35 34 WAITUI FALLS FRFRB 33 32 31 ELLENBOROUGHRESERVE 30 BIRDWOOD 29 28 27 WILSONRIVERPICNICAREA 26 25 24 SLIPPERY ROCKS/KIPPARA STATE FOREST 23 Habitat * SewageTreatment Works †Restricted access 41 KINGCREEK ROAD 40 PAPPINBARRA FIELDSTUDIES CENTRE 39 RAWDON CREEKNATURE RESERVE 38 BURRAWAN STATE FOREST FRF 37 BAGOBLUFF NATIONAL PARK 36 SWANS CROSSING GaigH et MMangrove S Swamp CCamping BBarbecue H Heath F Forest RRiver W Woodland RF Rainforest EEstuarine G Grazing D Dam 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 NORTH SHOREEMRWB 15 QUEENSLAKESF&NATURE RESERVE 14 QUEENSLAKEBOARDWALK 13 12 11 10 I 1 KOOLOONBUNGCREEKPARK &STW 9 PILOTBEACHEMRWB 8 NORTH HAVEN EMRWB 7 HENRY KENDALLRESERVEEMWB 6 BONNIEHILLSSTW*DGW† 5 LAKECATHIE EMWB 4 PERCHHOLE/CORDUROYTRACK 3 INNESRUINS 2 SEAACRESNATURE RESERVE DCTSBOHR AVAILABLE BROCHURE NDICATES MIDDLE BROTHERNATIONAL PARK BOORGANNA NATURE RESERVE PLATEAU BEECH BRUSHY MOUNTAIN WILD BULL/BLUFFPARK BELLANGRY NO 1LOOKOUT BELLBROOK SOUTH WESTROCKS HAT HEADNATIONAL PARK CRESCENT HEAD BIG HILL LIMEBURNERS NATURE RESERVE PELICAN ISLAND NTH BROTHER/DOORAGANNP DIAMOND HEAD CROWDY BAY NATIONAL PARK KATANG NATURE RESERVE IDN LOCATIONS BIRDING E RFSWBC 21 24 36 2 D GR D FGR D EFGRFW† E HMRFWBC F RFBC D EGMRFSWBC E MRW D GS F RFRBC F BC D EGMRFSWBC F GRFRB F RBC F RFRBC E MRFSWBC W E MW F RFBC F RFRB F RF RF W F RFB H MRFSWBC D GRFRB E HMRFW D EHMSW Any suggestions/information that might improve this brochure would be appreciated. Hastings Birdwatchers, PO Box 709 2444. 1 - 41 Sites at which the species may be seen AoCoFo All over in suitable habitat Hi Coastal Rf Forests Status Hinterland C Rain Forests USpring Summer Migrants Winter Migrants Common Uncommon Pelagic Birds: several other species have been seen off the coast near Pt Macquarie Rocks. and South West Localities Common Starling C Ao Common Myna C Co NOTES Pied Butcherbird C Ao Australian Magpie C Ao Pied Currawong C Ao Paradise Riflebird U Rf 25 28 32 33 Australian Raven U Hi Forest Raven C Co Crow C Co Torresian White-winged Chough U Ao 23 30 Green Catbird C Ao Regent Bowerbird C Ao 2 11 25 34 40 Satin Bowerbird C Ao Pipit C Ao Richard’s House Sparrow C Ao Double-barred Finch C Ao Red-browed Finch C Ao Chest-breasted Mannikin U Co 3 5 6 21 European Goldfinch U Ao Mistletoebird C Ao White-backed Swallow U Ao Swallow C Ao Welcome Martin C Ao Tree Fairy Martin C Ao C Co 1 5 20 22 Clamorous Reed-Warbler Grassbird C Co 1 5 22 41 Tawny Little Grassbird C Co Rufous Songlark U Ao 18 20 22 Golden-headed Cisticola C Ao Silvereye C Ao Bassian Thrush U Hi 28 29.32.33 Russet-tailed Thrush U Hi * F RF E FMRF D ERFMWB D EFGHMRFB F GRFRBC F GRFRBC 40 38 28 33 23 number The Information Centrecan welcome toall visitorswishingtojoin theseoutings. waders onPelicanIsland. They extendawarm on thefirstFridayofeach month,andalsorecordthe The HastingsBirdwatchers conductregularoutings Bird Atlassers. Birdwatchers andNSW It hasbeencompiledfrom therecordsofHastings excludes mostpelagic,vagrant andone-off sightings. exceeds 340,thelistsupplied inthispamphlet Whilst thetotalnumber