Best Birdwatching Spots in Queensland
Where to go birdwatching in Queensland. Wingmate maps 260 birdwatching locations across QLD and lists the bird species recorded at each one, with a map, directions and recent community sightings.
The birds recorded at the most locations in QLD are Pale-headed Rosella, Mangrove Honeyeater, Spotted Bowerbird, Plum-headed Finch and Brown-backed Honeyeater.
The Wet Tropics around Cairns and the Atherton Tableland, the Lamington rainforests and the wetlands of the southeast hold rainforest birds found nowhere else in Australia. Search the list below or use the map to find birding spots near you. A flame marks any location with a sighting logged in the last 30 days.
Top 10 birding spots in Queensland
The QLD locations where the Wingmate community has recorded the most species.
- Banks Street Reserve139 species · 143 sightings · seen 36 days ago
- Sandy Camp Road Wetlands Reserve🔥76 species · 360 sightings · seen 2 days ago
- Townsville Town Common Conservation Park75 species · 77 sightings · seen 51 days ago
- Wynnum Mangrove Boardwalk🔥64 species · 174 sightings · seen 6 days ago
- Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary56 species · 185 sightings · seen 52 days ago
- Oxley Creek Common56 species · 139 sightings · seen 51 days ago
- Cairns Cattana Wetlands🔥38 species · 52 sightings · seen 21 days ago
- Kholo Botanic Gardens36 species · 49 sightings · seen 83 days ago
- Tinchi Tamba Wetlands Reserve🔥35 species · 38 sightings · seen 13 days ago
- Kedron Brook Wetlands Reserve33 species · 34 sightings · seen 46 days ago
Every birding spot in Queensland
260 spots · 35 active260 locations
- (Jim Weir Rd) Julatten10 species recorded
- Abattoir Swamp Julatten10 species recorded
- Aquatic Paradise Park West8 species recorded
- Arkarra Lagoons1 species · seen 37 days ago
- Atherton Holiday Park1 species · seen 131 days ago
- Baldy Top10 species recorded
- Banks Street Reserve139 species · 143 sightings · seen 36 days ago
- Barcaldine Botanical Walk9 species recorded
- Barramundi Fish Farms10 species recorded
- Beardmore Dam8 species recorded
- Bedourie10 species recorded
- 🔥Berrinba Wetlands14 species · 15 sightings · seen 23 days ago
- Big Mitchell Creek Reserve10 species recorded
- Bishops Marsh10 species recorded
- Bladensburg National Park10 species recorded
- Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary56 species · 185 sightings · seen 52 days ago
- Boynedale Bushcamp10 species recorded
- Bringalily State Forest10 species recorded
- Bromfield Swamp Viewing Platform10 species recorded
- Buckinbah Weir7 species recorded
- Bulgwoyn Park10 species recorded
- Bundaberg Botanic Gardens1 species · seen 192 days ago
- Bunya Crossing Reserve10 species recorded
- 🔥Bunya Mountains National Park1 species · seen yesterday
- Burke and Wills Dig Tree9 species recorded
- Burke River at Boulia10 species recorded
- Burtons Well Camping Area10 species recorded
- 🔥Cairns Cattana Wetlands38 species · 52 sightings · seen 21 days ago
- 🔥Cairns Esplanade13 species · 17 sightings · seen 18 days ago
- 🔥Cairns Pier3 species · seen 20 days ago
- Cape Pallarenda Conservation Park1 species · seen 55 days ago
- Cape Tribulation2 species · seen 58 days ago
- Castle Rock camping area10 species recorded
- Cathedral Fig Tree10 species recorded
- 🔥Chambers Wildlife Rainforest Lodges3 species · seen 7 days ago
- Chilli Beach10 species recorded
- Chilli Beach10 species recorded
- Chinaman Dam10 species recorded
- Claudie River Boat ramp8 species recorded
- Cobbold Gorge10 species recorded
- Colleges Crossing5 species · seen 108 days ago
- Cooks Hut Campground8 species recorded
- Cooktown Airport1 species · seen 48 days ago
- Coolmunda Dam Boat Ramp8 species recorded
- Coolum Parade Wetlands10 species recorded
- Coombabah Lakelands Conservation Area (Arundel section)7 species · seen 54 days ago
