Mount Annan Botanical Gardens Bird Hide, Mount Annan, NSW, Australia
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Aussiebrian
S 34° 03.613 E 150° 46.438
56H E 294556 N 6228931
A well hidden bird viewing enclosure next to a quiet lake which is visited by many native species
Waymark Code: WM17C85
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 01/24/2023
Views: 2
Lake Nadungamba is located on the main entrance road and has some picnic tables for visitor use. On the far side of the lake is a bird hide which allows observation of the birds. It has a number of small windows at different levels for use of all ages.
The bird hide provides a well protected location to view a quiet part of the lake which is rarely disturbed by visitors. It also provides the opportunity to listen for bird calls as it is not close to the road or passing visitors.
Some of the birds which might be seen include -(Listed from the website link below)
Water birds
Clamorous reed-warbler
Little pied cormorant
Purple swamphen
Australasian grebe
Eurasian coot
Pacific black duck
Dusky moorhen
White-faced heron
Maned duck
Masked lapwing
Ridgelines and open space habitat
Wedge-tailed eagle (87-104 cm)
Whistling kite (51-59 cm)
Little eagle (45-55 cm)
Brown goshawk (38-55 cm)
Brown falcon (41-51 cm)
Nankeen kestrel (30-35 cm)
Rainbow bee-eater (23-28 cm)
Dusky woodswallow (18 cm)
Welcome swallow (14-15 cm)
Fairy martin (12 cm)
Woodland habitat
Australian raven (52 cm)
Sulphur-crested cockatoo (45-52 cm)
Tawny frogmouth (34-46 cm)
Laughing kookaburra (45 cm)
Southern boobook (30 cm)
Grey butcherbird (24-30 cm)
Eastern rosella (30 cm)
Noisy miner (24-28 cm)
Rainbow lorikeet (28 cm)
Red-rumped parrot (27 cm)
Fan-tailed cuckoo (25-28 cm)
Sacred kingfisher (19-23 cm)
Shining bronze-cuckoo (17-18 cm)
White-plumed honeyeater (15-19 cm)
Grey fantail (15-17 cm)
Striated pardalote (9-11 cm)
Yellow thornbill (10 cm)
Spotted pardalote (8-9 cm)
Weebill (8-9 cm)
Shrub habitat
Common blackbird (25 cm)
Lewins honeyeater (18-22 cm)
Red-whiskered bulbul (20 cm)
Golden whistler (17 cm)
Rufous whistler (17 cm)
Eastern yellow robin (15 cm)
White-browed scrubwren (11-14 cm)
Superb fairy-wren (14 cm)
Silvereye (12 cm)
Brown thornbill (10 cm)
Ground habitat
Long-billed corella (38-41 cm)
Little corella (36-39 cm) (Note: this is not commonly seen!)
Australian magpie (36-44 cm)
Galah (36 cm)
Crested pigeon (31-35 cm)
Common bronzewing (28-35 cm)
Magpie lark (27 cm)
Common myna (23-25 cm)
Common starling (20-22 cm)
Willie wagtail (19-21 cm)
Brown quail (18-20 cm)
Richards pipit (17-18 cm)
European goldfinch (13 cm)
Yellow-rumped thornbill (10-12 cm)
Red-browed finch (11-12 cm)
Double-barred finch (10-11 cm)
Yellow-faced honeyeater (15-18 cm)
Access is by a well hidden but maintained track so it must be carefully sought out.
The Botanic Gardens showcase the variety of Australian native plants and are grouped by botanical species. the gardens are a great place for families to enjoy great outdoor facilities.
Park Name: Mount Annan Botanic Gardens
Sponsoring Organization: https://www.australianbotanicgarden.com.au/visit/things-to-see-do/wildlife
Handicap Accessible?: No
Website: [Web Link]
Entrance Fee: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
List any Hides, Birding Towers, or other structures to assist in Birdwatching found at the location:
Bird Hide on eastern side of Lake Nadungamba
Parking Coordinates: Not Listed
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