CLARENCE VALLEY BIRD LIST Please report any additional sightings. Emu Kite, Whistling Plover, Double-banded Bronze-Cuckoo, Little Miner, Noisy Woodswallow, Quail, Brown Kite, Square-tailed Sand-plover, Lesser Bronze-Cuckoo, Shining Honeyeater, Lewin’s White-breasted Whistling-duck, Sparrowhawk, Collared Sand-plover, Greater Koel, Common Honeyeater, Yellow- Woodswallow, Wandering Osprey Dotterel, Red-kneed Cuckoo, Channel-billed faced White-browed Whistling-duck, Goshawk, Brown Dotterel, Black- Coucal, Pheasant Honeyeater, Mangrove Woodswallow, Masked Plumed Goshawk, Grey  fronted Owl, Powerful  Honeyeater, Fuscous Woodswallow, Dusky Wood Duck, Australian Sea-Eagle, White-bellied Lapwing, Masked Boobook, Southern Honeyeater, Black- Butcherbird, Grey Duck, Freckled  Eagle, Little Gull, Silver Owl, Barn chinned Butcherbird, Pied Duck, Musk Eagle, Wedge-tailed Tern, Whiskered Frogmouth, Tawny Honeyeater, White- Magpie-lark Swan, Black Harrier, Spotted Tern, Caspian Needletail, White- throated Magpie, Australian Goose, Magpie  Harrier, Swamp Tern, Gull-billed throated Honeyeater, White- Currawong, Pied Hardhead Falcon, Black  Tern, Crested Kingfisher, Azure naped Drongo, Spangled Duck, Pacific Black Falcon, Brown Tern, Common Kookaburra, Laughing Honeyeater, White- Crow, Torresian Shoveler, Australasian Kestrel, Nankeen Tern, Little Kingfisher, Forest cheeked Chough, White-winged Duck, Pink-eared Falcon, Peregrine Tern, Sooty  Kingfisher, Sacred Honeyeater, Tawny- Catbird, Green  Teal, Grey Hobby, Australian Noddy, Common  Bee-eater, Rainbow crowned Bowerbird, Regent Teal, Chestnut Brolga Noddy, Black  Dollarbird Spinebill, Eastern Bowerbird, Satin Grebe, Australasian Rail, Buff-banded Turtle-Dove, Spotted Treecreeper, White- Honeyeater, Scarlet Pipit, Richard’s Shearwater, Wedge- Crake, Baillon’s  Dove, Rock throated Honeyeater, Brown Finch, Double-barred tailed Moorhen, Dusky Dove, Peaceful Treecreeper, Brown Robin, Scarlet Finch, Red-browed Shearwater, Short-tailed Swamphen, Purple Dove, Bar-shouldered Fairy-wren, Superb Robin, Rose Firetail, Diamond Gannet, Australasian Coot, Eurasian Pigeon, Topknot Fairy-wren, Variegated Robin, Eastern Yellow Mannikin, Chestnut- Darter Stone-curlew, Bush  Dove, Emerald Fairy-wren, Red-backed Babbler, Grey-crowned breasted Cormorant, Great Stone-curlew, Beach  Bronzewing, Common Emu-wren, Southern  Whipbird, Eastern Mannikin, Nutmeg Cormorant, Little Black Button-quail, Painted  Pigeon, Wonga Pardalote, Spotted Quail-thrush, Spotted  Sparrow, House Cormorant, Pied Snipe, Latham’s Pigeon, Crested Pardalote, Striated Sitella, Varied Mistletoebird

Cormorant, Little Pied Godwit, Bar-tailed Pigeon, White-headed Scrubwren, Yellow- Shrike-tit, Crested Swallow, Welcome bird watcher’s paradise Stork, Black-necked Godwit, Black-tailed Fruit-Dove, throated Whistler, Golden Martin, Tree Pelican, Australian Curlew, Eastern Rose-crowned Scrubwren, Large-billed Whistler, Rufous Martin, Fairy Heron, White-necked Whimbrel Fruit-Dove, Wompoo Scrubwren, White- Shrike-thrush, Grey Reed-Warbler, Heron, White-faced Greenshank, Common Black-Cockatoo, Glossy browed Shrike-thrush, Little Clamorous Egret, Eastern Reef Sandpiper, Marsh Black-Cockatoo, Warbler, Speckled  Monarch, Black-faced Grassbird, Tawny Egret, Cattle Sandpiper, Common Yellow-tailed Gerygone, Brown Monarch, Spectacled Grassbird, Little Egret, Little Tattler, Grey-tailed Galah Gerygone, Mangrove Flycatcher, Leaden Cisticola, Golden- Egret, Great Sandpiper, Terek Cockatoo, Sulphur- Gerygone, White- Flycatcher, Satin headed Egret, Intermediate Turnstone, Ruddy crested throated Flycatcher, Restless Silvereye Night Heron, Nankeen Knot, Red Lorikeet, Rainbow Thornbill, Brown Wagtail, Willie Starling, Common Heron, Striated Knot, Great Lorikeet, Scaly-breasted Thornbill, Yellow-rumped Fantail, Rufous