ofbirdspeciesrecorded takeaways andtogetherthey caterforalltastes. specialty. These are backedupbycoffee shopsand restaurants, hotelsandclubs, withlocalseafoodsa The Hastingsregionisrenownedforitsclimate,fine large rangeofaccommodationfrom5-startobudget. as B&Bs,orbackpackerestablishments,thereis a With numerousmotelsandcaravanparksaswell information contactyourlocaltravelagent. air connectionstobothSydneyandBrisbane.For There aredailybus,rail(tonearby kilometres. Council Hastings Riverandisheadquartersfor the eastcoastof atthemouthof The historictownof ETNTO HASTINGS DESTINATION Hastings Birdwatchers with the assistance of This brochure has beenproduced bythe on h NWDepartment of Tourism and the NSW t www.hastingsbirdwatchers.org.au Website: www.portmacquarie.com.au Red Wattlebird C Ao Red Wattlebird C Co Little Wattlebird Striped Honeyeater C Co 5 8 11 22 Noisy Friarbird C Co Little Friarbird U Co Blue-faced Honeyeater U Co 11 20 Bell Miner C Fo 25 30 33 40 Noisy Miner C Ao Honeyeater C Ao Lewin’s Honeyeater C Ao Yellow-faced White-eared Honeyeater U Fo 12 28 41 Brown-headed Honeyeater U Ao 11 23 33 White-naped Honeyeater C Ao Brown Honeyeater C Co New Holland Honeyeater U Hi 28 White-cheeked Honeyeater C Co Honeyeater U Co 4 11 18 Tawny-crowned Eastern Spinebill C Ao Scarlet Honeyeater C Ao White-fronted Chat U Co 3 5 22 Jacky Winter C Ao Scarlet Robin U Hi Flame Robin U Hi 28 Rose Robin C Ao 23 Pale-yellow Robin U Co 2 27 29 40 Robin C Ao Eastern Yellow Logrunner C Ao 2 29 32 37 Eastern Whipbird C Ao Spotted Quail-thrush U Hi 33 Sittella C Ao Varied Crested Shrike-tit C Co 1 28 31 39 Olive Whistler U Hi 28 29 Golden Whistler C Ao Rufous Whistler C Ao Grey Shrike-thrush C Ao C Ao Black-faced Monarch C Ao 3 24 27 40 Spectacled Monarch Leaden Flycatcher C Ao Satin Flycatcher U Fo Restless Flycatcher C Co Magpie-lark C Ao Rufous Fantail C Ao Grey Fantail C Ao C Ao Willie Wagtail Spangled Drongo C Co 1 5 22 38 Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike C Ao Barred Cuckoo-shrike U Rf 1 2 22 White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike C Ao Cicadabird C Ao U Ao 6 12 20 22 White-winged Triller U Ao 11 18 21 25 Triller Varied Olive-backed Oriole C Ao Figbird C Ao C Ao White-breasted Woodswallow U Ao Masked Woodswallow U Ao White-browed Woodswallow U Ao Dusky Woodswallow Grey Butcherbird C Ao he Hastings Region, visitthefollowing Hastings he which administersanareaof3500square For moreinformation Rob Oakeshott MP Port Macquarie supply a contact 32 34 40 2 Wauchope) and is situatedon Hastings Rainbow Lorikeet C Ao Scaly-breasted Lorikeet C Co Musk Lorikeet U Co 5 33 Little Lorikeet C Co 12 18 22 35 Australian King-Parrot C Ao Swift Parrot U Co 3 5 8 22 Crimson Rosella C Ao Eastern Rosella C Ao Pallid Cuckoo C Ao Brush Cuckoo C Ao Fan-tailed Cuckoo C Ao Bronze-Cuckoo C Ao Horsfield’s Shining Bronze-Cuckoo C Ao Common Koel C Ao Channel-billed Cuckoo C Ao Pheasant Coucal C Ao Powerful Owl U Ao 23 25 26 34 Southern Boobook C Ao Sooty Owl U Hi 25 26 27 Masked Owl U Ao 3 11 12 19 28 Barn Owl U Ao 3 11 23 40 Grass Owl U Co 11 18 Frogmouth