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Birdwatching Near Brisbane

Where to go birdwatching near Brisbane. Wingmate maps 53 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 Brisbane are Mangrove Honeyeater, Pale-vented Bush-hen, Variegated Fairywren, Pale-headed Rosella and Australian Brushturkey.

Brisbane sits between the Moreton Bay wader flats and the subtropical rainforest of the D’Aguilar Range, so the species list changes completely within an hour’s drive. The closest spot to the centre is New Farm Park, about 3 km out. A flame marks any location with a sighting logged in the last 30 days.

Top 12 birding spots near Brisbane

The locations within reach of Brisbane where the Wingmate community has recorded the most species.

  1. Banks Street Reserve139 species · 143 sightings · seen 37 days ago
  2. Sandy Camp Road Wetlands Reserve🔥76 species · 360 sightings · seen 3 days ago
  3. Wynnum Mangrove Boardwalk🔥64 species · 174 sightings · seen 7 days ago
  4. Oxley Creek Common56 species · 139 sightings · seen 52 days ago
  5. Kholo Botanic Gardens36 species · 49 sightings · seen 84 days ago
  6. Tinchi Tamba Wetlands Reserve🔥35 species · 38 sightings · seen 14 days ago
  7. Kedron Brook Wetlands Reserve33 species · 34 sightings · seen 47 days ago
  8. Nudgee Waterhole Reserve23 species · seen 163 days ago
  9. Mount Glorious Community Hall🔥20 species · 43 sightings · seen 7 days ago
  10. King Island (Conservation Park)20 species · 33 sightings · seen 94 days ago
  11. Whites Hill Reserve🔥15 species · 24 sightings · seen 17 days ago
  12. Sherwood Arboretum15 species · seen 142 days ago

Every birding spot near Brisbane

53 spots · 11 active

53 locations

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