Cormorant Black Little

U

Kookaburra Laughing Bronzewing Brush

C R Scrubwren White-browed

U

Restless Flycatcher Flycatcher Restless

C

Little Pied Cormorant Cormorant Pied Little

U

Bronzewing Common

Dollarbird Dollarbird

U C

Warbler Speckled

U

Australasian Pipit Pipit Australasian C

Satin Flycatcher Flycatcher Satin

R

Cormorants & Darters & Cormorants

Kingfishers & allies & Kingfishers Cuckoo-Dove Brown

R

Heathwren Chestnut-rumped

U

Pipits

Leaden Flycatcher Flycatcher Leaden

U

Dove Spotted

R I R

Australian Pelican Pelican Australian R

Rockwarbler Rockwarbler

U

Swift Fork-tailed

R

Magpie-lark Magpie-lark

C

European Goldfinch Goldfinch European I R

Rock Dove Dove Rock

U I U

Pelicans Scrubwrens & Thornbills & Scrubwrens

White-throated Needletail Needletail White-throated

U

Black-faced Monarch Monarch Black-faced

R

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Mannikin Chestnut-breasted R

Pigeons & Doves & Pigeons

Swifts

Little Egret Egret Little R

Pardalote Striated

C

Rufous Fantail Fantail Rufous R

Double-barred Finch Finch Double-barred C

Silver Gull Gull Silver

R

White-faced Heron Heron White-faced C

Spotted Pardalote Pardalote Spotted

C Owlet-nightjar Australian U

Grey Fantail Fantail Grey C

Zebra Finch Finch Zebra C

Gulls

Intermediate Egret Egret Intermediate R

Pardalotes

Nightjar White-throated U

Willie Wagtail Wagtail Willie C

Plum-headed Finch Finch Plum-headed U

Great Egret Egret Great

R

Sandpiper Sharp-tailed

Tawny Frogmouth Frogmouth Tawny

U R

Fantails & Monarchs & Fantails Crimson Chat Chat Crimson R

Red-browed Finch Finch Red-browed C

White-necked Heron Heron White-necked

U

Frogmouths & Nightjars & Frogmouths Greenshank Common

R

Scarlet Honeyeater Honeyeater Scarlet

U

Diamond Firetail Firetail Diamond C Olive-backed Oriole Oriole Olive-backed C

Cattle Egret Egret Cattle

R

Snipe Latham’s

R

Black Honeyeater Honeyeater Black R Boobook Southern

C

Beautiful Firetail Firetail Beautiful R Orioles

Nankeen Night Heron Heron Night Nankeen

R

Snipe Painted Australian

R

Eastern Spinebill Spinebill Eastern

U

Owl Barking

U

House Sparrow Sparrow House I U

Grey Shrike-thrush Shrike-thrush Grey

C

Australian Little Bittern Bittern Little Australian

R

Dotterel Black-fronted

C

White-cheeked Honeyeater Honeyeater White-cheeked

R

Owl Powerful

R Sparrows & Finches & Sparrows

Rufous Whistler Whistler Rufous

C

Herons, Egrets & Bitterns & Egrets Herons,

Dotterel Red-kneed

R

New Holland Honeyeater Honeyeater Holland New

U

Owl Barn Eastern

U

Mistletoebird Mistletoebird C Golden Whistler Whistler Golden

U

Lapwing Masked

C

Yellow-billed Spoonbill Spoonbill Yellow-billed U

Crescent Honeyeater Honeyeater Crescent

R

Owl Masked Australian

R

Flowerpeckers Gilbert’s Whistler Whistler Gilbert’s

R

Lapwing Banded

R

Royal Spoonbill Spoonbill Royal U Painted Honeyeater Honeyeater Painted

U

Sooty Owl Owl Sooty

R

Crested Shrike-tit Shrike-tit Crested

U

Blackbird Common R I R

Black-winged Stilt Stilt Black-winged

R

Glossy Ibis Ibis Glossy R

Regent Honeyeater Honeyeater Regent U Owls

Whistlers & allies & Whistlers

Bassian Thrush Thrush Bassian R Stilts, Plovers, Waders, etc. Waders, Plovers, Stilts,

Straw-necked Ibis Ibis Straw-necked

U

Red Wattlebird Wattlebird Red C

Cuckoo Brush

U

Thrushes

Varied Sittella Sittella Varied

U

Australian White Ibis Ibis White Australian

U

Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Honeyeater Spiny-cheeked U Button-quail Little

