Birding visitors to the Lower Hunter area of NSW usually go to the
Hunter River estuary islands (Ash Island, Kooragang Island) and to
Pambalong Wetlands near Minmi.Both these locations usually have good
birding.
Another site worthy of a visit is Walka Water Works at Oakhampton near
Maitland. This is a dam originally constructed in the 19th century to be
the first water supply for Newcastle. It is now a recreation area.It has
deep water suitable for Musk Duck and all three Grebes as well as other
water birds. The western part of the dam has good reedbeds.
My list for last Friday included:
Musk Duck
Black Swan
Australian Wood Duck
Pacific Black Duck
Grey Teal
Chestnut Teal
Pink-eared Duck
Hardhead
Australasian Grebe
Hoary-headed Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Darter
Little Pied Cormorant
Little Black Cormorant
White-faced Heron
Little Egret
Intermediate Egret
Black Bittern
Straw-necked Ibis
Ballion's Crake
Purple Swamophen
Dusky Moorhen
Eurasian Coot
Masked Lapwing
Galah
Little Corella
Eastern Rosella
Supurb Fairy-Wren
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
Australian Magpie
Australian Raven
Clamorous Reed-warbler
Little Grassbird
Golden-headed Cistocola
Silvereye
Cheers,
Jim Smart
East Maitland
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