C Box Vale Track A walking track that follows the route of a historic railway line built in 1888 through woodland above Nattai Gorge. Access The parking area is 3.7km west of . Follow the Old SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS and turn right into Box Vale Road 100m past the bridge over the F5. Amenities Picnic area. Southern Highlands Walks A variety of walking tracks, including the 9km return Box Vale Track. The short detour near the start to a reservoir is worthwhile. Birdwatching Areas Birds Musk Duck, Australasian Grebe, Wonga Pigeon, Glossy Black- Cockatoo, Crimson Rosella, Rockwarbler, Red Wattlebird, Golden Whistler, Rufous Whistler, Grey Fantail, Bassian Thrush. More than 260 species of birds can be seen in the Southern Highlands, a 90-minute drive south of . Some are seasonal visitors, others are D Wingecarribee , Berrima permanent residents. Flowing through the historic town of Berrima, the is a good spot to observe Yellow-faced Honeyeaters as they This brochure highlights some of the best places head north in mid-April. Platypuses may be seen. Access Park in the centre of Berrima. to see them. The locations are easily accessible and Amenities Cafes, picnic areas, toilets. include a variety of habitats. The birds listed are Walks A good birdwatching walk can be accessed by turning right along the river from the picnic area at the end of Oxley Street and just a few of the species likely to be present. following the easy track towards the scout hut. Alternatively, the easy Stone Quarry walk follows the river to the east of the town. Birds Tawny Frogmouth, Eastern Rosella, Red-rumped Parrot, Sacred Kingfisher, Striated Thornbill, Brown Thornbill, Yellow-faced Honeyeater, Grey Butcherbird. A Thirlmere Lakes National Park Five reed-fringed freshwater lakes surrounded by forest. E Bong Bong Track Designated an Important Bird Area because it includes A shared concrete path for walkers and cyclists that follows Rockwarbler habitat. the Wingecarribee River as it meanders between large houses Access Approx 35km north of Mittagong (via Hill Top and Balmoral) off on one side and farmland on the other. West Parade. Amenities Picnic areas, toilets. Access The Moss Vale end is 2km north of Moss Vale on Moss Vale Road; Walk An easy 7km forest walking track circles Lakes Couridjah and the Burradoo end is reached via Burradoo Road and Railway Road. Werri Berri. It can be accessed from the Lake Couridjah Picnic Area. Walk An easy 5km (one-way) walk. Birds Common Bronzewing, White-bellied Sea-eagle, Latham’s Snipe, Birds Wood Duck, Pacific Black Duck, Nankeen Night Heron, Black- Pallid Cuckoo, Fan-tailed Cuckoo, Variegated Fairy-wren, Rockwarbler, shouldered Kite, Nankeen Kestrel, Laughing Kookaburra, Sacred White-throated Gerygone, Little Friarbird, Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike. Kingfisher, Superb Fairy-wren, Yellow-rumped Thornbill, Australian Reed Warbler, European Goldfinch.

B Lake Alexandra Reserve F Cecil Hoskins A lake, created in the 1880s as a water-supply dam for coal Wetlands and a floodplain alongside the Wingecarribee trains, adjoins woodland and ferny gullies stretching towards River. It is on the Ramsar list of internationally important Box Vale Track. wetlands. Fluctuating water levels have reduced the number Access About 500m from Mittagong Tourist Information Office via of waterbirds but there are also plenty of woodland species. Helena, Edward and Queen streets. Amenities Picnic area, toilets. Access 2km north of Moss Vale on Moss Vale Road. Walks Numerous tracks can be accessed from the northern side of the Amenities Picnic area, toilet. lake. The 2km section of the Red Track between the lake and the F5 Walks A short, easy walk gives access to viewpoints over the wetlands. offers good birding. A 500m loop walk circles the floodplain beside the river. A guide to birdwatching Birds Hardhead, Blue-billed Duck, Australasian Grebe, Little Pied Birds Australasian Darter, Little Pied Cormorant, Australian Pelican, Cormorant, Dusky Moorhen, Eurasian Coot, Satin Bowerbird, Spotted Intermediate Egret, White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Swamp Harrier, Purple in the Southern Highlands Pardalote, Eastern Spinebill, Olive-backed Oriole, Willie Wagtail. Swamphen, Rufous Fantail, Red-browed Finch. G Bundanoon section, Common birds  Tick when seen Threatened species  Tick when seen Eucalypt woodland conceals waterfalls, ferny glades, rocky The following birds are among 124 NSW species threatened outcrops and lookouts.  Musk Duck  White-browed Scrubwren with extinction either locally or nationally. All are seen in Access 1km south of Bundanoon Post Office via Church Street and  Black Swan  Striated Thornbill the Southern Highlands. Gullies Road.  Australian Shelduck  Yellow-rumped Thornbill Amenities Picnic areas, toilets.  