Myna, Common Bittern, Black  Stint, Red-necked Lorikeet, Little Thornbill, Striated Fantail, Grey Ibis, Glossy Sandpiper, Sharp-tailed Lorikeet, Musk Thornbill, Yellow Cuckoo-shrike, Black-  Uncommon Ibis, Straw-necked Sandpiper, Curlew King-Parrot, Australian Weebill  faced after Pizzey & Knight: Ibis, Australian Jacana, Comb-crested Rosella, Eastern Wattlebird, Little Cuckoo-shrike, Field Guide to the Birds of White Oystercatcher, Pied Parrot, Ground  Wattlebird, Red White-bellied Australia (1997) Spoonbill, Royal Oystercatcher, Sooty Cuckoo, Pallid Friarbird, Little Cicadabird Spoonbill, Yellow-billed Stilt, Black-winged Cuckoo, Fan-tailed Friarbird, Noisy Triller, White-winged Kite, Black-shouldered Avocet, Red-necked Cuckoo, Brush Honeyeater, Striped Triller, Varied Baza, Pacific Plover, Pacific Golden Bronze-Cuckoo, Honeyeater, Blue-faced Oriole, Olive-backed Kite, Brahminy Plover, Red-capped Horsefield’s Miner, Bell Figbird

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PO Box 555 Grafton 2460 p> 02 6642 4677 f> 02 6643 1927 routes www.clarencetourism.com r i v e r t o u r i s m Bird Updated December 2005 © Clarence Valley Birdos of the Clarence Valley Bald Knob Road: South another 2.8 km on highway, turn left Continue past ferry to Munro’s Lane 2.3 km on left - nest used NOTE: Routes 1and 2 start from the Clarence River Visitor into Wells Crossing Flora Reserve. Road passes through woodland by both Osprey and Black-necked Stork in dead tree (0.7 km). Information Centre, Pacific Highway, South Grafton, and are and some palm forest - suitable for 2WD at least to Browns Knob Continue to Roberts Creek Road (1.6 km), turn right (wetlands suitable for 2WD unless otherwise indicated. Fire Tower turnoff. 4WD may continue to Station Creek (Little Tern beside road). Turn left at South Arm Road (3.4 km); after 0.5 km breed here November-January - please observe warning signs) turn left again along Elbow Creek Road until it rejoins Roberts Routes 3 to 10 start from the Lower Clarence River Visitor via Bald Knob Road, Newfoundland Road and Barcoongere Road Creek Road (3.3 km). Continue until Wants Lane (2.1 km (right) Information Centre (“Ferry Park”), Pacific Highway, Maclean, (Turquoise Parrot known to visit). National Park fees apply at and Russell Road (1.9 km left) - bush birds including Grey-crowned and are suitable for 2WD unless otherwise indicated. Station Creek (Yuraygir National Park). Babblers. Proceed until Golf Links Road (1.0 km) thence right into Lawrence Road (3.8 km) and back to Maclean. The Washpen: Drive north along highway, turn right after 5.3 km into Swan Lane. After 0.4 km turn right at cattle yards and drive Route 1 NORTH GRAFTON & environs down lane. Seasonal swamp (private land but good viewing from Route 5 ASHBY road) - Black Swan, Black-necked Stork, Black-winged Stilt, various From Information Centre proceed to roundabout, right to Grafton egret and duck, raptors. Continue to end of Swan Lane, then a From Ferry Park travel north on Pacific Highway across Clarence Bridge and Fitzroy Street, right into Prince Street (main street), left further 1.3 km to Four Mile Lane (bitumen) - small permanent at clocktower into Pound Street, right at See Park into Turf Street, River to Watts Lane (7.7 km). Turn left, proceed 2.1 km to Royal swamp on left - Royal Spoonbill, Black Swan, Comb-crested Spoonbill rookery (best September-November). Turn left over left into Oliver Street, right into Howe Street, left into Fry Street, Jacana. thence to railway crossing - total 5.7 km. Park. Cross railway bridge after 1.6 km; a further 4.2 km on is an Osprey nest on a line to Carrs Creek Bridge - Tawny Grassbird, Little Grassbird, Return to Grafton via Four Mile Lane, right into Washpool Road, left power pole on left. Just beyond is large Moreton Bay