Birds Seen Within the Tamworth Region Bird Routes
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TAMWORTH REGIONAL BIRD ROUTES Tamworth Birdwatchers Inc. Beside a beaten track, discover places PO Box 2091, Tamworth NSW 2340 less travelled; a place where birds of E: [email protected] w: www.tamworthbirdwatchers.com the east meet birds of the west... Tamworth Regional Council Barraba Office and Library 108 Queen Street, Barraba NSW 2347 P: (02) 6782 1105 E: [email protected] Manilla Visitor Information Outlet 197 Manilla Street, Manilla NSW 2346 P: (02) 6785 1207 E: [email protected] Nundle Visitor Information Outlet 103 Jenkins Street, Nundle NSW 2340 (in caravan park grounds) P: (02) 6769 3026 E: [email protected] Tamworth Visitor Information Centre 2 Ringers Road, Tamworth NSW 2340 P: (02) 6767 5300 E: [email protected] Scarlet Honeyeater From Nundle to Tamworth to Manilla and Barraba, bird routes consist of sites over a 180km area where many of the 238 species of the Tamworth region’s native birds can be seen. Many of these sites are part of old drovers’ trails known as Travelling Stock Routes (TSRs) which may contain remnants of native vegetation. The concept of Bird Routes was initiated and developed in the Barraba area by Russell Watts Tamworth Regional (AM) and his late wife Jenny Watts. Manilla Bird Routes were compiled by the late Bird Routes John Thomas Wheeler. Geoff Mitchell compiled the Bird Routes of the Tamworth/Nundle area. A special tribute to Jack Peattie and the other dedicated members of Tamworth Birdwatchers who have collated records of birds seen in the Tamworth region over many years. Thank you to the photographers who have captured the beauty of the birds of The Tamworth region. Destination Tamworth is an initiative of Tamworth Fan-tailed Cuckoo Regional Council. Birds seen within the Tamworth region UPDATED OCTOBER 2019 Emu U Nankeen Night-Heron M Galah VC Superb Fairy-wren VC Noisy Friarbird C Flame Robin M Stubble Quail U Glossy Ibis R Long-billed Corella VR Variegated Fairy-wren U Little Friarbird C Rose Robin R Brown Quail C Australian White Ibis C Little Corella VC White-browed Scrubwren C Striped Honeyeater C Hooded Robin M Plumed Whistling-Duck U Straw-necked Ibis C Sulphur-crested Cockatoo VC Chestnut-rumped Heathwren VR Painted Honeyeater VR Eastern Yellow Robin M Musk Duck U Royal Spoonbill U Cockatiel C Speckled Warbler M Grey-crowned Babbler R Horsfield’s Bushlark VR Freckled Duck R Yellow-billed Spoonbill M Rainbow Lorikeet C Weebill M White-browed Babbler VR Golden-headed Cisticola U Black Swan U Eastern Osprey VR Scaly-breasted Lorikeet U Western Gerygone R Spotted Quail-thrush VR Australian Reed-Warbler C Australian Wood Duck VC Black-shouldered Kite C Musk Lorikeet U White-throated Gerygone C Varied Sittella M Little Grassbird U Pink-eared Duck R Square-tailed Kite VR Little Lorikeet C Striated Thornbill M Ground Cuckoo-shrike R Rufous Songlark C Australasian Shoveler U White-bellied Sea-Eagle M Australian King-Parrot C Yellow Thornbill C Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike VC Brown Songlark C Grey Teal C Whistling Kite C Red-winged Parrot U Yellow-rumped Thornbill C White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike C Silvereye M Pacific Black Duck VC Black Kite C Crimson Rosella U Chestnut-rumped Thornbill C Cicadabird R White-backed Swallow M Hardhead U Brown Goshawk C Eastern Rosella VC Buff-rumped Thornbill M White-winged Triller M Welcome Swallow VC Blue-billed Duck U Collared Sparrowhawk C Australian Ringneck VR Inland Thornbill U Crested Shrike-tit U Fairy Martin VC Australasian Grebe C Spotted Harrier C Blue Bonnet R Brown Thornbill U Golden Whistler U Tree Martin VC Hoary-headed Grebe U Swamp Harrier VR Swift Parrot VR Southern Whiteface U Rufous Whistler C Common Blackbird C Great Crested Grebe U Wedge-tailed Eagle C Red-rumped Parrot C Spotted Pardalote M Grey Shrike-thrush C Common Starling VC Rock Dove VC Little Eagle M Budgerigar R Striated Pardalote C Olive-backed Oriole M Common Myna VC Spotted Dove VC Nankeen Kestrel VC Turquoise Parrot U Eastern Spinebill M Masked Woodswallow U Mistletoebird C Common Bronzewing U Brown Falcon VC Eastern Koel U Pied Honeyeater R White-browed Woodswallow U Zebra Finch VC Crested Pigeon VC Australian Hobby M Channel-billed Cuckoo C Lewin’s Honeyeater U Black-faced Woodswallow U Double-barred Finch VC Diamond Dove VR Black Falcon R Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo U Yellow-faced Honeyeater C Dusky Woodswallow M Plum-headed Finch R Peaceful Dove M Peregrine Falcon R Black-eared Cuckoo R Singing Honeyeater M Grey Butcherbird C Red-browed Finch C Bar-shouldered Dove U Purple Swamphen C Shining Bronze-Cuckoo M White-eared Honeyeater M Pied Butcherbird C Diamond Firetail U Wonga Pigeon R Australian Spotted Crake R Little Bronze-Cuckoo R Yellow-tufted