R

Cuckoo Fan-tailed C

Sittellas

Ibises & Spoonbills & Ibises

Starling Common C I C Honeyeater Striped U Button-quail Red-chested

R

Cuckoo Pallid C

Common Myna Myna Common R I R Noisy Friarbird Friarbird Noisy C White-winged Triller Triller White-winged Painted Button-quail Button-quail Painted

U C

Hoary-headed Grebe Grebe Hoary-headed R Bronze-Cuckoo Shining C

Starlings & Mynas & Starlings Little Friarbird Friarbird Little R Cicadabird Cicadabird Button-quails

U

Australasian Grebe Grebe Australasian C Cuckoo Black-eared R

White-naped Honeyeater Honeyeater White-naped C White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Cuckoo-shrike White-bellied

U

Grebes

Martin Tree C Bronze-Cuckoo Horsfield’s Coot Eurasian C U

Brown-headed Honeyeater Honeyeater Brown-headed U Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Cuckoo-shrike Black-faced

C

Martin Fairy C Cuckoo Channel-billed Native-hen Black-tailed U R Duck Musk R

Black-chinned Honeyeater Honeyeater Black-chinned U Cuckoo-shrikes & Trillers & Cuckoo-shrikes

Swallow Welcome C Moorhen Dusky Eastern Koel Koel Eastern U C Blue-billed Duck Duck Blue-billed R

Blue-faced Honeyeater Honeyeater Blue-faced R

White-backed Swallow Swallow White-backed U Dusky Woodswallow Woodswallow Dusky Cuckoos Swamphen Purple C U Hardhead Hardhead U

Noisy Miner Miner Noisy C

Swallows & Martins & Swallows White-browed Woodswallow Woodswallow White-browed Crake Spotless C R

Chestnut Teal Teal Chestnut

R

Red-winged Parrot Parrot Red-winged R

Bell Miner Miner Bell U

Masked Woodswallow Woodswallow Masked Crake Baillon’s U R

Grey Teal Teal Grey

U

Silvereye Silvereye C

Australian King-Parrot King-Parrot Australian U

Lewin’s Honeyeater Honeyeater Lewin’s R

White-breasted Woodswallow Woodswallow White-breasted Rail Buff-banded R U

Australasian Shoveler Shoveler Australasian

R White-eyes

Budgerigar Budgerigar R

White-plumed Honeyeater Honeyeater White-plumed C

Woodswallows Water-hens & Crakes Rails,

Pacific Black Duck Duck Black Pacific

C

Swift Parrot Parrot Swift R Brown Songlark Songlark Brown U

Fuscous Honeyeater Honeyeater Fuscous C

Australian Wood Duck Duck Wood Australian

C

Grey Currawong Currawong Grey Parrot Turquoise Falcon Peregrine R U U Rufous Songlark Songlark Rufous C

Yellow-tufted Honeyeater Honeyeater Yellow-tufted C

Pink-eared Duck Duck Pink-eared

R

Pied Currawong Currawong Pied Parrot Red-rumped Falcon Black U C R Little Grassbird Grassbird Little R

White-eared Honeyeater Honeyeater White-eared U

Australian Shelduck Shelduck Australian

R

Australian Magpie Magpie Australian Rosella Eastern Falcon Brown C C C Tawny Grassbird Grassbird Tawny R

Singing Honeyeater Honeyeater Singing R

Black Swan Swan Black

R

Pied Butcherbird Butcherbird Pied Rosella Crimson Hobby Australian U U U Australian Reed-Warbler Reed-Warbler Australian U

Yellow-faced Honeyeater Honeyeater Yellow-faced C

Ducks, Geese & Swans & Geese Ducks,

Little Lorikeet Lorikeet Little Grey Butcherbird Butcherbird Grey Kestrel Nankeen U C C Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola Golden-headed U

Honeyeaters

Butcherbirds & allies & Butcherbirds Lorikeet Musk Falcons U Quail Brown C Horsfield’s Bushlark Bushlark Horsfield’s U

Fairy-wren Superb C

Rainbow Lorikeet Lorikeet Rainbow

R

Stubble Quail Quail Stubble

U Reed-Warblers, etc. Reed-Warblers,

Spotted Quail-thrush Quail-thrush Spotted Eagle Little U U

Variegated Fairy-wren Fairy-wren Variegated

U

Cisticolas, Larks, Parrots & Lorikeets & Parrots

Quails

Eastern Whipbird Whipbird Eastern Eagle Wedge-tailed U C

Fairy-wrens

Red-capped Robin Robin Red-capped U White-browed Babbler Babbler White-browed Cockatoo Sulphur-crested Sparrowhawk Collared C C U I = introduced = I

