Gum Swamp NSW

Survey Point	Gum Swamp NSW
Latitude	-33.4066700 (33° 24′ 24″ S)
Longitude	147.9750000 (147° 58′ 30″ E)

This small wetland just about 3km SW of Forbes on the Newell Hwy is always jam packed with birds. There is a bird hide here but a walk along the track along the south edge of the wetland is necessary and rewarding. The remnant woodland that the swamp is situated in also holds a few birds.

Camp rating 6 it’s a great place to stop for a while, but there is no established camp here, and no facilities and it’s it’s close to the busy highway.

Surveys done 8

Blogs:

Melbourne to Cairns area via Newell Hwy, Carnarvon, Eungela. Return via Julia Creek, Quilpie, Lake Bindagolly. 2010

Northern Vic, Central NSW and central Qld 2013

Mareeba wetlands coastal route to Maroochydore, Newell hwy to Ocean Grove Vic 2016

Plumed Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna eytoni

2 (25.00%)
Blue-billed Duck

Oxyura australis

2 (25.00%)
Pink-eared Duck

Malacorhynchus membranaceus

8 (100.00%)
Black Swan

Cygnus atratus

6 (75.00%)
Hardhead

Aythya australis

4 (50.00%)
Australasian Shoveler

Spatula rhynchotis

4 (50.00%)
Pacific Black Duck

Anas superciliosa

8 (100.00%)
Grey Teal

Anas gracilis

8 (100.00%)
Chestnut Teal

Anas castanea

1 (12.50%)
Freckled Duck

Stictonetta naevosa

3 (37.50%)
Musk Duck

Biziura lobata

1 (12.50%)
Australian Wood Duck

Chenonetta jubata

5 (62.50%)
Australasian Grebe

Tachybaptus novaehollandiae

6 (75.00%)
Hoary-headed Grebe

Poliocephalus poliocephalus

1 (12.50%)
Rock Dove

Columba livia

6 (75.00%)
Crested Pigeon

Ocyphaps lophotes

3 (37.50%)
Purple Swamphen

Porphyrio porphyrio

6 (75.00%)
Dusky Moorhen

Gallinula tenebrosa

6 (75.00%)
Black-tailed Native-hen

Tribonyx ventralis

2 (25.00%)
Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

6 (75.00%)
Black-fronted Dotterel

Elseyornis melanops

1 (12.50%)
Masked Lapwing

Vanellus miles

1 (12.50%)
Whiskered Tern

Chlidonias hybrida

1 (12.50%)
Australian Pelican

Pelecanus conspicillatus

4 (50.00%)
White-necked Heron

Ardea pacifica

3 (37.50%)
White-faced Heron

Egretta novaehollandiae

3 (37.50%)
Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

1 (12.50%)
Australian White Ibis

Threskiornis moluccus

1 (12.50%)
Straw-necked Ibis

Threskiornis spinicollis

1 (12.50%)
Yellow-billed Spoonbill

Platalea flavipes

2 (25.00%)
Little Pied Cormorant

Microcarbo melanoleucos

4 (50.00%)
Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

1 (12.50%)
Little Black Cormorant

Phalacrocorax sulcirostris

1 (12.50%)
Australasian Darter

Anhinga novaehollandiae

5 (62.50%)
White-bellied Sea-Eagle

Haliaeetus leucogaster

3 (37.50%)
Whistling Kite

Haliastur sphenurus

4 (50.00%)
Sacred Kingfisher

Todiramphus sanctus

6 (75.00%)
Laughing Kookaburra

Dacelo novaeguineae

4 (50.00%)
Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

3 (37.50%)
Cockatiel

Nymphicus hollandicus

1 (12.50%)
Galah

Eolophus roseicapilla

8 (100.00%)
Little Corella

Cacatua sanguinea

5 (62.50%)
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

Cacatua galerita

5 (62.50%)
Red-rumped Parrot

Psephotus haematonotus

1 (12.50%)
Eastern Rosella

Platycercus eximius

7 (87.50%)
Brown Treecreeper

Climacteris picumnus

1 (12.50%)
Little Friarbird

Philemon citreogularis

1 (12.50%)
Blue-faced Honeyeater

Entomyzon cyanotis

1 (12.50%)
White-plumed Honeyeater

Ptilotula penicillata

8 (100.00%)
Noisy Miner

Manorina melanocephala

6 (75.00%)
Striated Pardalote

Pardalotus striatus

1 (12.50%)
Western Gerygone

Gerygone fusca

1 (12.50%)
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike

Coracina novaehollandiae

5 (62.50%)
White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike

Coracina papuensis

1 (12.50%)
Grey Shrike-thrush

Colluricincla harmonica

3 (37.50%)
Australian Magpie

Gymnorhina tibicen

4 (50.00%)
Pied Butcherbird

Cracticus nigrogularis

2 (25.00%)
Grey Butcherbird

Cracticus torquatus

3 (37.50%)
Masked Woodswallow

Artamus personatus

1 (12.50%)
White-browed Woodswallow

Artamus superciliosus

1 (12.50%)
White-breasted Woodswallow

Artamus leucorynchus

4 (50.00%)
Willie Wagtail

Rhipidura leucophrys

6 (75.00%)
Little Raven

Corvus mellori

2 (25.00%)
Australian Raven

Corvus coronoides

2 (25.00%)
Magpie-lark

Grallina cyanoleuca

7 (87.50%)
White-winged Chough

Corcorax melanorhamphos

3 (37.50%)
Apostlebird

Struthidea cinerea

1 (12.50%)
Rufous Songlark

Cincloramphus mathewsi

4 (50.00%)
Little Grassbird

Poodytes gramineus

2 (25.00%)
Australian Reed-Warbler

Acrocephalus australis

7 (87.50%)
Fairy Martin

Petrochelidon ariel

2 (25.00%)
Tree Martin

Petrochelidon nigricans

3 (37.50%)
Welcome Swallow

Hirundo neoxena

7 (87.50%)
Common Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

4 (50.00%)

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