C Ao Tawny White-throated Nightjar U Ao 3 24 31 40 Australian Owlet-nightjar C Ao 19 36 38 White-throated Needletail C Ao Fork-tailed Swift U Co Azure Kingfisher C Ao 1 4 30 40 Laughing Kookaburra C Ao Forest Kingfisher C Co 1 13 18 21 Sacred Kingfisher C Ao Rainbow Bee-eater C Ao Dollarbird C Ao Noisy Pitta C Rf C Fo 26 33 34 40 Superb Lyrebird Rufous Scrub-bird C Fo 28 29 C Ao White-throated Treecreeper U Fo 25 28 32 33 Red-browed Treecreeper U Hi 23 Brown Treecreeper Superb Fairy-wren C Ao Fairy-wren Variegated C Ao Red-backed Fairy-wren U Ao 5 11 20 21 Southern Emu-wren U Co 1 5 11 18 Spotted Pardalote C Ao Striated Pardalote C Ao Scrubwren C Ao Yellow-throated White-browed Scrubwren C Ao Large-billed Scrubwren C Ao U Hi 23 Speckled Warbler U Hi 23 Weebill Brown Gerygone C Ao Mangrove Gerygone U Co 1 17 21 22 White-throated Gerygone C Ao Brown Thornbill C Ao Buff-rumped Thornbill U Ao Thornbill C Ao Yellow-rumped Thornbill C Ao Yellow Striated Thornbill C Ao phone

Chrysalis Printing 6581 0125 fascinating and interesting birds. anincredible varietyof provides arange ofhabitatsfor rivers, estuaries, lagoons,mountains andrainforests, The Hastingsregion, blessed withsuperbbeaches,lakes, Female and MaleRegent Bowerbirds photograph bycourtesyofDorisStenhouse Hastings Birdwatchers SPOTS Buff-banded Rail C Co 5 20 22 36 Rail U Co 1 14 20 22 Lewin’s Crake U Co 1 5 20 22 Baillon’s Purple Swamphen C Co Dusky Moorhen C Ao Eurasian Coot C Ao Painted Button-quail U Co 18 23 Snipe U Co 5 20 21 22 Latham’s Black-tailed Godwit U Co 5 8 17 22 Godwit C Co 5 8 17 22 Bar-tailed Whimbrel C Co 5 8 17 22 Eastern Curlew C Co 5 8 17 22 Common Greenshank U Co 3 5 17 22 Common Sandpiper U Co 5 14 17 22 C Co 5 8 17 22 Grey-tailed Tattler U Co 5 12 20 22 Ruddy Turnstone Red Knot U Co 5 12 17 22 Red-necked Stint U Co 5 17 22 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper U Co 5 22 Curlew Sandpiper U Co 5 17 22 Comb-crested Jacana U Co 20 21 41 U Co 2 10 21 22 Pied Oystercatcher U Co 2 10 21 22 Sooty Oystercatcher Black-winged Stilt U Co 5 22 Pacific Golden Plover C Co 5 17 22 Red-capped Plover C Co 5 8 17 22 Double-banded Plover U Co 5 8 17 22 Lesser Sand Plover U Co 5 8 17 22 Black-fronted Dotterel U Co 1 5 17 22 Masked Lapwing C Ao Silver Gull C Co U Co 3 5 14 22 Gull-billed Tern C Co 5 12 18 22 Caspian Tern C Co Crested Tern U Co 12 20 21 White-fronted Tern C Co 8 17 21 22 Common Tern U Co 8 17 20 22 Little Tern C Co 21 22 Whiskered Tern Rock Dove C Ao White-headed Pigeon C Ao 1 7 26 40 C Co Spotted Turtle-Dove Brown Cuckoo-Dove C Ao 2 13 27 29 Emerald Dove U Ao 3 5 15 40 Common Bronzewing U Co 13 18 36 40 Brush Bronzewing U Fo 25 Crested Pigeon C Ao Peaceful Dove C Ao Dove C Ao1 9 12 22 Bar-shouldered Pigeon C Ao 20 24 36 37 Wonga Fruit-Dove U Ao 2 27 Wompoo Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove U Co 2 Pigeon C Ao 13 33 35 40 Topknot Glossy Black-Cockatoo C Ao 10 11 21 40 Black-Cockatoo C Ao Yellow-tailed Galah C Ao Long-billed Corella U Co Little Corella C Co Cockatoo C Ao Sulphur-crested

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