Treecreeper Brown

C

Scarlet Robin Robin Scarlet valley; the in rare = R U Corella Little Goshawk Brown Grey-crowned Babbler Babbler Grey-crowned U C U

Treecreeper Red-browed R

uncommon; = U valley; Flame Robin Robin Flame U Babblers, Whipbirds, etc. Whipbirds, Babblers, Corella Long-billed Goshawk Grey R I R R

White-throated Treecreeper Treecreeper White-throated U

KEY: C = common in the the in common = C KEY: Rose Robin Robin Rose U Galah Harrier Spotted C U

Southern Whiteface Whiteface Southern U

Treecreepers

Jacky Winter Winter Jacky C Cockatoo Gang-gang Harrier Swamp U R

each year. each Striated Thornbill Thornbill Striated U

Hooded Robin Robin Hooded Satin Bowerbird Bowerbird Satin U U Black-Cockatoo Yellow-tailed Sea-Eagle White-bellied U R

the valley for only a few months months few a only for valley the Yellow Thornbill Thornbill Yellow C

Bowerbirds Eastern Yellow Robin Robin Yellow Eastern C Kite Whistling Glossy Black-Cockatoo Black-Cockatoo Glossy U R

in be may they migratory; or Yellow-rumped Thornbill Thornbill Yellow-rumped C

Australian Robins Australian

Cockatoos Kite Black

R

nomadic are list this on birds

Superb Lyrebird Lyrebird Superb U Buff-rumped Thornbill Thornbill Buff-rumped U

Kite Black-shouldered

C

Capertee Valley. Many of the the of Many Valley. Capertee Lyrebirds White-winged Chough Chough White-winged C Brown Thornbill Thornbill Brown Dove Bar-shouldered U U

Square-tailed Kite Kite Square-tailed

R

have been recorded in the the in recorded been have Australian Mudnesters Australian

