Bird Watching

There are a large number of identified bird watching sites in Greater Hume.

Key sites: 

• Woomargama National Park;
• Walla Walla ‘Gum Swamp’;
• King’s, Henty, Back Creek, Brittas, Kirndeen and Ten Chain Travelling Stock Routes;
• Wirraminna Environmental Education Centre;
• Henty Government Dam Nature Reserve and
• Ten Mile Creek (Holbrook).

Many birds inhabit these sites including;

• Noisy Friar Bird,
• Dusky Woodswallow,
• Australian Hobby,
• Grey Crowned Babbler,
• Weebill,
• Thornbill,
• Swift Parrot,
• King Parrot,
• Gang Gang Cockatoo,
• Speckled Warbler,
• Honeyeater,
• Rufous Whistler,
• Brown Treecreeper,
• Sacred Kingfisher,
• Peaceful Dove,
• Rufous Songlark,
• Pardalotes,
• Crested Shrike-tit,
• Golden Whistler,
• Flame Robin,
• Rainbow Bee-eater,
• Zebra Finch,
• White-browed Woodswallow,
• Australian Pipit,
• Tawny Frogmouth,
• Bush Stone Curlew and
• Varied Sittella.

Bird Trails of the Riverina and South West Slopes of NSW is available here to download.