Black Hooded Spotted Australasian Swan Plover Pardalote Swamphen

Chestnut Little Yellow-tufted Satin Teal Tern Honeyeater Bowerbird

Black- Glossy Golden Yellow-faced browed Black- Whistler Honeyeater Albatross Cockatoo

Rufous Wonga Azure Fantail Silvereye Pigeon Kingfisher

Topknot Superb Brown Superb Pigeon Lyrebird Thornbill Fairy-wren

White- White- Variegated bellied throated Crimson Fairy-wren Sea-Eagle Treecreeper Rosella

Yellow-tailed Bar-tailed Southern Eastern Black-Cockatoo Godwit Emu-wren Spinebill

Pied Eastern Eastern Eastern Oyster- Bristlebird Yellow Robin Koel catcher

BIRD WALKS Pacific Rockwarbler Laughing Australian Golden Kookaburra King-Parrot Plover

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D Y L C BAWLEY Whilst every endeavour has been made to ensure the POINT accuracy of the information in this publication, Shoalhaven City Council, their employees, contractors and agents cannot be held responsible for any consequence resulting KIOLOA from the use of the information or errors contained herein. We strongly suggest before embarking on any walks, you check for current track conditions and warnings directly with the relevant authority. Edition: 05/18 Wonga Pigeon Brown Cuckoo-Dove Pied Oystercatcher Superb Lyrebird Spotted Pardalote Pacific Golden Plover Superb Fairy-wren Yellow-tufted Honeyeaterto Red-capped Plover Kangaroo to Valley Berry Princes Highway to Narang Rd Berry Shoalhaven Heads Rd to Bolong 1 2 Princes Highway 3 Rd bangalee reserveKangaroo to bomaderry creek shoalhaven heads Valley Bomaderry RIPARIAN WOODLAND, RAINFOREST, OPENBerry GRASSED OPEN FORESTS, RAINFOREST,Creek SANDSTONE CLIFFS. BEACH, COASTAL DUNES, ESTUARY, MUDFLATS. AREAS, SANDSTONEIllaroo RdCLIFFS, OPEN FOREST. Up to 5km circuit (2-3hrs) Illaroo Rd 1.5km return (1.5hr) Princes Highway Medium grade, shady with steps and ladders NOWRAEasy to medium grade, mudflats, paths and beach walking Up to 4.5kmKoloona (2.5hrs) Rd Easy to mediumBangalee grade, Reserve shady with some climbing depending This is both a scenicShoa bush walk, as well as a top birding A number of migratory species, like Eastern Curlews, on tracks chosen lh aven Pacific Golden Plovers, Bar-tailed Godwits and Red-necked spot only a short distance Rfromiver Nowra. The sandstone cliffs Look Shoalhavenfor Large-billed River Scrubwrens and Yellow-throated along the creek are probably theNOWRA most accessible sites in Stints, are all common residents from spring until autumn. Scrubwrens resident in the rainforest. These are two the Shoalhaven to see NSW’s endemic Rockwarbler.Yellow- Ruddy Turnstones, Red Knots, Double-banded Plovers and uncommon species found in one location. Painted tufted Honeyeaters are almost always seen here. Spotted White-fronted Chats can also be seen here. This is also a Button-quail have been sighted hereNOWRA as well. With a wide Pardalotes and Satin Bowerbirds are common around the great spot for rarities, with an Inland Dotterel, Sanderlings variety of habitat in only a small area, there are opportu- picnic area. Yellow-faced, White-naped, White-cheeked and Lesser Sand Plovers having been seen here in the nities to see Bassian Thrush, Brown Cuckoo-Dove, and New Holland Honeyeaters, Rufous and Golden past. There are usually good numbers of residents such Green Catbird, Wonga Pigeon, seasonal cuckoos, Satin Whistlers, thornbills and fairy-wrens can be seen in the as cormorants, Black Swans, Red-capped Plovers and Pied Bowerbird, Superb Lyrebird, Eastern Yellow Robin, Lewin’s forest, as well as less common pigeons such as Brown Oystercatchers. Shearwaters and Australasian Gannets Honeyeater, plus many of the other honeyeater species, Cuckoo-Dove and Common Bronzewing. can often be seen offshore. Keep clear of the sign-posted and Superb and Variegated Fairy-wren in a morning’s nesting areas during spring and summer. birding. M os s V ale to R Kangaroo d to to Valley Berry Kangaroo Shoalhaven Valley Narang Rd Heads Rd Illaroo Rd Princes Highway to Bolt Koloona Dr Rd Berry ver Bomaderry Rd Ri Berrys Bolong Bay to Creek Bangalee Nowra Reserve Shoalhaven River