White-throated Gerygone Gerygone White-throated Dove Peaceful

C C

Bee-eater Rainbow C

Kites, Hawks & Eagles & Hawks Kites,

Approximately 242 bird species species bird 242 Approximately

Western Gerygone Gerygone Western Dove Diamond

U R

Australian Raven Raven Australian Kingfisher Azure C U

in the Capertee Valley Capertee the in

Brown Gerygone Gerygone Brown Pigeon Wonga Darter Australasian

R U R

Kingfisher Red-backed Little Raven Raven Little U R

Weebill Weebill Pigeon Crested Cormorant Great

C C U see may you Birds Ravens & Crows & Ravens Kingfisher Sacred U

Welcome to the Capertee Valley Reporting bird sightings Regent Honeyeater hotline: phone 1800 621 056 Capertee Valley is within the traditional country of the Swift Parrot hotline: phone 1800 665 766 Capertee Valley Wiradjuri people. Located on the western edge of the | BOGEE | CAPERTEE | GLEN ALICE | GLEN DAVIS | Blue Mountains and only three hours travel from Sydney, Acknowledgments and information it is the widest enclosed valley in the world – wider Bird site: www.caperteebirder.com and longer than the USA’s Grand Canyon. The valley is Bird tours and information: www.bmbirding.com.au Map & Guide to recognised internationally as an Important Bird Area (IBA) Birdlife Australia: www.birdlife.org.au/projects/ and one of the 50 top birdwatching places in the world. woodland-birds-for-biodiversity This scenic valley encompasses the hamlets of Glen Davis, Bicentennial National Trail: www.nationaltrail.com.au Birdwatching Glen Alice and Bogee and is surrounded by the Wollemi, Capertee Valley information: Capertee and Gardens of Stone national parks and the www.caperteevalleyway.com.au Mugii Murum-ban State Conservation Area. A diversity of habitats has resulted in a proliferation of bird species Download a PDF of this brochure: To Hunter Valley & caperteevalleyalliance.blogspot.com.au To Mudgee Newcastle via Bylong finding refuge here. Surrounded on all sides by spectacular sandstone cliffs, the valley is in a transition zone where the Capertee Valley photos: Rylstone forests of the Blue Mountains give way to the woodlands caperteevalleyphotos.blogspot.com.au Kandos Fiona Lumsden wildlife artist: www.fionalumsden.com of the NSW western slopes. Vegetation varies from semi- To Bathurst rainforest to open forest, grassy woodlands and farmland Cover images: Dean Ingwersen & Chris Tzaros Bogee Ilford Capertee grasslands. Not as heavily cleared as many other rural Valley areas, the valley retains large areas of the critically Accommodation Glen Alice endangered White Box–Yellow Box–Blakely’s Red Gum www.caperteevalleyway.com.au Capertee Glen Davis www.rylstone.com Grassy Woodland and Derived Native Grassland. Many www.tourism.lithgow.com Castlereagh woodland bird species, whose populations have fallen Highway alarmingly elsewhere, remain relatively common and Contact us with suggestions Lithgow Bells Line of Road easily seen here. Any suggestions or information that might improve this brochure would be appreciated. Please email To Canberra To Sydney Regent Honeyeater tree planting [email protected] via Oberon In recent years a prime conservation Katoomba Great Western Highway focus has been extending the habitat You have more chance of the highly endangered Regent of seeing a Regent Honeyeater. Working with landholders Honeyeater in the and volunteers, the Capertee Valley Capertee Valley than Regent Honeyeater Recovery Program anywhere else in the has planted over 100,000 trees in the world. Illustration: valley, on private property. A 2008 survey Fiona Lumsden. found 86 species of birds in these planted CAPERTEE VALLEY areas, with six of these being rare and/ ALLIANCE INC. © Capertee Valley Alliance Inc. or endangered. Tree-planting weekends March 2015. are held each spring and autumn and new volunteer tree-planters are always welcome; no experience necessary. For more information about volunteer tree-plantings in the Capertee Valley contact Birdlife Australia (Sydney office) on 02 9647 1033 or To find out more about your national parks visit the Blue Mountains Heritage Centre, [email protected]. end of Govetts Leap Road, Blackheath, 2780. Open 7 days (except Christmas day) 9.00am to 4.30pm; T (02) 4787 8877; www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au

Cormorant Black Little

U

Kookaburra Laughing Bronzewing Brush

C R Scrubwren White-browed

U

Restless Flycatcher Flycatcher Restless

C

Little Pied Cormorant Cormorant Pied Little

U

Bronzewing Common

Dollarbird Dollarbird

U C

Warbler Speckled

U

Australasian Pipit Pipit Australasian C

Satin Flycatcher Flycatcher Satin

R

Cormorants & Darters & Cormorants

Kingfishers & allies & Kingfishers Cuckoo-Dove Brown

R

Heathwren Chestnut-rumped

U

Pipits

Leaden Flycatcher Flycatcher Leaden

U

Dove Spotted

R I R

Australian Pelican Pelican Australian R

Rockwarbler Rockwarbler

U

Swift Fork-tailed

R

Magpie-lark Magpie-lark

C

European Goldfinch Goldfinch European I R

Rock Dove Dove Rock

U I U

Pelicans Scrubwrens & Thornbills & Scrubwrens

White-throated Needletail Needletail White-throated

U

Black-faced Monarch Monarch Black-faced

R

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Mannikin Chestnut-breasted R

