Marlo & Cape Conran Marlo is located at the mouth of the Snowy River in Victoria’s Bush Birds Far East, 14kms south of . The Orbost-Marlo road that may be seen at closely follows most of the Snowy River’s final journey through grazing land and pockets of temperate rainforest to the sea. The coastal road at Marlo then heads east to Cape Conran. Along this route is an excellent estuary walking trail Marlo & Cape Conran as well as lookouts over the Snowy River entrance and ocean. The Cape Conran Coastal Park features a pristine coastline, rocky cliffs and a mixture of rocky and sandy beaches and scenic views from the Salmon Rocks lookout. East Cape Con- On the web at www.birdlife.org.au/locations/ ran and the Yeerung River provide additional boardwalks and b ir d lif e -e a s t -g ip p s la n d trails to explore. Nearby, the Cabbage Tree Creek Flora and Lake Wat Wat/Corringle Wildlife Reserves are also “must locations” to visit.

For bush birds visit: Marlo State Forest, Marlo aerodrome, Postal Address Cape Conran Coastal Park, Cabbage Tree Creek Flora Reserve Box 825 , and the Yeerung River inlet. Victoria, 3875

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Superb Fairy-wren. Ian Wright

See also Birding Guide Marlo http://www.birdlife.org.au/locations/birdlife-east- Birding Guides are available for Bairnsdale, Lindenow, gippsland/publications-eg Mitchell River National Park, Paynesville, Nicholson, , Lakes Entrance, Lake Tyers, Bruthen, Buchan, Nowa Nowa, Marlo, and Mallacoota. Bird List Brochures are available for Buchan Caves, Fairy Dell, Oneonta, Lake Tyers & Fishermans Landing, Nyerimilang, Omeo, The Den of Nargun, Gippsland Lakes, Macleod Morass, and Cann River. Marlo and Mallacoota have 2 brochures each, (1. Waterbirds and 2. Bush birds) Updated Jan 2018

Species Species Species

Emu Sacred Kingfisher Golden Whistler

White-headed Pigeon Superb Lyrebird Rufous Whistler

Common Bronzewing White-throated Treecreeper Grey Shrike-thrush

Brush Bronzewing Satin Bowerbird Olive-backed Oriole Wonga Pigeon Superb Fairy-wren Grey Butcherbird

Topknot Pigeon Southern Emu-wren Dusky Woodswallow

White-throated Needletail Pilotbird Australian Magpie

Black-shouldered Kite White-browed Scrubwren Pied Currawong

White-bellied Sea-Eagle Striated Fieldwren Grey Currawong

Whistling Kite Brown Gerygone Rufous Fantail

Brown Goshawk Striated Thornbill Grey Fantail

Collared Sparrowhawk Yellow Thornbill Australian Raven

Swamp Harrier Yellow-rumped Thornbill Little Raven

Wedge-tailed Eagle Buff-rumped Thornbill Willie Wagtail

Little Eagle Brown Thornbill Leaden Flycatcher

Nankeen Kestrel Spotted Pardalote Restless Flycatcher

Brown Falcon Striated Pardalote Black-faced Monarch

Australian Hobby Eastern Spinebill Magpie-lark

Peregrine Falcon Lewin's Honeyeater White-winged Chough

Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo Yellow-faced Honeyeater Jacky Winter

Gang-gang Cockatoo White-eared Honeyeater Scarlet Robin

Galah Bell Miner Rose Robin

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Noisy Miner Eastern Yellow Robin Rainbow Lorikeet Little Wattlebird Golden-headed Cisticola

Musk Lorikeet Red Wattlebird Australian Reed-Warbler

Australian King-Parrot White-fronted Chat Little Grassbird

Crimson Rosella Scarlet Honeyeater Silvereye

Eastern Rosella Crescent Honeyeater Welcome Swallow

Ground Parrot New Holland Honeyeater Fairy Martin

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo Brown-headed Honeyeater Tree Martin

Shining Bronze-Cuckoo White-naped Honeyeater Bassian Thrush

Pallid Cuckoo Eastern Whipbird Mistletoebird

Fan-tailed Cuckoo Varied Sittella Red-browed Finch

Azure Kingfisher Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Beautiful Firetail

Laughing Kookaburra Crested Shrike-tit Australasian Pipit