- Corfield8 species recorded
- Crater Lakes Rainforest Cottages9 species recorded
- Cunnamulla Conservation Bushlands10 species recorded
- Curtain Fig Tree1 species · seen 217 days ago
- Daintree Ferry9 species · seen 197 days ago
- 🔥Daintree River Cruise Centre30 species · 39 sightings · seen 13 days ago
- Decker Park10 species recorded
- Diamantina National Park10 species recorded
- Diggings Rd (Eungella NP)10 species recorded
- Dowse Lagoon Sandgate Reserve10 species recorded
- East Mary Road10 species recorded
- East Shores8 species recorded
- Edmund Kennedy (Girramay NP)10 species recorded
- Emerald Botanic Gardens31 species · 39 sightings · seen 47 days ago
- Eromanga Natural History Museum1 species · seen 52 days ago
- Etty Bay Beach10 species recorded
- Eubenangee Swamp National Park10 species recorded
- Eulo9 species recorded
- Eulo Bore1 species · seen 52 days ago
- Eungella Dam10 species recorded
- 🔥Eungella National Park-Broken River Section1 species · seen 30 days ago
- Evening Star Tourist Park10 species recorded
- Fairfield Waters Wetland10 species recorded
- 🔥Fearnley Bird Hide2 species · seen 25 days ago
- Finch Hatton Gorge10 species recorded
- 🔥Fogarty Park1 species · seen 16 days ago
- 🔥Girraween Environmental Lodge2 species · seen 5 days ago
- 🔥Girraween National Park15 species · 18 sightings · seen yesterday
- Godwin Beach10 species recorded
- Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens21 species · 24 sightings · seen 46 days ago
- Gold Creek Reservoir7 species · seen 121 days ago
- Goomboora Park10 species recorded
- 🔥Goondiwindi Botanic Gardens3 species · seen 30 days ago
- Grange Forest Park4 species · seen 35 days ago
- 🔥Green Mountain Campground1 species · 2 sightings · seen 30 days ago
- Hamilton Island8 species · 11 sightings · seen 69 days ago
- Hardings Paddock10 species recorded
- Hartley's Crocodile Adventures1 species · seen 84 days ago
- 🔥Hasties Swamp Bird Hide27 species · 35 sightings · seen 7 days ago
- Hasties Swamp National Park2 species · seen 89 days ago
- Heritage Lodge In The Daintree6 species recorded
- Heritage Walk (Wongabel State Forest)10 species recorded
- Heron Island10 species recorded
- Highfields Falls10 species recorded
- 🔥Hinterland Regional Park3 species · seen 5 days ago
- Homestead & Campground Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary10 species recorded
- Honeyeater Crescent Park6 species recorded
- Horseshoe Bay Lagoon Conservation Park31 species · 33 sightings · seen 47 days ago
- Hughenden Recreational Lake2 species · seen 49 days ago
- Humbug Pt10 species recorded
- Idalia National Park10 species recorded
- Inskip Point10 species recorded
- Iron Range Ranger Station10 species recorded
- Jesse Wickman Park, Minden7 species recorded
- 🔥Jindalba Boardwalk8 species · 9 sightings · seen 13 days ago
- Joseph Banks Conservation Park10 species recorded
- Jumrum Creek Conservation Park7 species recorded
- 🔥Kakadu Beach Bird Roost2 species · seen 5 days ago
- Kalpowar State Forest10 species recorded
- Karumba2 species · seen 48 days ago
- Kedron Brook Wetlands Reserve33 species · 34 sightings · seen 46 days ago
- Kerribee Park10 species recorded
- Kholo Botanic Gardens36 species · 49 sightings · seen 83 days ago
- 🔥Kianawah Road Wetland (Hemmant)1 species · seen 25 days ago
- Kilcowera Station10 species recorded
- Kilcowera Station10 species recorded
- King Island (Conservation Park)20 species · 33 sightings · seen 93 days ago
- Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge10 species recorded
- Kroombit Tops National Park10 species recorded
- Kutini-Payamu (Iron Range) NP10 species recorded
- Lady Elliot Island2 species · seen 262 days ago
- 🔥Lake Alford Park Gympie6 species · seen 3 days ago
- Lake Barrine10 species recorded
- Lake Bindegolly Day-Use Area10 species recorded