Pigeons & Doves & Pigeons

Swifts

Little Egret Egret Little R

Pardalote Striated

C

Rufous Fantail Fantail Rufous R

Double-barred Finch Finch Double-barred C

Silver Gull Gull Silver

R

White-faced Heron Heron White-faced C

Spotted Pardalote Pardalote Spotted

C Owlet-nightjar Australian U

Grey Fantail Fantail Grey C

Zebra Finch Finch Zebra C

Gulls

Intermediate Egret Egret Intermediate R

Pardalotes

Nightjar White-throated U

Willie Wagtail Wagtail Willie C

Plum-headed Finch Finch Plum-headed U

Great Egret Egret Great

R

Sandpiper Sharp-tailed

Tawny Frogmouth Frogmouth Tawny

U R

Fantails & Monarchs & Fantails Crimson Chat Chat Crimson R

Red-browed Finch Finch Red-browed C

White-necked Heron Heron White-necked

U

Frogmouths & Nightjars & Frogmouths Greenshank Common

R

Scarlet Honeyeater Honeyeater Scarlet

U

Diamond Firetail Firetail Diamond C Olive-backed Oriole Oriole Olive-backed C

Cattle Egret Egret Cattle

R

Snipe Latham’s

R

Black Honeyeater Honeyeater Black R Boobook Southern

C

Beautiful Firetail Firetail Beautiful R Orioles

Nankeen Night Heron Heron Night Nankeen

R

Snipe Painted Australian

R

Eastern Spinebill Spinebill Eastern

U

Owl Barking

U

House Sparrow Sparrow House I U

Grey Shrike-thrush Shrike-thrush Grey

C

Australian Little Bittern Bittern Little Australian

R

Dotterel Black-fronted

C

White-cheeked Honeyeater Honeyeater White-cheeked

R

Owl Powerful

R Sparrows & Finches & Sparrows

Rufous Whistler Whistler Rufous

C

Herons, Egrets & Bitterns & Egrets Herons,

Dotterel Red-kneed

R

New Holland Honeyeater Honeyeater Holland New

U

Owl Barn Eastern

U

Mistletoebird Mistletoebird C Golden Whistler Whistler Golden

U

Lapwing Masked

C

Yellow-billed Spoonbill Spoonbill Yellow-billed U

Crescent Honeyeater Honeyeater Crescent

R

Owl Masked Australian

R

Flowerpeckers Gilbert’s Whistler Whistler Gilbert’s

R

Lapwing Banded

R

Royal Spoonbill Spoonbill Royal U Painted Honeyeater Honeyeater Painted

U

Sooty Owl Owl Sooty

R

Crested Shrike-tit Shrike-tit Crested

U

Blackbird Common R I R

Black-winged Stilt Stilt Black-winged

R

Glossy Ibis Ibis Glossy R

Regent Honeyeater Honeyeater Regent U Owls

Whistlers & allies & Whistlers

Bassian Thrush Thrush Bassian R Stilts, Plovers, Waders, etc. Waders, Plovers, Stilts,

Straw-necked Ibis Ibis Straw-necked

U

Red Wattlebird Wattlebird Red C

Cuckoo Brush

U

Thrushes

Varied Sittella Sittella Varied

U

Australian White Ibis Ibis White Australian

U

Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Honeyeater Spiny-cheeked U Button-quail Little

R

Cuckoo Fan-tailed C

Sittellas

Ibises & Spoonbills & Ibises

Starling Common C I C Honeyeater Striped U Button-quail Red-chested

R

Cuckoo Pallid C

Common Myna Myna Common R I R Noisy Friarbird Friarbird Noisy C White-winged Triller Triller White-winged Painted Button-quail Button-quail Painted

U C

Hoary-headed Grebe Grebe Hoary-headed R Bronze-Cuckoo Shining C

Starlings & Mynas & Starlings Little Friarbird Friarbird Little R Cicadabird Cicadabird Button-quails

U

Australasian Grebe Grebe Australasian C Cuckoo Black-eared R

White-naped Honeyeater Honeyeater White-naped C White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Cuckoo-shrike White-bellied

U

Grebes

Martin Tree C Bronze-Cuckoo Horsfield’s Coot Eurasian C U

Brown-headed Honeyeater Honeyeater Brown-headed U Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Cuckoo-shrike Black-faced

C

Martin Fairy C Cuckoo Channel-billed Native-hen Black-tailed U R Duck Musk R

Black-chinned Honeyeater Honeyeater Black-chinned U Cuckoo-shrikes & Trillers & Cuckoo-shrikes

Swallow Welcome C Moorhen Dusky Eastern Koel Koel Eastern U C Blue-billed Duck Duck Blue-billed R

Blue-faced Honeyeater Honeyeater Blue-faced R

White-backed Swallow Swallow White-backed U Dusky Woodswallow Woodswallow Dusky Cuckoos Swamphen Purple C U Hardhead Hardhead U

Noisy Miner Miner Noisy C

Swallows & Martins & Swallows White-browed Woodswallow Woodswallow White-browed Crake Spotless C R

Chestnut Teal Teal Chestnut

R

Red-winged Parrot Parrot Red-winged R

Bell Miner Miner Bell U

Masked Woodswallow Woodswallow Masked Crake Baillon’s U R

Grey Teal Teal Grey

U

Silvereye Silvereye C

Australian King-Parrot King-Parrot Australian U

Lewin’s Honeyeater Honeyeater Lewin’s R

White-breasted Woodswallow Woodswallow White-breasted Rail Buff-banded R U

Australasian Shoveler Shoveler Australasian

R White-eyes

Budgerigar Budgerigar R

White-plumed Honeyeater Honeyeater White-plumed C

Woodswallows Water-hens & Crakes Rails,

Pacific Black Duck Duck Black Pacific

C

Swift Parrot Parrot Swift R Brown Songlark Songlark Brown U

Fuscous Honeyeater Honeyeater Fuscous C

Australian Wood Duck Duck Wood Australian

C

Grey Currawong Currawong Grey Parrot Turquoise Falcon Peregrine R U U Rufous Songlark Songlark Rufous C

