New South Wales, Australia (coastal) - August trip (2 Viewers)

[lassa8]

I will be visiting Australia in early-to-mid August later this year. Essentially, everything outside of Rock Pigeon will be new and time will be at a premium, so I'm not too hung up on trying to find species X or species Y.

I've been poking around eBird for the past few weeks, but it seems to get so-so usage compared to what I'm used to in the US.

Our itinerary isn't settled yet, but we'll likely be ranging between Kangaroo Valley up to Port Stephens south/north of Sydney, and then over to the Blue Mountains area.

My spouse and son aren't super into birds, so my birding time will be a bit limited. What might be a top few locations for species diversity? Bonus points if some mammals might be around too!

 

[Leafbringer]

Hello lassa8, I think MKinHK's thread about birding in Sydney (and other NSW locations) could be helpful to you
Some good locations for birding are included, such as Sydney Olympic Park (with its surrounding parks and wetlands), and Woodford Creek in the Blue Mountains. He also wrote about seeing Australian mammals.

Exploring Sydney - and further afield.

My wife Carrie and I moved from Hong Kong to Sydney just over a month ago and I'm amazed to find no-one is currently posting regularly on BF from anywhere in Australia. So ... having enjoyed the BF community in sharing my Hong Kong birding and my overseas trips I hope this thread might fill a...

www.birdforum.net

 

[mjh73]

I've been poking around eBird for the past few weeks, but it seems to get so-so usage compared to what I'm used to in the US.

We're about 80% of the size of the US and 8% of the population, we do alright considering!

 

[lassa8]

Hello lassa8, I think MKinHK's thread about birding in Sydney (and other NSW locations) could be helpful to you
Some good locations for birding are included, such as Sydney Olympic Park (with its surrounding parks and wetlands), and Woodford Creek in the Blue Mountains. He also wrote about seeing Australian mammals.

Exploring Sydney - and further afield.

My wife Carrie and I moved from Hong Kong to Sydney just over a month ago and I'm amazed to find no-one is currently posting regularly on BF from anywhere in Australia. So ... having enjoyed the BF community in sharing my Hong Kong birding and my overseas trips I hope this thread might fill a...

www.birdforum.net

Thanks!