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Tour 3 - Island Sanctuary |
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| This suggested tour commences at the Island Sanctuary, Cressy Street DENILIQUIN (GPS 35° 32S; 144° 58E). There is a public toilet near the entrance to the reserve and in the parklands opposite the shops. When crossing the bridge to enter the sanctuary, look for platypuses and water rats in the lagoon. Island Sanctuary can also be accessed from the sporting fields to the east of the reserve. Waterbirds common in the sanctuary include: Black Duck Maned Duck Grey Teal Little Pied Cormorant Little Black Cormorant White-faced Heron White-necked Heron Nankeen Night Heron Great Egret Straw-necked Ibis Australian White Ibis Yellow-billed Spoonbill Purple Swamphen Dusky Moorhen Raptors often observed in or over the sanctuary include Black Kite, Whistling Kite and Collared Sparrowhawk. Common bush birds of the reserve include Peaceful Dove Galah Long-billed Corella Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Crimson Rosella (yellow) Eastern Rosella Red-rumped Parrot Azure Kingfisher Sacred Kingfisher (S) Laughing Kookaburra Dollar bird (S) Brown Tree-creeper White-throated Treecreeper Spotted Pardalote Striated Pardalote Superb Fairy Wren White-browed Scrub wren Wee bill Buff-rumped Thornbill Yellow Thornbill Striated Thornbill Red Wattlebird Noisy Friarbird Little Friarbird Blue-faced Honeyeater White-plumed Honeyeater Brown-headed Honeyeater Varied Sittella Crested Shrike-tit Golden Whistler (W) Rufous Whistler Grey Fantail Willie Wagtail Olive-backed Oriole Masked Wood swallow Pied Butcherbird Magpie Australian Raven Little Raven White-winged Chough Red-browed Finch Mistletoe bird Welcome Swallow Tree Martin Reed Warbler (S) Silvereye House Sparrow Rock Dove Blackbird Starling (W)= winter; (S)= summer Night birds observed in the reserve include Southern Boobook, Barn Owl and Tawny Frogmouth. Kangaroos are often observed in the sanctuary. They are able to come and go. Address: End Street Deniliquin Your Hosts: Deniliquin Visitor Information Centre Phone: 03 58983120 Email: info@denitourism.com.au Website: |
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