| Take Speedo readings from
Manilla, take the Barraba road to the north at 36.6 km turn right
towards Crow Mountain, 44 km cross over top end of Split Rock Dam
(check waterbirds) 47.4 km turn to Woodsreef at Woodsreef 53.4 km
take the sealed road to the left towards Barraba for 2 km until Iron Bark Creek,
pleasant walk along creek, look in River Oaks. Bird watching ( birding) look for
kingfishers along creek. No facilities, beware of
old mine holes.
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River Oaks along Ironbark Creek |
| River oaks along these creeks
provide good habitat for kingfishers and other birds. Kingfishers have
been observed flying up and down these small creeks. |
| Bird List, please send any
additional sightings to jwheeler@bigpond.com
updated 14 September 2000
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| Brown
Quail |
| Pacific Black Duck |
| Peaceful Dove |
| Little Lorikeet |
| Aust. King Parrot |
| Crimson Rosella |
| Eastern Rosella |
| Red-rumped Parrot |
| Turquoise Parrot |
| Pallid Cuckoo |
| Fan-tailed Cuckoo |
| Common Koel |
| Azure Kingfisher |
| Sacred Kingfisher |
| White-throated Treecreeper |
| Brown Treecreeper |
| Superb Fairy-wren |
| White-browed Scrubwren |
| Speckled Warbler |
| White-throated Gerygone |
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| Spiny-checked
Honeyeater |
| Striped
Honeyeater |
| Noisy Friarbird |
| White-eared
Honeyeater |
| White-plumed
Honeyeater |
| Lewin Honeyeater |
| Brown Honeyeater |
| Hooded Robin |
| Eastern Yellow
Robin |
| Jacky Winter |
| Grey
Shrike-thrush |
| Rufous Whistler |
| Grey Fantail |
| Willie Wagtail |
| Restless
Flycatcher |
| Magpie-lark |
| Olive-backed
Oriole |
| White-bellied
Cuckoo-shrike |
| Dusky
Woodswallow |
| Grey Butcher
bird |
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| Pied
Butcher Bird |
| Australian
Magpie |
| Pied Currawong |
| Australian Raven |
| White-winged
Chough |
| Apostlebird |
| Welcome Swallow |
| Double-barred
Finch |
| Red-browed Finch |
| Diamond Firetail |
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