fig on left Clamorous Reed-Warbler, Nutmeg Mannikin, Fairy Martin, Darter, at Pacific Highway. - many birds there. Turn left after 0.5 km at T-intersection towards Comb-crested Jacana and many others. Across the bridge towards Ashby - turn right at saw mill on corner (1.0 km) and proceed Cowans Pond Wetland Reserve: West on 5.5 through village - a total of 3.5 km from T-intersection to old ferry the horse paddock are Richard’s Pipit and Golden-headed Cisticola. km. Water birds, Tree Martin, White-breasted Woodswallow and Return to vehicle - reset trip meter. approach. Clamorous Reed-warbler, Superb Blue-Wren, finches and various parrots; Magpie Goose and Comb-crested Jacana on raptors along this stretch, and sometimes koalas in red gums near Turn left into Orara Street, left into North Street, right into Marlowe occasions. Picnic tables, information board and bird hide. Ashby Dock (on left). Continue from ferry approach to gate (2 km) Street and Back Lane, left into Carrs Peninsula Road. Cross - a good walk for small bush birds in cane and mangroves. railway line - birds on left in Carrs Creek. Continue and veer left - at 6.2 km from Orara Street view birds on the river and bank - Black Route 3 LAWRENCE & environs Opposite the saw mill is Ashby reserve - picnic facilities, toilets, Swan, Hardhead, other water birds. Continue a further 2.1 km to playground - and a good spot for birds, as is the next kilometre junction with , turn right for 4.7 km, then left into Proceed to from Ferry Park (12.1 km - see Route of the road to the left to Ashby Island. Retrace route to Harwood Butter Factory Lane - look for Plumed Whistling-Duck. 4) or from Grafton (see map). Egret Rookery 0.7 km after ferry Bridge, then follow signs to either Maclean or Yamba along the [egrets, waterbirds], Post Office (0.6 km) [Pied Oystercatcher, river. Continue to T-junction with Grafton-Lawrence Road (6.0 km). Turn cormorants], Memorial Park (0.6 km). Cross Sportsman’s Creek, left - waterbirds after 10.2 km. Continue to Tarrant Bridge (4.4 km) turn left into Riverbank Road (0.6 km) to Greens Lane (2.1 km) - cross and turn left into School Lane. After 4.2 km look for birds [Brolga, raptors, bush birds]. Right into Greens Lane to Grafton Route 6 ILUKA & environs in lane on right - Speckled Warbler, Brush Cuckoo etc. Continue Road (0.8 km), right to Sportsmans Creek turnoff (1.9 km) and to Southgate State Forest - locked gate after 1.4 km. Bush birds. weir (3 km) (private property but public road access - do not (Note: National Park Fees apply - one payment only per day) Return to Grafton - Lawrence Road, turn right to return to Grafton proceed past closed gate) [bush birds, waterbirds, Nankeen Night (8 km). Heron at gate]. Return to Lawrence, proceed to Mantons Road From (from Ferry Park via Hwy = 5.5 km, via (3.1 km on left - dry forest, ephemeral wetland). Maclean = 8 km, from Yamba PO = 14 km) north to Iluka turnoff (10.5 km) then proceed to Esk River (8.0 km) and Shark Bay (4.0 Route 2 Places near GRAFTON Proceed 2.1 km and return to Casino Road. Continue west to km) [waders, seabirds and bush birds]; to Woody Head Camping Tullymorgan Road (1.9 km) (damp forest) and Broadwater Creek Area (1.0 km) [waders on rock platform and south, bush birds on Glenugie Peak Flora Reserve: Drive south along Pacific (4.4 km) [Azure Kingfisher, Black Bittern] and Gibberagee State road in]; to Back Beach [bush birds in car park, waders on beach]; Highway 15.1 km to gate (left) near ‘Glenugie State Forest’ sign. Forest (4.0 km). Return to Lawrence and Maclean. to Frazers Reef (2.0 km) [bush birds and waders]; to Iluka Bluff Go through gate, turn immediately right and follow Lookout Forest (1.5 km) [waders] and Iluka Rainforest walk [bush and rainforest Road 4 km to base of Glenugie Peak - rough walking track to