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TO the ALICE SPRINGS BIRDING TRAIL BIRDING SPRINGS ALICE the to COUPLE of OTHER OUTSTANDING SPOTS ABOUT an HOUR Top 3 Birds Welcome Welcome Priority ALICE SPRINGS TRAILS - WHERE TO GO AND WHAT TO SEE insect repellent are recommended. are repellent insect 1 OLIVE PINK BOTANIC GARDEN 5 ALICE SPRINGS SEWAGE PONDS protect you from the elements. Sunscreen and and Sunscreen elements. the from you protect TUNCKS ROAD, ALICE SPRINGS COMMONAGE ROAD, ILPARPA waterholes and spinifex grasslands. grasslands. spinifex and waterholes The Olive Pink Botanic Garden is home to over 600 Central Australian If you have some extra time while in Alice Springs, a visit to the Ilparpa appropriate clothing, footwear and hat to to hat and footwear clothing, appropriate formations, arid woodlands, sandy fl ats, ats, fl sandy woodlands, arid formations, plants as well as excellent birdwatching and wildlife viewing. A network sewage ponds is not to be missed. Home to a variety of birds and • Ensure you drink plenty of water and have have and water of plenty drink you • Ensure of walking trails takes visitors around the garden which is a great place an important staging point for migratory birds, the birdlife here is sandstone rock rock sandstone Wedge-tailed Eagle © Mark Carter to see species such as Rainbow Bee-eater, White-plumed Honeyeater, spectacular. Lookout for Pink Cockatoo, Grey Teal, Pied Stilt and Black- habitats from from habitats conditions. conditions. Mistletoebird and Galah. fronted Dotterel. of spectacular spectacular of well equipped for the sometimes harsh desert desert harsh sometimes the for equipped well Top 3 Birds species in a range range a in species do not have mobile signal. Ensure you are are you Ensure signal. mobile have not do Top 3 Birds Western Bowerbird home to 180 bird bird 180 to home Red-necked Avocet • Please note that some locations on this trail trail this on locations some that note • Please Grey-crowned Babbler Pink-eared Duck Australia is is Australia Australian Ringneck roosts and important feeding sites. feeding important and roosts Red-capped Plover of Central Central of Bonus: Southern Boobook Bonus: Orange Chat well back from nests and nesting colonies, colonies, nesting and nests from back well desert landscape landscape desert Western Bowerbird © Ninox Photography the use of recordings or ‘call-back’ and keep keep and ‘call-back’ or recordings of use the *Access to this site is conditional. destination. The The destination. 2 ALICE SPRINGS TELEGRAPH STATION HISTORICAL RESERVE All visitors must contact Tourism • Do not disturb or feed any of the wildlife. Limit Limit wildlife. the of any feed or disturb not • Do fantastic birding birding fantastic HERBERT HERITAGE DRIVE Central Australia for a list of area is a a is area Located just 4km north of Alice Springs town centre, the Telegraph accredited guides who can facilitate • Keep to the marked tracks and obey all signage. all obey and tracks marked the to • Keep Station Historical Reserve is a picturesque place to immerse yourself in entry. Costs may apply. its surrounding surrounding its Red-capped Plover © Mark Carter history and enjoy the outdoors. The extensive trails and varied terrain protection of these wonderful species. wonderful these of protection Alice Springs and and Springs Alice gives birdwatchers great opportunities to spot species such as Whistling environments is of high importance for the future future the for importance high of is environments Kite, White-browed Babbler and Masked Woodswallow. HEADING FURTHER OUT OF ALICE SPRINGS? TAKE IN A Making as little impact as possible in these these in possible as impact little as Making TO THE ALICE SPRINGS BIRDING TRAIL BIRDING SPRINGS ALICE THE TO COUPLE OF OTHER OUTSTANDING SPOTS ABOUT AN HOUR Top 3 Birds Welcome Welcome priority. top our is birds our of wellbeing The (PLEASE NOTE THERE IS NO MOBILE Redthroat FROM THE CENTRE OF TOWN. Red-backed Kingfisher SIGNAL AT THESE LOCATIONS). IMPORTANT INFORMATION IMPORTANT Chestnut-rumped Thornbill Bonus: Barn Owl 6 TREPHINA GORGE NATURE PARK Trephina Gorge, an hour east of Alice Springs is noted for its sheer quartzite cliffs and gorges. The waterholes attract much wildlife and a diverse range of birds. Enjoy seeing species such as Painted Finch, Red Backed Kingfi sher © Ninox Photography Hooded Robin, Zebra Finch and Variegated Fairy-wren. Top 3 Birds 3 ILPARPA CLAYPANS CROWN LAND RESERVE Painted Finch ILPARPA ROAD, ILPARPA Spinifexbird Just 15 minutes from the centre of Alice Springs, the Claypans is Yellow-rumped Thornbill accessible via an unmarked track off Ilparpa road towards the south- west corner of the Ilparpa Swamp Wildlife Protection Area. This location Bonus: Golden-backed Honeyeater may provide you an opportunity to sight species such as Red-backed Yellow-rumped Thornbill © Jim Oatley Kingfi sher, White-eyed Duck, Galah and White-plumed Honeyeater. 