Capertee Valley

-33.06008 , 150.19549

Australia

One of the best birding spots in Australia with a high diversity, as inland and coastal bird species meet. Regent Honeyeater, Rockwarbler and Plum-headed Finch are three of the most sought-after in this place. Crested Shrike-Tit, Black-chinned Honeyeater, Diamond Finch and Superb Lyrebird are other specialities. Good birding is around the campsites in Glen Davis (-33.125838, 150.281499 and -33.123955, 150.323321), down the Crown Station Road (-33.134094, 150.150741) and towards Capertee National Park. Roadsides are excellent throughout the area, but please respect locals and their land. Beside birds, mammals like Red-necked Wallaby, Wombat and Grey Kangaroo are numerous and the place is absolutely stunning, being the widest canyon of the world. There is free public camping past Glen Davis as well as Public Camping within Glen Davis, conveniently also some of the best birding spots in the valley!

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Coordinates were set by Mathias Ritschard (Admin) : -33.0385/150.2072 (2021-01-03 19:46:02 )

Site name was set by Mathias Ritschard (Admin) as "Glen Alice Area" (2021-01-03 19:46:02 )

Edited by Valentin Moser on 2021-12-26 23:35:08
Quite a distance from Sydney and a car is necessary. However, one One of the best birding best birding spots in Australia with a high diversity, as inland and coastal bird species meet. =>Regent Honeyeater, =>Rockwarbler Regent Honeyeater, Rockwarbler and Plum-headed Finch are three of the most sought-after in this place. Crested place. Crested Shrike-Tit, Black-chinned Honeyeater, Diamond Finch and =>Superb Superb Lyrebird are other specialities.other specialities. Good birding is around the campsites in Glen Davis (-33.125838, 150.281499 and - 33.-33.123955, 150.323321), down the Crown Station Road (-33.134094, 150.150741) and towards Capertee towards Capertee National Park. Roadsides are excellent throughout the area, but please respect locals and their land. A map with birding spots can be found here (http://archive.lithgow.nsw.gov.au/tourism/caperteebirds.pdf). Beside and their land. Beside birds, mammals like Rednecked Red-necked Wallaby, Wombat and Grey Kangaroo are numerous and the place is absolutely stunning, being the widest stunning, being the widest canyon of the world. The authors favourite place in Australia! There is free public public camping past Glen Davis as well as Public Camping within Glen Davis, conveniently also some of the of the best birding spots in the valley!
Edited by Valentin Moser on 2021-12-26 23:33:14
Quite a distance from Sydney and a car is necessary. However, one of the best birding spots in Australia with a high diversity, as inland and coastal bird species meet. =>Regent Honeyeater, =>Rockwarbler and Plum-headed Finch are three of the most sought-after in this place. Crested Shrike-Tit, Black-chinned Honeyeater, Diamond Finch and =>Superb Lyrebird are other specialities. Good birding is around the campsites in Glen Davis (-33.125838, 150.281499 and - 33.123955, 150.323321), down the Crown Station Road (-33.134094, 150.150741) and towards Capertee National Park. Roadsides are excellent throughout the area, but please respect locals and their land. A map with birding spots can be found here (http://archive.lithgow.nsw.gov.au/tourism/caperteebirds.pdf). Beside birds, mammals like Rednecked Wallaby, Wombat and Grey Kangaroo are numerous and the place is absolutely stunning, being the widest canyon of the world. The authors favourite place in Australia! There is free public camping past Glen Davis as well as Public Camping within Glen Davis, conveniently also some of the best birding spots in the valley!

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Superb Lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae)
Regent Honeyeater (Anthochaera phrygia)
Black-chinned Honeyeater (Melithreptus gularis)
Rockwarbler (Origma solitaria)
Eastern Shrike-tit (Falcunculus frontatus)
Diamond Firetail (Stagonopleura guttata)
Plum-headed Finch (Aidemosyne modesta)

Superb Lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae) was added by Valentin Moser (2021-12-26 23:39:41)

Diamond Firetail (Stagonopleura guttata) was added by Valentin Moser (2021-12-26 23:39:27)

Black-chinned Honeyeater (Melithreptus gularis) was added by Valentin Moser (2021-12-26 23:39:02)

Eastern Shrike-tit (Falcunculus frontatus) was added by Valentin Moser (2021-12-26 23:38:40)

Plum-headed Finch (Aidemosyne modesta) was added by Valentin Moser (2021-12-26 23:38:28)

Rockwarbler (Origma solitaria) was added by Valentin Moser (2021-12-26 23:38:11)

Regent Honeyeater (Anthochaera phrygia) was added by Valentin Moser (2021-12-26 23:38:00)

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