Honeyeater R Australian Magpie VC Chestnut-breasted Mannikin R Tawny Frogmouth C Spotless Crake R Pallid Cuckoo M Fuscous Honeyeater C Pied Currawong VC House Sparrow VC White-throated Nightjar R Black-tailed Native-hen R Fan-tailed Cuckoo C White-plumed Honeyeater VC Spangled Drongo R Australasian Pipit C Australian Owlet-nightjar R Dusky Moorhen C Brush Cuckoo U Bell Miner VR Rufous Fantail R European Goldfinch VR White-throated Needletail R Eurasian Coot C Powerful Owl VR Noisy Miner VC Grey Fantail C Please report additional sightings Fork-tailed Swift R Black-winged Stilt R Barking Owl VR Yellow-throated Miner R Willie Wagtail VC to Tamworth Birdwatchers. Australasian Darter C Red-necked Avocet R Southern Boobook C Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater C Australian Raven VC Little Pied Cormorant C Red-capped Plover R Eastern Barn Owl M Regent Honeyeater VR Little Raven U Great Cormorant C Black-fronted Dotterel C Azure Kingfisher C Red Wattlebird C Torresian Crow U KEY Little Black Cormorant C Red-kneed Dotterel U Laughing Kookaburra VC Black Honeyeater R Leaden Flycatcher U VC Very common Pied Cormorant U Banded Lapwing VR Sacred Kingfisher VC Scarlet Honeyeater U Satin Flycatcher U C Common Australian Pelican C Masked Lapwing C Rainbow Bee-eater VC Brown Honeyeater C Restless Flycatcher C M Moderately common White-necked Heron C Australian Painted Snipe VR Dollarbird VC New Holland Honeyeater VR Magpie-lark VC U Uncommon Eastern Great Egret C Latham’s Snipe R White-throated Treecreeper C Black-chinned Honeyeater M White-winged Chough VC R Rare Intermediate Egret U Painted Button-quail VR Red-browed Treecreeper U Brown-headed Honeyeater M Apostlebird C VR Very rare Cattle Egret R Whiskered Tern VR Brown Treecreeper C White-throated Honeyeater VR Jacky Winter M Based on species preferred habitat White-faced Heron C Silver Gull U Satin Bowerbird U White-naped Honeyeater M Scarlet Robin M TSR Travelling Stock Reserve Little Egret R Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo U Spotted Bowerbird U Blue-faced Honeyeater M Red-capped Robin U Gulf Creek MT KAPUTAR Cobbadah NATIONAL Roads PARK Towns / Localities Parks / Reserves Lakes / Dams Tamworth / Nundle Routes BARRABA Manilla Routes Cockatiel Barraba Routes Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Road Nundle Routes Closure SPLIT ROCK DAM WARRABAH Upper Manilla NATIONAL PARK TO ARMIDALE Azure Kingfisher & BRISBANE Turquoise Parrot URALLA MANILLA LAKE KEEPIT TO GUNNEDAH Somerton Attunga Bendemeer Pink-eared Duck Great Crested Grebe Woolbrook Moonbi WALCHA Limbri TAMWORTH Kootingal Nemingha Duri Dungowan Speckled Warbler Rose Robin Werris Creek Woolomin Niangala Quipolly CHAFFEY Dams DAM TO GLOUCESTER Quirindi Nundle Rainbow Bee-eater TO SYDNEY Wallabadah Diamond Firetail TAMWORTH 8. ATTUNGA STATE FOREST BARRABA 30º 55’ 51’’S, 150º 54’ 29’’E Barraba is approximately 95km north of Tamworth on Fossickers Way 1. PEEL RIVER Take Fossickers Way (Manilla Road) north towards Manilla for 20.5km. (via Manilla). The following directions are from Queen Street, 31º 05’ 44’’S, 150º 55’ 39’’E Turn right into Inlet Road. After 5km, the T intersection indicates the Barraba unless otherwise indicated. start of Attunga State Forest. Turn left and in a short distance on the From the CBD, walk through Bicentennial Park to the Peel River. right is an open area which may be used by the local archery club. 15. TARPOLY TSR There are good walking tracks on both sides of the river; use the This area leads to a number of fire trails and walking tracks. 30º 32’ 52’’S, 150º 36’ 42”E footbridge to cross over to walk on the opposite side, then the Follow Fossickers Way south for 21.4km (25km north of Manilla) main bridge to return. and turn right onto Borah Road. Travel 100m, cross a cattle grid NUNDLE and stop off the road by the small dam where the reserve begins. 2. TAMWORTH BOTANIC GARDENS Nundle is 73km from Tamworth. Take the New England Highway This is a remnant white box woodland. You can birdwatch into the 31º 04’ 44’’S, 150º 56’ 42’’E (Armidale Road) to Nemingha, then right onto Fossickers Way reserve and also in the area between the grid and Fossickers Way. (Nundle Road). The following directions are from Jenkins Street, From the Peel Street traffic lights, follow Brisbane Street up the Nundle unless otherwise indicated. 16. BORAH CREEK TSR hill about 1.5km, then follow signs. You’ll find an attractive setting 9. SHEBA DAMS 30º 36’ 25”S, 150º 35’ 57”E beside bushland walking tracks. Take the time to walk through the From Tarpoly TSR, travel south another 7km on Borah Road before Aboriginal section of the gardens. 31º 29’ 56”S, 151º 11’ 49”E turning left into the Borah Creek TSR and taking the track down to From the Peel Inn, take Oakenville Street and travel east. This leads the creek. The reserve extends 0.9km to the north.