7 ELLERY CREEK BIG HOLE Ellery Creek Big Hole is a spectacular waterhole in the Tjoritja/West Top 3 Birds MacDonnell National Park, just 90kms west of Alice Springs. The Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo walking tracks offer great opportunities to spot Black-shouldered Kite, Alice Springs Bird Tours Black-shouldered Kite Dusky Grasswren, Torresian Crow and Painted Finch. Mulga Parrot Bonus: Spotted Nightjar Top 3 Birds Budgerigar JamesPh 0400 908Oatle 756 Australian Reed Warbler 4 SIMPSONS GAP Mulga Parrot © Jim Oatley Striated Pardalote DARKEN DRIVE Bonus:Collared Goshawk Simpsons Gap is located in the Tjoritja/West MacDonnell National Park, just west of Alice Springs. The West Macs will draw you in with its Budgerigars © Mark Carter majestic beauty and is a fantastic place to fi nd amazing birds. Look for mountain dwellers, the Dusky Grasswren, and other species including 8 RAINBOW VALLEY CONSERVATION RESERVE Inland Thornbill, Grey Fantail, Southern Whiteface and Painted Finch. About 100km south of Alice Springs, Rainbow Valley Conservation www.alicespringsdesertpark.com.au Reserve has scenic sandstone bluffs and cliffs that are a Top 3 Birds photographers and birdwatchers delight. There are two walking tracks Ninox Photography Dusky Grasswren and several viewing platforms that provide the best views of Rainbow Peregrine Falcon Valley. Look out for Pied Honeyeaters, White-winged Fairy-wren, Wildlife & Alice Springs Redthroat, Peregrine Falcon and Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo. Red-capped Robin landscape Bonus: Grey-headed Honeyeater photography Trails Top 3 Birds www.ninoxphotography.com Crested Bellbird Crimson Chat Image: Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo © Ninox Photography Little Button-quail Bonus bird: Little Eagle Northern Territory - Australia’s Outback @ausoutbacknt Share your experiences and images with us on any of our social media pages - #BirdingNT www.northernterritory.com/birding Dusky Grasswren © Jim Oatley Crimson Chat © Ninox Photography Birds of Alice Springs Checklist STUART HWY GREATER ALICE SPRINGS Australasian Grebe Grey-headed Honeyeater 2 White-necked Heron White-plumed Honeyeater TO ALICE SPRINGS White-faced Heron White-fronted Honeyeater TELEGRAPH STATION Black-fronted Dotterel Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater HISTORICAL RESERVE Red-kneed Dotterel Grey Honeyeater Whistling Kite Black Honeyeater Black Kite Brown Honeyeater ANZAC HILL Black Shouldered Kite Crimson Chat Black-breasted Buzzard Orange Chat Brown Goshawk Red-browed Pardalote TO SIMPSONS GAP & Collared Sparrowhawk Striated Pardalote 4 7 ELLERY CREEK BIG HOLE Wedge-tailed Eagle Redthroat Grey Falcon Western Gerygone LARAPINTA DRIVE Black Falcon Yellow-rumped Thornbill Brown Falcon Slaty-backed Thornbill OLIVE PINK Spinifex Pigeon Chestnut-rumped Thornbill BOTANIC GARDEN Crested Pigeon Inland Thornbill Diamond Dove Southern Whiteface ALICE SPRINGS Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo Banded Whiteface DESERT PARK 1 TUNCKS RD Pallid Cuckoo White-browed Babbler Channelbilled Cuckoo Grey-crowned Babbler Eastern Barn Owl Cinnamon Quail-thrush Southern Boobook Pied Butcherbird Tawny Frogmouth Masked Woodswallow Spotted Nightjar Black-faced Woodswallow Australian Owlet-nightjar Little Woodswallow Red-backed Kingfisher Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Sacred Kingfisher White-winged Triller Rainbow Bee-eater Rufous Whistler Nankeen Kestrel Grey Shrike-thrush Australian Hobby Crested Bellbird Galah Magpie-lark COMMONAGE RD Red-tailed Black Cockatoo Little Crow ALICE SPRINGS 5 Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo Torresian Crow SEWAGE PONDS Cockatiel Red-capped Robin Australian (Pt Lincoln) Ringneck Hooded Robin 3 Mulga Parrot Fairy Martin ILPARPA CLAYPANS Budgerigar Tree Martin CROWN LAND RESERVE 8 Bourke’s Parrot Spinifexbird TO RAINBOW VALLEY 6 Western Bowerbird Mistletoebird CONSERVATION RESERVE Splendid Fairy-wren Zebra Finch ILPARPA RD TO TREPHINA GORGE White-winged Fairy-wren Painted Finch STUART HWY Variegated Fairy-wren Australasian Pipit Rufous-crowned Emu-wren Red-necked Avocet ROSS HWY Dusky Grasswren Red-capped Plover Pied Honeyeater Spotted Crake Singing Honeyeater.
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