra
    2 (100.00%)
  • Black-winged Stilt
    Himantopus leucocephalus
    2 (100.00%)
  • Red-capped Plover
    Charadrius ruficapillus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Masked Lapwing
    Vanellus miles
    2 (100.00%)
  • Silver Gull
    Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
    1 (50.00%)
  • Australian Pelican
    Pelecanus conspicillatus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Great Egret
    Ardea alba
    1 (50.00%)
  • Australian White Ibis
    Threskiornis moluccus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Little Pied Cormorant
    Microcarbo melanoleucos
    1 (50.00%)
  • Little Black Cormorant
    Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
    1 (50.00%)
  • Swamp Harrier
    Circus approximans
    1 (50.00%)
  • Whistling Kite
    Haliastur sphenurus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Crimson Rosella
    Platycercus elegans
    2 (100.00%)
  • Superb Fairy-wren
    Malurus cyaneus
    2 (100.00%)
  • New Holland Honeyeater
    Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
    2 (100.00%)
  • White-naped Honeyeater
    Melithreptus lunatus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Yellow-faced Honeyeater
    Caligavis chrysops
    1 (50.00%)
  • Striated Pardalote
    Pardalotus striatus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Striated Thornbill
    Acanthiza lineata
    1 (50.00%)
  • Brown Thornbill
    Acanthiza pusilla
    2 (100.00%)
  • Golden Whistler
    Pachycephala pectoralis
    2 (100.00%)
  • Grey Shrike-thrush
    Colluricincla harmonica
    2 (100.00%)
  • Australian Magpie
    Gymnorhina tibicen
    2 (100.00%)
  • Grey Fantail
    Rhipidura fuliginosa
    1 (50.00%)
  • Little Raven
    Corvus mellori
    2 (100.00%)
  • Forest Raven
    Corvus tasmanicus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Magpie-lark
    Grallina cyanoleuca
    1 (50.00%)
  • Eastern Yellow Robin
    Eopsaltria australis
    1 (50.00%)
  • Red-browed Finch
    Neochmia temporalis
    1 (50.00%)
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Golden-headed Cisticola
    Cisticola exilis
    1 (50.00%)
  • Welcome Swallow
    Hirundo neoxena
    2 (100.00%)
  • Silvereye
    Zosterops lateralis
    2 (100.00%)
  • Common Blackbird
    Turdus merula
    2 (100.00%)