Yellow-tufted Honeyeater Honeyeater Yellow-tufted C

Pink-eared Duck Duck Pink-eared

R

Pied Currawong Currawong Pied Parrot Red-rumped Falcon Black U C R Little Grassbird Grassbird Little R

White-eared Honeyeater Honeyeater White-eared U

Australian Shelduck Shelduck Australian

R

Australian Magpie Magpie Australian Rosella Eastern Falcon Brown C C C Tawny Grassbird Grassbird Tawny R

Singing Honeyeater Honeyeater Singing R

Black Swan Swan Black

R

Pied Butcherbird Butcherbird Pied Rosella Crimson Hobby Australian U U U Australian Reed-Warbler Reed-Warbler Australian U

Yellow-faced Honeyeater Honeyeater Yellow-faced C

Ducks, Geese & Swans & Geese Ducks,

Little Lorikeet Lorikeet Little Grey Butcherbird Butcherbird Grey Kestrel Nankeen U C C Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola Golden-headed U

Honeyeaters

Butcherbirds & allies & Butcherbirds Lorikeet Musk Falcons U Quail Brown C Horsfield’s Bushlark Bushlark Horsfield’s U

Fairy-wren Superb C

Rainbow Lorikeet Lorikeet Rainbow

R

Stubble Quail Quail Stubble

U Reed-Warblers, etc. Reed-Warblers,

Spotted Quail-thrush Quail-thrush Spotted Eagle Little U U

Variegated Fairy-wren Fairy-wren Variegated

U

Cisticolas, Larks, Parrots & Lorikeets & Parrots

Quails

Eastern Whipbird Whipbird Eastern Eagle Wedge-tailed U C

Fairy-wrens

Red-capped Robin Robin Red-capped U White-browed Babbler Babbler White-browed Cockatoo Sulphur-crested Sparrowhawk Collared C C U I = introduced = I

Treecreeper Brown

C

Scarlet Robin Robin Scarlet valley; the in rare = R U Corella Little Goshawk Brown Grey-crowned Babbler Babbler Grey-crowned U C U

Treecreeper Red-browed R

uncommon; = U valley; Flame Robin Robin Flame U Babblers, Whipbirds, etc. Whipbirds, Babblers, Corella Long-billed Goshawk Grey R I R R

White-throated Treecreeper Treecreeper White-throated U

KEY: C = common in the the in common = C KEY: Rose Robin Robin Rose U Galah Harrier Spotted C U

Southern Whiteface Whiteface Southern U

Treecreepers

Jacky Winter Winter Jacky C Cockatoo Gang-gang Harrier Swamp U R

each year. each Striated Thornbill Thornbill Striated U

Hooded Robin Robin Hooded Satin Bowerbird Bowerbird Satin U U Black-Cockatoo Yellow-tailed Sea-Eagle White-bellied U R

the valley for only a few months months few a only for valley the Yellow Thornbill Thornbill Yellow C

Bowerbirds Eastern Yellow Robin Robin Yellow Eastern C Kite Whistling Glossy Black-Cockatoo Black-Cockatoo Glossy U R

in be may they migratory; or Yellow-rumped Thornbill Thornbill Yellow-rumped C

Australian Robins Australian

Cockatoos Kite Black

R

nomadic are list this on birds

Superb Lyrebird Lyrebird Superb U Buff-rumped Thornbill Thornbill Buff-rumped U

Kite Black-shouldered

C

Capertee Valley. Many of the the of Many Valley. Capertee Lyrebirds White-winged Chough Chough White-winged C Brown Thornbill Thornbill Brown Dove Bar-shouldered U U

Square-tailed Kite Kite Square-tailed

R

have been recorded in the the in recorded been have Australian Mudnesters Australian