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Turn right off Bolong Road into Shoalhaven Heads Road and after The reserve starts on Koloona Drive off Illaroo Road, about From the Princes Highway at Bomaderry, turn off at Narang Road 1km, turn right in Bolt Street and left into River Road. Drive to 10mins drive from north of the Nowra Bridge. Picnic facilities, and travel for 300m to the park entrance on the left. This walk the carpark at the end of River Road where there are toilets and toilets and shelters can be found here with great river views from offers a few options, all within a beautiful sandstone gorge. The signage about shorebirds. Take one of the tracks to the beach and, the jetty. Three walks to different habitats can be accessed from She-Oak Crossing Walk is a more difficult 5km loop across the if the river mouth is closed, walk along the beach about 800m and the track behind the remains of an 1890s slab hut. creek. Bernie’s Lookout is an easier walk. cross the dune back onto the river mudflats. Rainbow Bee-eater Black Swan Southern Emu-wren to to Greenwell P Rockwarbler Berry Nowra Chestnutoint Teal Scarlet Honeyeater Rd Golden Whistler Little Tern Red Wattlebird Sh oalh ave CULBURRA n R en River iv av BEACH For er North St h to est R 4 bens walk Bens 5 lake wollumboolaCrook 6 abrahamsNowra d bosom Walk Princes Highway NOWRA C Rd SANDSTONE CLIFFS, RIPARIAN WOODLAND, BEACH, COASTALto DUNES, LAKE, MUDFLATS. Wollumboola COASTAL HEATH, BEACHES,urraro nWOODLAND,g FARMLAND, RAINFOREST, TALL OPEN FOREST. Lake SANDSTONE CLIFFS. 1-2km (30minsUlladulla – 2hrs) Abrahams Princes Highway Bosom 5km circuit (2 hrs) Easy grade, sandbar and northern shore generally accessible Coomies Walk - 9km (3-4hr) Medium grade Reserve Easy grade, many steps, flat sections Access to eastern shore depends on lake conditions Wreck Walk - 2.5km return (1.5hr) Easy grade, undulating to CURRARONG Ulladulla terrain,Princes Highway little shade and path can be boggy after rain Lake Wollumboola is an internationally recognised Key to Jervis Bay This is an excellent birding location on the very edge of Ulladulla Nowra with great views over the Shoalhaven River. Rainbow Biodiversity Area with its huge populations of Black Endangered Eastern Bristlebirds and Southern Emu-wrens Bee-eaters migrate to the area in summer and nest in the Swans and Chestnut Teal and as a migratory bird habitat. are a possibility in the heathland and there have been rare steep banks at the entrance to Nowra Creek. Rockwarblers Conditions for observing the lake’s diverse bird life are sightings of Regent Honeyeaters in the area. Many species are often seen around Hanging Rock cliff-line and Southern most favourable during October-March and when lake of honeyeaters can be found in the heath, including Boobooks have been seen under the overhangs and in levels are low. Threatened species include nesting Little Scarlet, White-cheeked, New Holland, Tawny-crowned neighbouring foliage. A wide variety of the Shoalhaven’s Terns and Pied Oystercatchers, as well as migratory Curlew and White-eared Honeyeaters, plus the larger Little and birds, including finches, honeyeaters, thornbills, whistlers Sandpipers and Bar-tailed Godwits. Other migratory Red Wattlebirds. You may see Sooty Oystercatcher, Eastern and cormorants, are all seen regularly. species include Red Knots, Sharp-tailed Sandpipers and Reef Egret and Ruddy Turnstone on the rock platforms, and Red-necked Stints and there have been rare sightings of a White-bellied Sea-Eagles from the cliffs. White-rumped Sandpiper, Hudsonian Godwit and Paradise Shelduck. Other interesting waterbirds may include Royal to Spoonbills, Red-necked Avocets and egrets. Keep clear of Berry Sh signed nesting areas during spring and summer. oa Rd lha Currarong ven R ive CULBURRA to r North St BEACH Nowra Abrahams NOWRA to Bosom Bens St Nowra Reserve Walk d Culburra R CURRARONG Princes Highway Wollumboola Lake to Jervis Bay Ulladulla

