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Birdwatching Near Sydney

Where to go birdwatching near Sydney. Wingmate maps 39 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 Sydney are Red-whiskered Bulbul, Variegated Fairywren, Australian Brushturkey, Scarlet Myzomela and Powerful Owl.

Centennial Park, the Royal and Ku-ring-gai Chase national parks and the Botany Bay wetlands are all within an hour of the CBD, which is why Sydney turns up seabirds, heathland honeyeaters and rainforest birds in the same weekend. The closest spot to the centre is Centennial Park, about 4 km out. A flame marks any location with a sighting logged in the last 30 days.

Top 12 birding spots near Sydney

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

  1. Waterbird Refuge (Sydney Olympic Park)41 species · 72 sightings · seen 67 days ago
  2. Cattai National Park🔥40 species · 44 sightings · seen 16 days ago
  3. Centennial Park🔥34 species · 55 sightings · seen 17 days ago
  4. Mount Annan Botanic Garden🔥33 species · 72 sightings · seen 21 days ago
  5. Glenbrook Lagoon21 species · 23 sightings · seen 55 days ago
  6. Scheyville National Park20 species · 71 sightings · seen 39 days ago
  7. Dee Why Lagoon Wildlife Refuge🔥15 species · seen 12 days ago
  8. Wattamolla (Royal NP)11 species · seen 61 days ago
  9. Deep Creek Reserve10 species · seen 54 days ago
  10. Yarramundi Reserve8 species · seen 61 days ago
  11. Coogee Beach🔥7 species · 8 sightings · seen 20 days ago
  12. Castlereagh Nature Reserve🔥6 species · 12 sightings · seen 26 days ago

Every birding spot near Sydney

39 spots · 10 active

39 locations

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