We are offering several suggestions for excellent day birding & nature tours around the Sydney area. If none of these suit you then do get in touch for us to craft a day specific to your wishes.
The tours can be combined as a longer tour package of several days and do get in touch if you are interested in longer custom tours in New South Wales. We also offer a scheduled group tour: New South Wales - Parks & Reserves.
Your specialist birding guide will show you a diverse selection of key birds in a wide range of habitats (riverine forest, dry sclerophyll woodland, coastal heath) at Australia’s oldest national park. This extensive and diverse park has so much to offer and its location on Sydney’s southern edge will allow you to experience an excellent snapshot of Australia’s bush and birds in the space of a single day.
There are plenty of scenic vistas and comfortable walks all easily accessible by car.
Birds you may see include Crimson Rosella, Australian King-parrot, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Azure Kingfisher, Laughing Kookaburra, Superb Fairy-wren, treecreepers, fantails, finches. Several key regional target species are also possible in the park, including NSW’s only endemic bird, the enigmatic Rockwarbler. Superb Lyrebirds are readily seen, heath specialists like Chestnut-rumped Heathwren, wet forest summer migrants, and an excellent array of parrots.
There is a good chance of Tawny Frogmouth, Powerful Owl as well as gliders if we go spotlighting.
Length of Tour: Day Tour
Meals included: Morning Tea and Lunch
There is a diverse selection of key birds in a wide range of habitats (riverine forest, dry sclerophyll woodland, wetlands and non-native grasslands) around the surprisingly bird-rich expanse of Western Sydney. We will visit some of the last remaining stretches of Cumberland Plain Woodland which provides invaluable habitat to a fantastic array of species not seen elsewhere in Sydney.
All the sites we visit are easily accessible by car, involve short walks, and often birding from vehicle. This tour is a great option for those who want to maximise the number of species they can add to their lists in a single day. In Autumn/Winter a day list of 70 is possible, and in Spring/Summer over 100 species!
Birds you may see include Rainbow Lorikeet, Eastern Rosella, Red-rumped Parrot, Wedge-tailed Eagle, Laughing Kookaburra, Superb Fairy-wren, Bell Miners and an array of honeyeaters, cockatoos, finches and waterbirds. Some of the highlight species for this tour include Crested Shriketit, Pink-eared Duck, raptors, cuckoos and songlarks.
Eastern Grey Kangaroos may be seen during the day and there are good spotlighting opportunities around Mitchell Park and Cattai where Powerful Owls are a possibility.
Length of Tour: Day Tour
Meals included: Morning Tea and Lunch
This tour is a great option for those looking for a more laid-back experience with some great scenic opportunities, local Aboriginal cultural sites, wildflowers, but of course, some fantastic birds as well. We will visit heathy ridgelands, wet forest gullies and coastal rock platforms. This tour is a good chance to see heath species, bush birds, honeyeaters, summer migrants, and waders.
Length of Tour: Day Tour
Meals included: Morning Tea and Lunch
This tour is perfect for those with limited time who want to get a real taste of Australian birds and bush without leaving the city. We will visit several excellent sites that demonstrate just how accessible and diverse birding can be in the harbour city. Some of the key species we will look for include the imposing Powerful Owl, enigmatic Tawny Frogmouth, dainty Red-necked Avocet, and secretive Eastern Whipbird, alongside a host of forest passerines and larger wetland specialists. This can be a very flexible tour for those with particular targets or depending on the season.
Length of Tour: Day Tour
Meals included: Morning Tea and Lunch
As outlined in each itinerary.
As outlined in each itinerary.
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Inala Nature
320 Cloudy Bay Road, Lunawanna
South Bruny Island 7150
Tasmania, Australia
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Phone: +61 3 6293 1217
Inala Nature acknowledge and pay respects to the palawa people as the traditional and original owners, and continuing custodians of this land, lutruwita, and acknowledges Elders - past and present. Inala Nature Tours and the Inala Foundation Inc are located on lunawanna- alonnah, also known as Bruny Island, the traditional land of the Nuenonne people.