It provides a nesting habitat for coastal water birds, including Cormorants, Gulls, Common Eider Ducks, Glossy Ibis and American Oystercatchers.
Glossy Ibis | Straw-necked Ibis | Australian White Ibis | White Ibis | Réunion Ibis | Northern Bald Ibis | Ibis | ibis | Hotel Ibis | Ibis Budget | Glossy Black Cockatoo | Southern Bald Ibis | Solomons White Ibis | Puna Ibis | glossy black cockatoo | Black-faced Ibis | Asian Glossy Starling |
Other species of which the lake is recorded as holding regionally high numbers are Magpie Geese, Glossy Ibis, Brolga, Australian Spotted Crake, Black-tailed Godwit, Marsh Sandpiper, Black-winged Stilt, Red-kneed Dotterel and White-winged Black Tern.
Notable amongst migratory birds are Cranes, Flamingos, Pintails, Wigeon, Shoveller, Brahmany Duck, Pochards, Teals, God Wit, Shauces, Glossy Ibis, etc.