- Lake Bindegolly National Park10 species recorded
- Lake Broadwater Conservation Park3 species · seen 74 days ago
- Lake Cooby, Loveday Road10 species recorded
- Lake Coolmunda Caravan Park7 species recorded
- Lake Dunn6 species recorded
- Lake Eacham2 species · seen 36 days ago
- Lake Eacham1 species · seen 36 days ago
- Lake Eacham Tourist Park10 species recorded
- Lake Eden6 species · seen 69 days ago
- Lake Moondarra10 species recorded
- Lamington National Park5 species · seen 51 days ago
- Lammermoor Native Gardens10 species recorded
- Lark Quarry Conservation Park10 species recorded
- Lawnton Lakes9 species recorded
- Lockhart River Road at Airport Road10 species recorded
- Lockhart River Wastewater Treatment Plant10 species recorded
- 🔥Logan River Parklands1 species · seen 24 days ago
- Longreach9 species recorded
- Longreach Tourist Park6 species recorded
- Lower Mount Lewis Road10 species recorded
- Maaroom Boat Ramp10 species recorded
- Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens10 species recorded
- Main Range National Park10 species recorded
- Main Range National Park, Goomburra Section1 species · seen 76 days ago
- Malanda Falls Conservation Park3 species · seen 55 days ago
- Mamu Tropical Skywalk7 species recorded
- Mapleton Falls National Park6 species · seen 48 days ago
- Marina Plains Rd at Lilyvale Rd10 species recorded
- Maroochydore Rotary park9 species · 10 sightings · seen 86 days ago
- Memorial (Lake Mitchell)10 species recorded
- Millaa Millaa Falls7 species recorded
- 🔥Minnippi Parkland6 species · seen 25 days ago
- Mirage Country Club10 species recorded
- Mission Beach1 species · seen 97 days ago
- Moggill Conservation Park1 species · seen 113 days ago
- Mon Repos Walking Track10 species recorded
- Mooloolah River National Park12 species · 14 sightings · seen 231 days ago
- Moreton Telegraph Station10 species recorded
- Morgan Park Resources Reserve6 species recorded
- Mossman Gorge5 species · seen 140 days ago
- Mossman Gorge Cultural Centre9 species recorded
- Mount Barney National Park10 species recorded
- 🔥Mount Glorious Community Hall20 species · 43 sightings · seen 6 days ago
- 🔥Mount Hypipamee National Park5 species · seen 11 days ago
- Mount Hypipamee NP Picnic Area10 species recorded
- 🔥Mount Kooyong Rd (Julatten)1 species · seen 13 days ago
- Mount Molloy10 species recorded
- Mount Molloy State School10 species recorded
- Mt Lewis9 species recorded
- Mt Lewis Road Rainforest Clearing8 species recorded
- Musgrave Roadhouse10 species recorded
- Myall Park Botanic Gardens10 species recorded
- Myrtletown Reserve10 species recorded
- Neil Turner Weir7 species recorded
- Nerang National Park10 species recorded
- 🔥New Farm Park2 species · seen 25 days ago
- Newell Beach10 species recorded
- Nifold Plains (Rinyirru Lakefield NP)10 species recorded
- Nindooinbah Dam10 species recorded
- Noosa Spit Recreation Reserve1 species · seen 68 days ago
- Nudgee Waterhole Reserve23 species · seen 162 days ago
- 🔥O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat32 species · 91 sightings · seen 30 days ago
- Old Flinders Hwy Woodstock to Ross River Dam1 species · seen 241 days ago
- Osprey House Environmental Centre4 species · 5 sightings · seen 197 days ago
- Oxley Creek Common56 species · 139 sightings · seen 51 days ago
- Page Rd (Hervey Range)10 species recorded
- 🔥Palm Cove Jetty6 species · seen 19 days ago
- Palmetum Botanic Garden2 species · seen 55 days ago
- Pentland10 species recorded
- Point Danger7 species recorded
- Point Lookout George Walk4 species · seen 254 days ago
- Pooh Corner Bushland Reserve10 species recorded
- Port Of Brisbane Park10 species recorded
- Port of Brisbane Shorebird Roost9 species · seen 37 days ago
- Portland Roads Road at -12,73434 143,284717 species recorded
- Portland Roads Road at -12,73914 143,284966 species recorded
