Cobbans Ck Ash Island (Kooragang Island)NSW

ON the northern edge of Newcastle about 3km south of the New England Hwy junction on Maitland Rd, Millams Rd bridges the south arm of the Hunter River, following this road as it loops north then east will lead to the wetland. This site takes in the birding sites of Ash (Kooragang) Island which is a well known wetland. There are many tracks and ponds to explore, down by the river there is mangroves. This can be a good area for vagrants.

No camping is allowed on the island

Surveys done 2

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Yarra ranges, high country, ACT, coastal NSW and hinterland, Lamington NP Qld 2014

• Black Swan
  Cygnus atratus
  1 (50.00%)
• Pacific Black Duck
  Anas superciliosa
  1 (50.00%)
• Grey Teal
  Anas gracilis
  1 (50.00%)
• Chestnut Teal
  Anas castanea
  2 (100.00%)
• Rock Dove
  Columba livia
  1 (50.00%)
• Bar-shouldered Dove
  Geopelia humeralis
  1 (50.00%)
• Fan-tailed Cuckoo
  Cacomantis flabelliformis
  1 (50.00%)
• Spotless Crake
  Zapornia tabuensis
  1 (50.00%)
• Red-necked Avocet
  Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
  1 (50.00%)
• Black-winged Stilt
  Himantopus leucocephalus
  1 (50.00%)
• Black-fronted Dotterel
  Elseyornis melanops
  1 (50.00%)
• Masked Lapwing
  Vanellus miles
  2 (100.00%)
• Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
  Calidris acuminata
  1 (50.00%)
• Silver Gull
  Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
  1 (50.00%)
• Australian Pelican
  Pelecanus conspicillatus
  1 (50.00%)
• Great Egret
  Ardea alba
  1 (50.00%)
• White-faced Heron
  Egretta novaehollandiae
  2 (100.00%)
• Australian White Ibis
  Threskiornis moluccus
  2 (100.00%)
• Little Pied Cormorant
  Microcarbo melanoleucos
  1 (50.00%)
• Little Black Cormorant
  Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
  2 (100.00%)
• Pied Cormorant
  Phalacrocorax varius
  1 (50.00%)
• Black-shouldered Kite
  Elanus axillaris
  2 (100.00%)
• Swamp Harrier
  Circus approximans
  1 (50.00%)
• White-bellied Sea-Eagle
  Haliaeetus leucogaster
  1 (50.00%)
• Sacred Kingfisher
  Todiramphus sanctus
  1 (50.00%)
• Laughing Kookaburra
  Dacelo novaeguineae
  1 (50.00%)
• Nankeen Kestrel
  Falco cenchroides
  2 (100.00%)
• Brown Falcon
  Falco berigora
  1 (50.00%)
• Peregrine Falcon
  Falco peregrinus
  1 (50.00%)
• Crimson Rosella
  Platycercus elegans
  1 (50.00%)
• Rainbow Lorikeet
  Trichoglossus moluccanus
  1 (50.00%)
• White-throated Treecreeper
  Cormobates leucophaea
  1 (50.00%)
• Superb Fairy-wren
  Malurus cyaneus
  2 (100.00%)
• Striped Honeyeater
  Plectorhyncha lanceolata
  1 (50.00%)
• Noisy Friarbird
  Philemon corniculatus
  1 (50.00%)
• Little Wattlebird
  Anthochaera chrysoptera
  1 (50.00%)
• White-plumed Honeyeater
  Ptilotula penicillata
  1 (50.00%)
• Yellow-faced Honeyeater
  Caligavis chrysops
  1 (50.00%)
• Mangrove Gerygone
  Gerygone levigaster
  1 (50.00%)
• White-browed Scrubwren
  Sericornis frontalis
  2 (100.00%)
• Yellow Thornbill
  Acanthiza nana
  1 (50.00%)
• Brown Thornbill
  Acanthiza pusilla
  1 (50.00%)
• Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
  Coracina novaehollandiae
  2 (100.00%)
• Golden Whistler
  Pachycephala pectoralis
  1 (50.00%)
• Australian Magpie
  Gymnorhina tibicen
  1 (50.00%)
• Grey Butcherbird
  Cracticus torquatus
  1 (50.00%)
• Willie Wagtail
  Rhipidura leucophrys
  1 (50.00%)
• Grey Fantail
  Rhipidura fuliginosa
  2 (100.00%)
• Little Raven
  Corvus mellori
  1 (50.00%)
• Australian Raven
  Corvus coronoides
  2 (100.00%)
• Magpie-lark
  Grallina cyanoleuca
  2 (100.00%)
• Eastern Yellow Robin
  Eopsaltria australis
  1 (50.00%)
• Red-browed Finch
  Neochmia temporalis
  1 (50.00%)
• Golden-headed Cisticola
  Cisticola exilis
  1 (50.00%)
• Little Grassbird
  Poodytes gramineus
  1 (50.00%)
• Welcome Swallow
  Hirundo neoxena
  1 (50.00%)
• Silvereye
  Zosterops lateralis
  2 (100.00%)
• Common Starling
  Sturnus vulgaris
  1 (50.00%)