top. birds, inc. Regent Bowerbird and White-eared Monarch - 5 km & Glossy Black-Cockatoo in she-oaks along track, bush birds around Route 4 WOODFORD ISLAND environs return]; to Iluka (2.0 km - Sedgers Reef Hotel area for picnic or base, rainforest pigeons near summit. Emu have been seen in this pub lunch); return to Johnsons Lane (2.0 km on left at end of Golf From Ferry Park to Lawrence turnoff (0.7 km), across McFarlane reserve. Logging in the State Forest sometimes restricts access. Course) - proceed to river then turn right [bush and water birds Bridge to Ilarwill (2.5 km) and Woodford Island Nature Reserve - Osprey and nest across water]. Franklins Road: Return to highway, head south 6.0 km and turn (remnant rainforest). Return to Lawrence Road, proceed (left) left (‘Glenugie State Forest’ sign seen soon after leaving highway) - to Ilarwill Quarry (0.1 km) [bush birds, Peregrine Falcon] then to drive 8 km through forest and farmland. For 4WD, continue to Bald Lawrence Ferry (8.8 km), noting Osprey nest 3.5 km from Quarry. Knob Road; for 2WD, return to highway. Bush birds. for small bush birds. Check the lake for waterbirds - Great Crested Leaving the lookout heading north out of town, turn left into Heath Route 7 YAMBA & environs Grebes here occasionally. Continue to Wilsons Headland - pleasant Street through gate to football ground. Walk across sports ground walk to lookout (Eastern Reef Egret, even whales in season). to wetlands - migratory waders. Continuing north, turn left onto From Ferry Park to Carrs Drive is 16.4 km. Stop on the way and Boorkoom Camping Area (turn right as you enter Diggers Camp) gravel road to Sandon. At old stock yards 3 km on left proceed look for waders at Romiaka Channel at low tide. If you detour down is a good lunch spot. (Total distance from Wooli Road to Diggers 1.3km to Needlebark trees, another 1.5 km to ridge - Southern Osprey Drive (left before Shopping Fair) there is an Osprey nest on Camp is 8.5 km). Brolga sometimes here. Emu-wren and Tawny-crowned Honeyeaters have been seen in this a pole on the lake (left hand) side. vicinity (NB 4WD only beyond this point). Return to Sandon Road Return to Wooli Road, turn left and continue into Wooli (further and continue to Sandon - a pleasant picnic area, with waders and Carrs Drive is 0.5 km past the Shopping Fair on the right. Drive to 9.5 km to end). Picnic areas beyond Bowling Club. On the way seabirds on the riverbank. end [bush birds including Babblers, waders, Brahminy Kite, Azure out check the Caravan Park on the left - Swift Parrots have been Kingfisher, Sacred Kingfisher]. seen there (very occasionally) as well as Little Lorikeets and Musk Lorikeets. Proceed to Shores Drive (0.4 km on left) - bush on RH side to Route 10 YURAYGIR NATIONAL PARK Peninsular Park (1 km) Track on right side of park goes through (Northern Section) mangrove and littoral rainforest - good early-morning birding. Walk down dirt road at end of bitumen, go through white posts (Note: National Park Fees apply - one payment only per day) on right onto track leading to river [waders at low tide, Mangrove Honeyeater]. From Ferry Park to the Angourie Roundabout in Yamba is 18.4 Return to Yamba Road and continue to Yamba CBD, turn left then km by the Highway (19.3 km through Maclean and beside the right, skirting Calypso CP to arrive at Hickey Island (park near Clarence River). Turn right towards Angourie; after 4 km turn right Gormans Big Oyster Restaurant - Pheasant Coucal usually here) - a towards Wooloweyah, left after 0.4 km at gravel road which goes total of 2.9 km. Walk along dirt track to end of island [mangrove to Angourie Point (2.1 km) and Mara Creek (2.3 km). After 1.1 km and bush birds, waders]. Pied Oystercatcher and Beach Stone- a fire trail runs off to the right and curves around to meet up with