A Birdwatchers Guide from Alluvial Flats to World Heritage Rainforest
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Welcome to Birdwatching around Kyogle Shire Acknowledgements: & its boundaries. This brochure is produced by Byron Bird Buddies (2020) and is an update of the ‘Bird Trails of Kyogle and District’ previously The area lies within the lands of the Bundjalung produced by members of Birds Australia Northern NSW group people who are the acknowledged traditional & Kyogle Council. custodians of this land. Sponsors: The shire covers an area of 3,589 square km & like BirdLife Northern NSW & Kyogle Council Wedge-tailed other areas of the Northern Rivers, is a mixed sub- Eagle Golden Special thanks to photographers: tropical & temperate ecosystem known as the Whistler Ross Hollands, Anne Jones, Matt Wright & Suzanne Olley. Macleay-McPherson Overlap; a region of high biodiversity made possible by its landscape & climate. Contributions from: BirdLife Northern Rivers Kyogle is regarded as the Gateway to the Rainforests, many of which are World Heritage listed as part of the Gondwana We encourage you to submit your bird observations to Rainforest of Australia. These rainforests exist mainly on three BirdLife Australia’s national database Birdata www.birdata. significant ranges; Koorelah, Richmond & the Border Ranges. birdlife.org.au/ In Birdata, all birdwatching locations in this Waters flowing from these ranges are the headwaters of the brochure have been defined as Shared Sites & under Clarence River if they flow west & the Richmond River if they Program/details submit your observations as a General flow east. Over long periods of time the water flow & sediment Birdata Survey. deposits form the wide valleys, undulating landscapes & alluvial plains, now mainly used for agriculture. The ranges are areas of spectacular scenery including towering eucalypt forests & For more local information about birding within the Kyogle awe-inspiring stands of ancient Antarctic Beech, deep gorges, Council Area or to report a new bird sighting, secluded creeks & waterfalls. These rich habitats add up to please email [email protected] satisfy food, shelter & breeding needs for a great variety of or visit our Facebook page birds, some rare & observed nowhere else in the world, such as www.facebook.com/byronbirdbuddies the Albert’s Lyrebird, making the Kyogle area a wonderful and exciting location for birdwatching. Key Biodiversity Area (KBA) There are eleven thousand KBAs around the world; places of high biodiversity for birds and Birdwatching is opportunistic on the flood plains in the many other biota; “nature’s hot spots” Preserve these to preserve scattered paddock trees, lagoons, dams, & roadside vegetation most of the world’s biodiversity. along narrow rural roads. Care needs to be taken if stopping. National Parks & Reserves are easily accessible with numerous safe roadside stops & walking tracks. To Download a PDF of the brochure: www.byronbirdbuddies.com.au or www.birdlife.org.au The brochure provides information on 21 locations & a list of 240 known bird species. Only a small selection of birds sighted For further information about the Kyogle area, contact Kyogle within each location is provided, but many of these birds can Visitors Information Centre: www.visitkyogle.com.au or be viewed at multiple sites throughout the Shire if the habitat & phone 02 66322700 season is suitable. To protect wildlife please leave your dog at home. While birdwatching, remember to dress appropriately, always Fines apply for bringing dogs into National Parks. protect yourself against sunburn & insect bites. A pair of Byron Bird Buddies is a locality group of Brunswick Valley Landcare Inc. binoculars, a good field guide or digital app of Australian birds A Birdwatchers Guide will undoubtedly enhance your experience. from alluvial flats to The Kyogle Shire has produced 10 ‘Gateway to the Rainforest World Heritage - Tourist Drive’ brochures; we have linked the birding sites to these drives. Brochures are obtained from the Kyogle Visitor Powerful Owl rainforest www.byronbird www.birdlife.org.au www.visitkyogle.com.au www.birdata.org.au Centre. buddies.com.au Produced by Byron Bird Buddies Superb Fairy-wren Paradise Riflebird Scarlet Honeyeater Topknot Pigeon White-necked Heron Crested Shrike-tit Wompoo Fruit-Dove Birds you may see Ibis & Spoonbills Frogmouths, Nightjars & Owls Kingfishers, Bee-eaters & Honeyeaters Fantails, Flycatchers in the Kyogle Council O Australian White Ibis C O Marbled Frogmouth R Rollers O Scarlet Honeyeater C & White-eyes Area (KCA) O Straw-necked Ibis C O Tawny Frogmouth C O Rainbow Bee-eater C O Striped Honeyeater U O Willie Wagtail C O Yellow-billed Spoonbill U O White-throated Nightjar U O Dollarbird C O Noisy Friarbird C O Rufous Fantail R Birds are listed by habitat O Royal Spoonbill C O Australian Owlet-nightjar U O Azure KingfisherU O