Australian Wood Duck Walks Numerous trails ranging from short and easy to the steep track to   Brown Thornbill  Blue-billed Duck  Powerful Owl Bundanoon Creek. Good birdwatching options are the 2km Erith Coal  Grey Teal  Spotted Pardalote  Australasian Bittern  Brown Treecreeper Mine track, Fairy Bower Falls and the area around the Gambells Rest  Chestnut Teal  Striated Pardalote  Spotted Harrier  Eastern Bristlebird picnic area. Pacific Black Duck Eastern Spinebill Birds Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo, Gang-gang Cockatoo, Crimson    Little Eagle  Varied Sittella Rosella, Superb Lyrebird, Chestnut-rumped Heathwren, Varied Sittella,  Hardhead  Lewin’s Honeyeater  Glossy Black-Cockatoo  Scarlet Robin Grey Shrike-Thrush, Scarlet Robin, Eastern Yellow Robin.  Australasian Grebe  Yellow-faced Honeyeater  Gang-gang Cockatoo  Flame Robin  Spotted Dove  White-eared Honeyeater  Little Lorikeet  Hooded Robin  Crested Pigeon  Bell Miner  Ground Parrot H Fitzroy Falls  Wonga Pigeon  Noisy Miner The north-eastern section of Morton National Park where  Australasian Darter  Red Wattlebird Yarrunga Creek plunges from a sandstone escarpment into the  Little Pied Cormorant  New Holland Honeyeater For a full list of all 260-plus species found in the Southern Highlands, and to download additional copies of this rainforest valley below.  Little Black Cormorant  Spotted Quail-thrush brochure, go to www.wsc.nsw.gov.au/environment Access 15km south-east of Moss Vale on Moss Vale Road.  Australian Pelican  Eastern Whipbird Amenities Visitor centre, cafe, picnic areas, toilets.  Intermediate Egret  Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Walks The 7km return East Rim and 5km return West Rim walks are on  White-faced Heron  Golden Whistler good tracks with some short, steeper sections. The first section of the Birdlife Southern Highlands is a branch of Birdlife East Rim walk, where the track descends into a fern gully, is good for  Australian White Ibis  Rufous Whistler . It offers two field trips a month and aims to birds, as are the boardwalks near the visitor centre and woodland near  White-bellied Sea-Eagle  Grey Shrike-thrush the old picnic shelters alongside Yarrunga Creek. enhance members’ knowledge and enjoyment of the  Wedge-tailed Eagle  Olive-backed Oriole Birds Peregrine Falcon, Glossy Black-Cockatoo, Gang-gang Cockatoo, birdlife around them and to promote the interests of birds  Nankeen Kestrel Dusky Woodswallow Superb Lyrebird, Yellow-throated Scrubwren, Lewin’s Honeyeater,  to the wider community. Crested Shrike-tit, Golden Whistler, Black-faced Monarch, Mistletoebird.  Purple Swamphen  Grey Butcherbird  Dusky Moorhen  Australian Magpie For further information contact PO Box 2531, ,  Eurasian Coot  Pied Currawong NSW 2576 or [email protected] I Budderoo Plateau  Black-fronted Dotterel  Rufous Fantail This brochure was produced by Birdlife Southern Highlands with Heathland plateau. Designated an Important Bird Area  Masked Lapwing  Grey Fantail funding from Council’s Environment Levy because it includes Eastern Bristlebird habitat.  Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo  Willie Wagtail and sponsorship from Inscript Intermedia Pty Ltd. Access 14km east of Robertson on Budderoo Plateau Road, off  Galah  Little Raven Jamberoo Mountain Road.  Long-billed Corella  Leaden Flycatcher Walk The Budderoo Track is a fire trail that traverses heath and  Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Magpie-lark woodland for about 12km.  Birds Ground parrot, White-throated Treecreeper, Southern Emu-wren,  Australian King-Parrot  White-winged Chough Eastern Bristlebird, Tree Martin, Beautiful Firetail.  Crimson Rosella  Rose Robin SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS SHIRE COUNCIL  Eastern Rosella  Eastern Yellow Robin  Eastern Koel  Australian Reed-Warbler inscript intermedia J Barren Grounds Nature Reserve  Fan-tailed Cuckoo  Silvereye Acknowledgements Hanging swamp plateau with heathland, swamp and woodland  Southern Boobook  Welcome Swallow Compiled by Peter Dewey and Jenny Stanton with assistance with dramatic views across the escarpment to the  Laughing Kookaburra  Fairy Martin from Terry Dunlea, Col Kohlhagen and Tony Stanton coast. Designated an Important Bird Area because it includes  Sacred Kingfisher  Common Blackbird Cover photo: Superb Fairy-wren by Trevor Bullock Eastern Bristlebird habitat. Spectacular wildflowers in spring.  Dollarbird  Common Starling Access 17km east of Robertson on Jamberoo Mountain Road.  Superb Lyrebird  Common Myna Brochure design by Inscript Intermedia Pty Ltd Amenities Picnic area, toilets. White-throated Treecreeper Walks Numerous well-marked trails ranging from easy to moderate,   Mistletoebird Thank you to all the photographers for the use of their images. including the circular 8km Griffiths Trail. The 2km section between the  Satin Bowerbird  Red-browed Finch Copyright 2014. All rights reserved. car park and Natural Stone Bridge is good for birding.  Superb Fairy-wren  House Sparrow While all due care has been taken to ensure that the content Birds Ground Parrot, Fan-tailed Cuckoo, Satin Bowerbird, Eastern  Rockwarbler Australasian Pipit Bristlebird, New Holland Honeyeater, Eastern Whipbird, Leaden  of this brochure is accurate and current, there may be errors or Flycatcher, Eastern Yellow Robin, Beautiful Firetail. omissions and no legal responsibility is accepted. SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS

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