curlew (both endangered) known to breed in this area. the road again further along. Southern Emu-wren, Ground Parrot, Black-shouldered Kite, Tawny-crowned Honeyeater, Swamp Harrier, Brolga and Emu have all been seen here. (Note: the centre section of this trail is quite heavily overgrown - better access from other Photo © Phil Rogers Route 8 YURAYGIR NATIONAL PARK end.) Further 0.5 km from fire trail is turn (right) to Mara Creek. The other end of the fire trail is 0.4 km from the turn - Yellow-tailed The Clarence Valley has the ONLY coastal population of emus in (Central Section) Black Cockatoo, Rufous and Golden Whistler, Red-backed Fairy- NSW. wren, White-cheeked Honeyeater, Rainbow Bee-eater. (Note: National Park Fees apply - one payment only per day) Another 0.3 km brings you to Mara Creek Car Park, from where a From Ferry Park take the Pacific Highway for 14 km south to Route 9 YURAYGIR NATIONAL PARK pleasant walk through the National Park along the coast brings you Tyndale village. (Grafton to this turnoff is 27 km). Just south take to Dirrangan Lookout and Shelley Beach - a comfortable two hours Tourist Road 20; after 9 km stop at Champion Creek (small dam (Brooms Head/Sandon River) return. Lots of seabirds and bush birds. Take water. A brief detour on right - ducks and waterbirds). The old road and bridge make a to Angourie Point will reveal another Osprey nest on the headland (Note: National Park Fees apply - one payment only per day) good spot for birds - Double-barred Finch etc. down low, Yellow- due east of the viewing platform. tailed Black Cockatoos and Channel-billed Cuckoos above, as well From Ferry Park proceed towards Maclean. Turn right after 0.3 as raptors. Continue a further 3 km, crossing Chaffin Creek. Park km towards Brooms Head - Emu often seen on this road, and on side of straight after bridge - the swamps on both sides contain This brochure is the product of many hours of observation, Osprey nest on right 19 km. Less than 1 km later, turn left to Lake (in good season) Emu, Black-necked Stork, Brolga, Black Swan, measuring and mapping by the members of the Clarence Arragan and Red Cliff (5 km round trip). Birds good when people Musk Duck, all the Egrets as well as the usual suspects - fairy- Valley Birdos. are scarce - Ground Parrot seen near Red Cliff (early morning, late wrens, kingfishers, honeyeaters, whistlers. It is not the result of a comprehensive or scientific study, afternoon). Return to Brooms Head Road, turn left. After 2.3 km but we hope it is of interest to bird enthusiasts. Please Proceed into Tucabia village, turning left (at sign to Pacific Highway turn left into Fish farm. Park vehicle and follow tracks east and report any additional sightings. and Airport) towards Wooli. Be vigilant on the way - a variety south - good variety of bush birds in this area. ranging from White-winged Chough to Yellow Spoonbill and Clarence Valley Birdos go bird watching on the third Continue into Brooms Head (3 km) - turn left into Caravan Park Brown Falcon are all known here. After 14 km take the left turn Saturday of each month (except December). For details, and park at southern end of beach near rock platform. Waders, into Minnie Water (7 km) - both the Headland (Buff-banded Rail; please phone: terns, cormorants, Sooty Oystercatcher, Australasian Gannet and shorebirds on rocks and beach below) and Illaroo Camping Area migratory birds October to March. Glossy Black-Cockatoo in the • Dick and Margaret Branch [6646 2797], (past shop) are worth a look. casuarinas. Bear right 0.3 km, then turn left to headland lookout • Hec and Jill Doughty [6646 1055] or Return to Wooli Road, continue south. After 1 km turn left to (Osprey, Gannet in particular). • Gary and Barb Whale [6646 1286] Diggers Camp; stop in wooded area 1 km in. This is a good spot