Little Friarbird U O Grey Fantail C e.g. waterbirds to bushbirds O Glossy Ibis R O Greater Sooty Owl R O Forest KingfisherU O Brown Honeyeater C O Leaden Flycatcher C & based on the chance of seeing O Black-necked Stork C O Masked Owl R O Sacred KingfisherC O White-cheeked Honeyeater U O Satin Flycatcher R them in the right habitat Shorebirds O Barn Owl R O Laughing Kookaburra C O White-eared Honeyeater R O Restless Flycatcher C Threatened Species - NSW O Black-winged Stilt U O Powerful Owl R Swifts & Woodswallows O Blue-faced Honeyeater C O Silvereye C Key - Status relative to KCA O Black-fronted Dotterel U O Barking Owl R O White-throated Needletail C O Brown-headed Honeyeater R Mudnesters, Monarchs C = Common (should encounter) O Red-kneed Dotterel R O Southern Boobook C O Fork-tailed Swift R O White-throated Honeyeater U & Riflebirds U = Uncommon (reasonable O Comb-crested Jacana U Pigeons & Doves O Dusky Woodswallow U O White-naped Honeyeater U O Magpie-lark C chance of encountering) O Banded Lapwing R O Rock Dove I, C O White-breasted O Eastern Spinebill C O Spectacled Monarch U O Lewin’s Honeyeater O R = Rare O Masked Lapwing C O White-headed Pigeon C Woodswallow U Pale- C White-eared Monarch U O Little Wattlebird O Black-faced Monarch I = Introduced species O Sharp-tailed Sandpiper R O Spotted Dove I, C yellow C C Martins & Swallows Robin O Red Wattlebird R O Paradise Riflebird R Crimson O Latham’s Snipe U O Brown Cuckoo-Dove C O Fairy Martin C O Fuscous Honeyeater R Terns Rosella O Wonga Pigeon C Robins, Pipits & Thrushes Crakes, Rails & Waterhens O Tree Martin C O Yellow-faced Honeyeater C O Whiskered Tern R O Lewin’s Rail R O Common Bronzewing U O Welcome Swallow C O Rose Robin U O Crested Pigeon C O Yellow-tufted Honeyeater R O Scarlet Robin R Darters, Cormorants O Buff-banded RailU O Peaceful Dove U Pittas, Lyrebirds O Bell Miner U O Jacky Winter C & Pelicans O Baillon’s Crake R O Bar-shouldered Dove C & Treecreepers O Noisy Miner C O Eastern Yellow Robin C O Little Pied Cormorant C O Spotless Crake R O Brown-capped Emerald-Dove U O Noisy Pitta U Babblers, Logrunners O Pale-yellow Robin U O Great Cormorant U O Pale-vented Bush-hen U O Wompoo Fruit-Dove U O Albert’s Lyrebird U & Whipbirds O Australasian Pipit U O Little Black Cormorant C O Purple Swamphen U O Superb Fruit-Dove R O White-throated Treecreeper C O Australian Logrunner C O Bassian Thrush U O Pied Cormorant U O Dusky Moorhen C O Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove U O Red-browed Treecreeper R O Grey-crowned Babbler C O Russet-tailed Thrush C O Australasian Darter U O Eurasian Coot C O Topknot Pigeon C O Brown Treecreeper U O Eastern Whipbird C O Australian Pelican U Mound-Builders, Quails Reed-Warblers & Grassbirds Cockatoos, Parrots Scrub-birds, Bowerbirds Sittellas, Cuckoo-shrikes, & Allies Geese, Ducks, Swans & Grebes & Button-quails & Lorikeets & Bristlebirds Trillers & Quail-thrush O Australian Reed-Warbler U O Plumed Whistling-duck U O Red-backed Button-quail R O Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo U O Rufous Scrub-bird U O Varied Sittella U O Rufous Songlark R O Wandering Whistling-duck U O Black-breasted Button-quail R O Glossy Black-Cockatoo U O Green Catbird C O Barred Cuckoo-shrike R O Tawny Grassbird C O Blue-billed Duck R O Painted Button-quail R O Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo C O Regent Bowerbird C O Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike C O Little Grassbird R O Pink-eared Duck U O Australian Brush-turkey C O Galah C O Satin Bowerbird C O White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike U O Golden-headed Cisticola C O Black Swan C O Stubble Quail U O Long-billed Corella R O Eastern Bristlebird U O Cicadabird C O Hardhead C O Brown Quail C Flowerpeckers, Finches O Little Corella U Fairy-wrens O White-winged Triller U O Australasian Shoveler U & Mannikins Kites, Hawks, Eagles & Falcons O Sulphur-crested Cockatoo C O Variegated Fairy-wren C O Varied Triller C O Pacific Black Duck C O Mistletoebird C O Black-shouldered Kite U O Australian King-Parrot C O Superb Fairy-wren C O Spotted Quail-thrush U O Grey Teal C O Red-browed Finch C O Square-tailed Kite R O Red-rumped Parrot R O Red-backed Fairy-wren C O Chestnut Teal C Whistlers, Figbirds & Orioles O Plum-headed Finch R O Pacific BazaU O Crimson Rosella C O Musk Duck R Scrubwrens, Thornbills O Olive Whistler R O Double-barred Finch C O Wedge-tailed Eagle C O Pale-headed Rosella U O Australian Wood Duck C & Pardalotes O Rufous Whistler C O Chestnut-breasted Mannikin C O Little Eagle R O Eastern Rosella C O Cotton Pygmy-goose R O Spotted Pardalote C O Golden Whistler C O Swamp Harrier R O Musk Lorikeet R Mynas & Sparrows O Australasian Grebe C O Striated Pardalote C O Crested Shrike-tit U O Spotted Harrier R O Little Lorikeet U O Common Starling I, U O Hoary-headed Grebe R O Grey Goshawk U O Brown Gerygone C O Little