Birdwatching Near Adelaide
Where to go birdwatching near Adelaide. Wingmate maps 36 birding locations within 60 km of the city centre, and lists the bird species recorded at each one.
The birds recorded at the most locations around Adelaide are Elegant Parrot, Chestnut-rumped Heathwren, Baillon's Crake, European Greenfinch and Eurasian Skylark.
The Adelaide Hills, the Laratinga and Greenfields wetlands and the coastal samphire of Gulf St Vincent are all within easy reach of the city. The closest spot to the centre is Pakapakanthi Wetlands, about 2 km out. A flame marks any location with a sighting logged in the last 30 days.
Top 12 birding spots near Adelaide
The locations within reach of Adelaide where the Wingmate community has recorded the most species.
- Pakapakanthi Wetlands🔥35 species · 94 sightings · seen 14 days ago
- Laratinga Wetlands🔥32 species · 83 sightings · seen 15 days ago
- Barker Inlet Wetlands27 species · 41 sightings · seen 45 days ago
- Monarto Woodlands along Browns Road25 species · 38 sightings · seen 59 days ago
- Whites Road Wetland25 species · 30 sightings · seen 39 days ago
- Scott Conservation Park13 species · seen 80 days ago
- Byards Road Wetlands🔥12 species · 17 sightings · seen 16 days ago
- Garden Island12 species · 14 sightings · seen 45 days ago
- Onkaparinga River Recreation Park12 species · 13 sightings · seen 148 days ago
- Monarto Conservation Park9 species · seen 173 days ago
- Sandy Creek Conservation Park8 species · seen 181 days ago
- Roy Amer Reserve6 species · 8 sightings · seen 37 days ago
Every birding spot near Adelaide
36 spots · 5 active36 locations
- 🔥Pakapakanthi Wetlands35 species · 94 sightings · seen 14 days ago
- Roy Amer Reserve6 species · 8 sightings · seen 37 days ago
- 🔥Glenelg Beach1 species · seen 16 days ago
- Morialta Conservation Park2 species · seen 172 days ago
- Barker Inlet Wetlands27 species · 41 sightings · seen 45 days ago
- Giles Conservation Park6 species recorded
- Mount Lofty Botanic Garden View Platform9 species recorded
- 🔥Black Hill Conservation Park3 species · seen 16 days ago
- Elder Drive Reserve6 species recorded
- Garden Island12 species · 14 sightings · seen 45 days ago
- Whites Road Wetland25 species · 30 sightings · seen 39 days ago
- Anstey Hill Recreation Park6 species recorded
- 🔥Byards Road Wetlands12 species · 17 sightings · seen 16 days ago
- Hallett Cove Conservation Park1 species · seen 191 days ago
- Scott Creek Conservation Park8 species recorded
- St Kilda Mangrove Trail6 species recorded
- St Kilda Beach3 species · seen 235 days ago
- Onkaparinga River National Park3 species · seen 204 days ago
- Onkaparinga River Recreation Park12 species · 13 sightings · seen 148 days ago
- Keith Stephenson Park2 species · 3 sightings · seen 47 days ago
- Southern Ponds (Onkaparinga Reserve)6 species recorded
- 🔥Laratinga Wetlands32 species · 83 sightings · seen 15 days ago
- Port Gawler Conservation Park1 species · seen 93 days ago
- Snapper Point1 species · seen 106 days ago
- Sandy Creek Conservation Park8 species · seen 181 days ago
- Aldinga Conservation Park4 species · 5 sightings · seen 72 days ago
- Bullock Hill Conservation Park6 species recorded
- Mount Compass Wetlands4 species · seen 80 days ago
- Cox Scrub Conservation Park10 species recorded
- Monarto Woodlands along Browns Road25 species · 38 sightings · seen 59 days ago
- Myponga Beach7 species recorded
- Myponga Reservoir6 species recorded
- Kaiserstuhl Conservation Park6 species recorded
- Monarto Conservation Park9 species · seen 173 days ago
- Scott Conservation Park13 species · seen 80 days ago
- Kinchina10 species recorded
Birds you can see around Adelaide
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- Elegant Parrot
- Chestnut-rumped Heathwren
- Baillon's Crake
- European Greenfinch
- Eurasian Skylark
- Spotted Scrubwren
- Greater Bluebonnet
- Black-faced Cormorant
- African Collared-Dove
- Yellow-plumed Honeyeater
- Hooded Plover
- Red-necked Avocet
- Freckled Duck
- Southern Emuwren
- Diamond Firetail
- Cape Barren Goose
- Shy Heathwren
- Purple-gaped Honeyeater
- Lewin's Rail
- Southern Scrub-Robin
- Banded Stilt
- Slender-billed Thornbill
- Australasian Bittern
- Black-eared Cuckoo
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