- Pullenvale Forest Park10 species recorded
- Queen Mary Falls1 species · seen 51 days ago
- 🔥Queens park warwick7 species · seen 18 days ago
- Rainforest Campgrounds at -1271275 143288855 species recorded
- Rainforest Camping Area (Iron Ranges NP)6 species recorded
- Ravensbourne National Park1 species · seen 37 days ago
- Redwood Park6 species · seen 198 days ago
- Reg Tanna Park7 species recorded
- Ric Nattrass Environmental Park7 species recorded
- Riverside Gardens8 species · seen 55 days ago
- Riverview Nature Reserve9 species recorded
- Riverway Lagoons2 species · seen 55 days ago
- Rocks Riverside Park7 species recorded
- Roma Bush Gardens1 species · seen 65 days ago
- Samford Eco Corridor10 species recorded
- 🔥Sandy Camp Road Wetlands Reserve76 species · 360 sightings · seen 2 days ago
- Schuster Park1 species · 2 sightings · seen 38 days ago
- Seven Mile Lagoon10 species recorded
- Sheep Station Creek Conservation Park10 species recorded
- Shelley Road Park10 species recorded
- Sherwood Arboretum15 species · seen 141 days ago
- Sir Charles Kingsford Smith Memorial10 species recorded
- Skull Hole10 species recorded
- St. Lawrence Wetlands Lookout/Bird Hide1 species · seen 44 days ago
- Stewart Creek Road10 species recorded
- Sundown National Park9 species recorded
- Table Top Bushland Reserve10 species recorded
- Talaroo Hot Springs10 species recorded
- Tamborine Mountain Sports Centre10 species recorded
- Taunton National Park10 species recorded
- Taylors Beach10 species recorded
- Thala Beach Nature Reserve10 species recorded
- The University of Queensland Gatton Campus10 species recorded
- Theresa Creek Dam10 species recorded
- Tinaburra Drive Boat Ramp10 species recorded
- 🔥Tinchi Tamba Wetlands Reserve35 species · 38 sightings · seen 13 days ago
- Toomulla Beach10 species recorded
- Townsville Town Common Conservation Park75 species · 77 sightings · seen 51 days ago
- Trail (Yandina Creek Wetland)2 species · seen 86 days ago
- Tree Top Walk10 species recorded
- Tregole National Park9 species recorded
- Twin View Turf8 species recorded
- TYTO Wetlands9 species recorded
- TYTO Wetlands10 species recorded
- 🔥Undara Experience4 species · seen 10 days ago
- Upper Mundy Creek Lagoon & Grasslands10 species recorded
- Wader Roost10 species recorded
- Warrego Riverside Tourist Park2 species · seen 42 days ago
- Welford National Park10 species recorded
- Wellington Point Recreation Reserve5 species · seen 113 days ago
- West Claudie River (Iron Range NP)7 species recorded
- West Mary Road10 species recorded
- 🔥Whites Hill Reserve15 species · 24 sightings · seen 16 days ago
- Williams Park10 species recorded
- Wondecla State Forest10 species recorded
- World War II Airfield free camping & rest area1 species · seen 60 days ago
- 🔥Wugudaji-Adels Grove15 species · seen 22 days ago
- Wunjunga Wetlands1 species · seen 236 days ago
- 🔥Wynnum Mangrove Boardwalk64 species · 174 sightings · seen 6 days ago
- Yelarbon Lagoon6 species recorded
- Yelarbon State Forest9 species recorded
- Yeppen Lagoon10 species recorded
- Yeronga Memorial Park7 species recorded
- Yungaburra and Surrounds10 species recorded
Birds you can see in Queensland
The species listed at the most QLD birding locations. Open one to see where to find it.
- Pale-headed Rosella
- Mangrove Honeyeater
- Spotted Bowerbird
- Plum-headed Finch
- Brown-backed Honeyeater
- Variegated Fairywren
- Pale-vented Bush-hen
- Atherton Scrubwren
- Australian Swiftlet
- Yellow Honeyeater
- Cotton Pygmy-Goose
- Bower's Shrikethrush
- Russet-tailed Thrush
- Torresian Kingfisher
- Pied Monarch
- Tooth-billed Bowerbird
- Fairy Gerygone
- Striped Honeyeater
- Regent Bowerbird
- Bridled Honeyeater
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
- Sahul Sunbird
- Hall's Babbler
- Comb-crested Jacana
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