Moulting Lagoon
Wineglass Bay Estate is located on the picturesque waterfront of Moulting Lagoon - a vast wetland of exceptional natural beauty situated at the northern tip of Great Oyster Bay, on Tasmania's stunning East Coast. This wetland is renowned for its rare and significant collection of wetland plants and animals, supporting an abundance of aquatic species and waterfowl. Moulting Lagoon has been designated as a Ramsar site - one of ten in Tasmania - due to its status as a wetland of international importance. It also serves as a crucial breeding and foraging habitat for Black Swans, with numbers reaching a staggering 14,000 in dry seasons.
Bird Life
The lagoon usually supports at least 8000 black swans, about 80% of Tasmania’s estimated breeding population. It is an important site for many Tasmanian waterfowl and shorebirds at different times of the year, including ducks, egrets, plovers, grebes and cormorants. The lagoon is also important to migratory shorebirds that escape the harsh northern winter by coming here, and you may see many wonderful international visitors here over the summer.