Bens Walk starts from the spectacular Hanging Rock at the Nowra Head to Currarong and follow the coast road to Beecroft Parade Showground, about 1km west of the Nowra CBD at the end of Proceed through township via The Lake Circuit to the Abrahams Bosom carpark and picnic area at the reserve’s Worrigee Street. Although there is a footpath all the way, there to park at Lakeside Park. Follow the gravel path to steps and entrance. There are two walks at the reserve, both accessed over are some rough sections that include rock steps and tree roots panoramic views of lake, sandbar and ocean. Walk south along the bridge from the carpark. Wreck Walk continues along the that must be negotiated. A suspension bridge over Nowra Creek the sandbar and southeast shore or west along north shore, coast and Coomies Walk turns right onto the headland past a provides access to a circuit around the creek and Depot Farm. depending on lake water levels and closure to the ocean. number of features such as Gosangs tunnel and Merimbula Trig. Glossy Black-Cockatoo White-bellied Sea-Eagle Topknot Pigeon Rufous Whistler Eastern Bristlebird Black-faced Monarch Rufous Fantail Black-browed Albatross Spectacled Monarch

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gardens dhugan trail nature reserveHighway Princes RAINFOREST, HEATH, WOODLAND. COASTAL HEATH, BEACHES, WOODLAND, DIVERSE WOODLAND,Yatteyattah RAINFOREST. SANDSTONE CLIFFS. access track Up to 4km (2hrs) 2-3km returnYatte (2hrs) Yattah 5.5km circuit (2.5hrs) Easy grade (to powerlines) then difficult (on rainforest tracks) Easy grade, mostly sealed paths, some stairs, a lot of shade Nature Reserve Lake Conjola Easy grade, undulating sandy tracks, interpretive signs, little Entrance Rd Wonga Pigeons, BrownRogers Cuckoo-Doves Rd and Green Catbirds With lots of sealed paths and good bush tracks, this is a shade can usually be heard down in the rainforest. Topknot great place for all ages and both beginner and experienced This walk offers amazing views across Jervis Bay and Pigeons often feed in the trees along the margins. Common birders. Freckled Ducks have been seen on Lake McKenzie along the coast. Look for Little Penguins in the waters as small birds include tothornbills, Milton Brown and White-throated and Sooty Owls have been spotted at night, but the there is a colony on Bowen Island just north of Governor Gerygone, fairy-wrens and Black-faced Monarchs during residents are the main attraction. The species list for the Head. A range of honeyeaters can be seen as you pass spring and summer. White-winged Trillers and Satin gardens is long and varied, including many honeyeaters through eucalypt and casuarina forest and the heathland. Flycatchers have been seen here. A Spectacled Monarch and thornbills, Grey and Rufous Fantails, Cicadabirds, White-bellied Sea-Eagles, Peregrine Falcons and Whistling has been recorded down in the rainforest. The eucalypt King-Parrots, Gang-gang, Yellow-tailed and Glossy Kites are also seen regularly. There is usually a variety of forest is a good location for Eastern Rosellas, not a common Black-Cockatoos, Leaden Flycatchers, Australasian and thornbill species in the carpark area, including the Brown, bird in this area. Hoary-headed Grebes, Hardheads, Chestnut Teals, Rufous Striated and Yellow Thornbill. Eastern Bristlebirds are and Golden Whistlers, Brown Gerygones, Olive-backed regularly seen on the tracks through the heathland with Orioles and the Eastern Koels in summer. possible sightings of Ground Parrots. Australasian Gannets to Nowra E gan and albatrosses are regularly sighted from the clifftops. s Farm Lane J

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