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Bird Watching
Sites
North Queensland is blessed with some pretty amazing places - and the birds obviously think so too. With countless places to see an amazing number of species, you will never be short of somewhere to go.
The following places are some of our top spots in North Queensland. Bird lists and routes are on our brochures page». For more sites and information we recommend Jo Wieneke's "Where to Find Birds in North East Queensland", available from local shops.
Atherton Tableland Hasties Swamp National Park Off the Herberton-Atherton Road Home to Sarus Crane and Brolga during the months of
October-November. At times thousands of Plumed
Whistling-Duck can be viewed here from the Nyleta Wetlands
Hide Emerald Creek Off the Kuranda-Mareeba Road, 2km before Mareeba Start of the savanna birds is famous for the Rufous Owl
and White-browed Robin Townsville Ross River Dam - Toonpan On the outskirts of Townsville and Thuringowa Best known for its waterbirds, this Important Bird Area
is home to the Cotton and Green Pygmy-goose Town Common Conservation Park Just 5 km from the heart of Townsville This conservation park is home to numerous honeyeaters,
Latham's Snipe, Brolga, Bustards and Black Swan Charters Towers Blackbraes National Park Moorinya National Park Mount Isa Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park On the Northern Territory border north of Mt Isa This spectacular park is an essential for Purple-crowned
Fairy-Wren, Carpentaria Grasswren and Crimson Chat,
Sandstone Shrike-Thrush Lake Moondarra Only 10 minutes from Mount Isa Famous for migratory shorebirds and waders as well as
grassland birds Wet Tropics Coast Tyto Wetland Only two minutes from the centre of Ingham Home to the famous Grass Owl and Australian
Owlet-nightjar, also a wetland and grassland refuge Broadwater State Forest Park 65km from the township of Ingham A mixture of rainforest, woodland and riverine species
are found here including the Red-necked Crake Licuala Forest Reserve On the Tully-Mission Beach Road at Mission Beach Famous for seeing the Southern Cassowary Cairns Esplanade Along the foreshore of Cairns City Best known for its migratory waders - this is a very
popular and rewarding spot
Birds Australia at Hasties Swamp