White-throated Gerygone Gerygone White-throated Dove Peaceful

C C

Bee-eater Rainbow C

Kites, Hawks & Eagles & Hawks Kites,

Approximately 242 bird species species bird 242 Approximately

Western Gerygone Gerygone Western Dove Diamond

U R

Australian Raven Raven Australian Kingfisher Azure C U

in the Capertee Valley Capertee the in

Brown Gerygone Gerygone Brown Pigeon Wonga Darter Australasian

R U R

Kingfisher Red-backed Little Raven Raven Little U R

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Welcome to the Capertee Valley Reporting bird sightings Regent Honeyeater hotline: phone 1800 621 056 Capertee Valley is within the traditional country of the Swift Parrot hotline: phone 1800 665 766 Capertee Valley Wiradjuri people. Located on the western edge of the | BOGEE | CAPERTEE | GLEN ALICE | GLEN DAVIS | Blue Mountains and only three hours travel from Sydney, Acknowledgments and information it is the widest enclosed valley in the world – wider Bird site: www.caperteebirder.com and longer than the USA’s Grand Canyon. The valley is Bird tours and information: www.bmbirding.com.au Map & Guide to recognised internationally as an Important Bird Area (IBA) Birdlife Australia: www.birdlife.org.au/projects/ and one of the 50 top birdwatching places in the world. woodland-birds-for-biodiversity This scenic valley encompasses the hamlets of Glen Davis, Bicentennial National Trail: www.nationaltrail.com.au Birdwatching Glen Alice and Bogee and is surrounded by the Wollemi, Capertee Valley information: Capertee and Gardens of Stone national parks and the www.caperteevalleyway.com.au Mugii Murum-ban State Conservation Area. A diversity of habitats has resulted in a proliferation of bird species Download a PDF of this brochure: To Hunter Valley & caperteevalleyalliance.blogspot.com.au To Mudgee Newcastle via Bylong finding refuge here. Surrounded on all sides by spectacular sandstone cliffs, the valley is in a transition zone where the Capertee Valley photos: Rylstone forests of the Blue Mountains give way to the woodlands caperteevalleyphotos.blogspot.com.au Kandos Fiona Lumsden wildlife artist: www.fionalumsden.com of the NSW western slopes. Vegetation varies from semi- To Bathurst rainforest to open forest, grassy woodlands and farmland Cover images: Dean Ingwersen & Chris Tzaros Bogee Ilford Capertee grasslands. Not as heavily cleared as many other rural Valley areas, the valley retains large areas of the critically Accommodation Glen Alice endangered White Box–Yellow Box–Blakely’s Red Gum www.caperteevalleyway.com.au Capertee Glen Davis www.rylstone.com Grassy Woodland and Derived Native Grassland. Many www.tourism.lithgow.com Castlereagh woodland bird species, whose populations have fallen Highway alarmingly elsewhere, remain relatively common and Contact us with suggestions Lithgow Bells Line of Road easily seen here. Any suggestions or information that might improve this brochure would be appreciated. Please email To Canberra To Sydney Regent Honeyeater tree planting [email protected] via Oberon In recent years a prime conservation Katoomba Great Western Highway focus has been extending the habitat You have more chance of the highly endangered Regent of seeing a Regent Honeyeater. Working with landholders Honeyeater in the and volunteers, the Capertee Valley Capertee Valley than Regent Honeyeater Recovery Program anywhere else in the has planted over 100,000 trees in the world. Illustration: valley, on private property. A 2008 survey Fiona Lumsden. found 86 species of birds in these planted CAPERTEE VALLEY areas, with six of these being rare and/ ALLIANCE INC. © Capertee Valley Alliance Inc. or endangered. Tree-planting weekends March 2015. are held each spring and autumn and new volunteer tree-planters are always welcome; no experience necessary. For more information about volunteer tree-plantings in the Capertee Valley contact Birdlife Australia (Sydney office) on 02 9647 1033 or To find out more about your national parks visit the Blue Mountains Heritage Centre, [email protected]. end of Govetts Leap Road, Blackheath, 2780. Open 7 days (except Christmas day) 9.00am to 4.30pm; T (02) 4787 8877; www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au TO RYLSTONE, KANDOS, G reek l C e ree N n MUDGEE & BYLONG at e Wollemi Capertee Valley A T

