Birdwatching Near Wollongong
Where to go birdwatching near Wollongong. Wingmate maps 17 birding locations within 45 km of the city centre, and lists the bird species recorded at each one.
The birds recorded at the most locations around Wollongong are Red-whiskered Bulbul, Beautiful Firetail, White-headed Pigeon, Pilotbird and Eastern Bristlebird.
Wollongong is best known for its pelagic seabird trips, with the Illawarra escarpment rainforest and Lake Illawarra behind the city. The closest spot to the centre is Mangerton Park, about 2 km out. A flame marks any location with a sighting logged in the last 30 days.
Top 12 birding spots near Wollongong
The locations within reach of Wollongong where the Wingmate community has recorded the most species.
- Mount Annan Botanic Garden🔥44 species · 85 sightings · seen yesterday
- Wollongong Botanic Garden🔥13 species · seen 2 days ago
- Barren Grounds Nature Reserve12 species · seen 206 days ago
- Horsley Inlet Koona Bay11 species · seen 224 days ago
- Wattamolla (Royal NP)10 species · seen 106 days ago
- Mangerton Park🔥6 species · seen 19 days ago
- Kiama Harbour5 species · seen 37 days ago
- Barren Grounds Picnic Area1 species · seen 48 days ago
- Black Head Reserve1 species · seen 62 days ago
- Budderoo track - Budderoo NP10 species listed
- Coachwood Park10 species listed
- Emu Picnic Area, Nepean Dam10 species listed
Every birding spot near Wollongong
17 spots · 3 active17 locations
- 🔥Mangerton Park6 species · seen 19 days ago
- 🔥Wollongong Botanic Garden13 species · seen 2 days ago
- Coachwood Park10 species recorded
- Coomaditchy Lagoon Reserve9 species recorded
- Windang Island8 species recorded
- Horsley Inlet Koona Bay11 species · seen 224 days ago
- Spring Creek Wetland & Bird Hide10 species recorded
- Kiama Harbour5 species · seen 37 days ago
- Emu Picnic Area, Nepean Dam10 species recorded
- Jerrara Dam10 species recorded
- Budderoo track - Budderoo NP10 species recorded
- Barren Grounds Picnic Area1 species · seen 48 days ago
- Barren Grounds Nature Reserve12 species · seen 206 days ago
- Wattamolla (Royal NP)10 species · seen 106 days ago
- Black Head Reserve1 species · seen 62 days ago
- 🔥Mount Annan Botanic Garden44 species · 85 sightings · seen yesterday
- Southern Highlands Botanic Gardens7 species recorded
Birds you can see around Wollongong
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- Red-whiskered Bulbul
- Beautiful Firetail
- White-headed Pigeon
- Pilotbird
- Eastern Bristlebird
- Green Catbird
- Variegated Fairywren
- Kelp Gull
- Ground Parrot
- Topknot Pigeon
- Australian Brushturkey
- Chestnut-rumped Heathwren
- Black-faced Monarch
- Double-banded Plover
- Rockwarbler
- Eastern Whipbird
- Black Bittern
- Red-backed Buttonquail
- Baillon's Crake
- Brown Cuckoo-Dove
- Australian Rufous Fantail
- Brown Gerygone
- Tawny Grassbird
- Striated Heron
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