New South Wales Birds

New South Wales has a wide range of wildlife habitats: beaches, coastal and inland wetlands, lakes, mountains, rain-forest, the mid-west woodlands and desert scrubs of the inland. The mix of wet region birds, dry-land and migratory and sea birds results in a bird-list of over 400 species.

South Coast NSW

South Coast river mouths and lagoons are havens for seabirds and waterbirds; honeyeaters migrate south to heathland, bush and rainforest habitats.

Cowra

Early settlers cleared ninety percent of NSW woodlands for farming. Now concerned landowners are working to increase bird numbers.

Sydney

Parks, wetlands and surrounding National Parks provide excellent bird-watching around Sydney.

Sydney Pelagic

Launch trips to the continental shelf provide views of many of the world’s pelagic birds.

Leeton and Griffith

The NSW Riverina is home to water birds, coastal and dryland birds.

Lake Conjola

Shore birds gather at Lake Conjola Entrance, forest birds flourish in Conjola National Park.

Lake Wollumboola

Lake Wollumboola is designated a Key Biodiversity Area (KBA) for migratory birds, Black Swans and Chestnut Teal.

Rankin Springs

Coastal and dryland birds meet in abundance at Rankin Springs in mid-west New South Wales.

Grenfell

Grenfell located in NSW's woodlands is within the South West Slopes Key Biodiversity Area KBA.

Northern Rivers

Three major rivers feed fertile flood plains, swamplands and lagoons to create diverse bird habitats.

Mid-North Coast

Towering forests meet extensive wetlands and coastal bird watching sites.

Centennial Park Sydney

A city centre sanctuary with unexpected visitors.