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Birdwatching sites 6 (diversion) – 33°09.193’ S; 150°08.488’ E 13 51.2 km – 32°59.012’ S; 150°06.529’ E (site numbers correspond to map) 2.5 km along Crown Station Road to cattle grid Corner of Port Macquarie Road and junction with letterboxes Regent Honeyeater, Musk Lorikeet, Crested Shrike-tit, Key species listed here are an example only and might not Turquoise Parrot, Striped Honeyeater, White-browed Hooded Robin always be present at the sites listed, or might be found at Woodswallow (summer), Diamond Firetail other sites. Some species are widespread or sporadic and 14 (diversion) – 33°00.529’ S; 150°04.173’ E cannot be linked to particular sites. 7 29.2 km – 33°05.999’ S; 150°13.930’ E Locked gate to Capertee National Park at end of KEY: km = running distance along main route from Capertee; Tri-intersection, Glen Alice and Glen Davis roads Port Macquarie Road (5.8 km from intersection). Rainbow Bee-eater, Rufous Songlark, Horsfield’s To enter the park contact NPWS Mudgee GPS coordinates: gda 94; Bushlark, White-backed Swallow (summer), (02 6370 9000) for padlock access code (diversion) means a diversion off the main route, Brown Falcon, Zebra Finch, Double-barred Finch Regent Honeyeater, Turquoise Parrot, Peaceful Dove therefore no km shown 8 (diversion) – 33°07.385’ S; 150°19.335’ E 15 53.5 km – 32°57.831’ S; 150°06.337’ E Start: 0 km – 33°08.781’ S; 149°59.075’ E Turn right at tri-intersection for Glen Davis. After 4.6 km Pull-in area on left at the beginning of Noola–Dunville Capertee. Heading north-west from Sydney, turn right off turn left into Goora Street then right over cattle grid to get Loop Road (Dunville Loop is 21.3 km) Castlereagh Highway (east) into Glen Davis Road to Coorongooba Camping Area in Wollemi National Park Pallid Cuckoo, Grey-crowned Babbler, (5 km). 4WD may be needed depending on recent rainfall 1 10.5 km – 33°08.189’ S; 150°03.313’ E Western Gerygone, Painted Button-quail Superb Lyrebird, Rockwarbler, White-throated RH side Gardens of Stone sign, walking track to south Gerygone, Bell Miner, Cicadabird 16 (diversion) – 32°56.125’ S; 150°09.141’ E Wonga Pigeon, Gang-gang Cockatoo, 6.9 km along Dunville Loop, park on LH side among Red-browed Treecreeper, Eastern Whipbird 9 (diversion) – 33°07.375’ S; 150°16.900’ E White Box and walk 1 km to grid and end of forest From Goora Street intersection, 1 km across bridge to Gang-gang Cockatoo, Noisy Friarbird 2 14.4 km – 33°08.288’ S; 150°06.036’ E Glen Davis Community Centre and camping ground Roadside near ‘Nioka’ – park LH side of driveway Brown Treecreeper, Rockwarbler, Black-chinned 17 (diversion) – 32°54.590’ S; 150°09.308’ E Little Lorikeet, Turquoise Parrot, Brown Treecreeper, Honeyeater, Speckled Warbler, Dusky Woodswallow 9.8 km along Dunville Loop – near creek crossing Regent Honeyeater, Diamond Firetail and windmill 10 37.7 km – 33°02.584’ S; 150°12.872’ E Flame Robin, Yellow-rumped Thornbill 3 16.4 km – 33°08.176’ S; 150°06.809’ E Glen Alice, behind church and around community hall Coco Creek Bridge; park LH or RH side after the bridge Rainbow Bee-eater, Sacred Kingfisher, Red-rumped 18 54.8 km – 32°57.335’ S; 150°05.760’ E Turquoise Parrot, Painted Honeyeater (summer), Parrot, Grey-crowned Babbler, Crested Shrike-tit, Pull-in area on RH side Scarlet Honeyeater, Plum-headed Finch, Diamond Firetail Western Gerygone, Speckled Warbler, Diamond Firetail, Mistletoebird Buff-rumped Thornbill, Painted Button-quail 11 42.9 km – 33°02.536’ S; 150°09.601’ E 4 20.2 km – 33°08.049’ S; 150°09.043’ E Left into Genowlan Road, bridge 0.8 km from intersection; 19 62 km – 32°54.560’ S; 150°02.292’ E Junction of Crown Station and Glen Davis roads park on LHS before the bridge Kandos State Forest, entrance gate on RH side Little Lorikeet, Regent Honeyeater, Little Eagle, Little Lorikeet, Striped Honeyeater, (sometimes closed) Black-chinned Honeyeater Restless Flycatcher, Olive-backed Oriole, Mistletoebird Musk Lorikeet, Glossy Black-Cockatoo, Weebill, chance of crakes at the reedy dam 5 (diversion) – 33°08.285’ S; 150°08.880’ E 12 48.8 km – 32°59.752’ S; 150°07.712’ E 0.5 km along Crown Station Road to gully with windmill Side track on RH side of Glen Alice Road to ‘Yanderra’ gate Hooded Robin, White-browed Babbler, Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater, White-browed Babbler, Plum-headed Finch Hooded Robin, Plum-headed Finch