Bird Watching tours - Barkala Farm - the Pilliga - Coonabarabran - NSW

Bird Watching at Barkala Bird Haven

Barkala Farm and the adjoining Nature Reserve are home to over 120 bird species, many of which can be heard (and seen) early in the morning or as the sun cools. In mild weather, the birds will be active all day. Morning walkers will generally be accompanied by a mixture of common and more unusual species.

A small sample, depending on the season, would include:

Hooded Robin; Spotted Pardalote; Turquoise Parrot; Grey-Crowned Babbler; Kookaburra; Diamond Firetail Finch; Sulfur-Crested Cockatoo; Restless Flycatcher; Eastern Rosella; Grey Butcherbird; Galah; Eastern Yellow Robin; Eastern Spinebill; Wedge-tailed Eagle; Peaceful Dove; Willy Wagtail; Magpie; Rainbow Bee-Eater; White Browed Woodswallow; Spiny Cheeked Honeyeater; Noisy Friarbird; Emu; Superb Fairy-Wren; Wood Duck; Noisy Miner; Little Lorikeet; Brown Treecreeper; Glossy Black Cockatoo, Australian King Parrot.

Our gardens have a permanent population of many species, including: Blue Wrens, Welcome Swallows, Willy Wagtails, Diamond Firetails, Hooded Robins, Grey-Crowned Babblers, Brown Treecreepers, Australian Magpies, White-Plumed Honeyeaters and many more. Barkala Farm is a haven for rare and declining woodland birds, with seven threatened species resident on the property, most of which live in the gardens or near the homestead. A Bird watcher’s Paradise! If your hobby is Bird Identification , Bird Spotting or Bird song recording … : Barkala is your place to be , far away from traffic noise you will enjoy the birds and bird songs to the maximum !

Barkala Bird Tours

Are you interested in birds, but want to learn more about how to bird watch? Or an experienced bird watcher looking for a more in-depth exploration of our local bird life? Book in for a Bird Tour!

Barkala Bird Tours are a fully guided “walk and talk” experience, led by a local zoologist and ornithologist Dr. Helen Stevens. Whether you are a beginner, a fully-fledged “twitcher”, or just after a bush walk with a difference, you’ll be in for a fascinating time. And the icing on the cake is a complementary morning tea at the Blue Wren Bush Cafe & Kitchen after your walk! Relax and have a chat with Helen in the friendly atmosphere, with a delicious fresh cappuccino and scones. Walks are easy grade, start early in the morning and run for 2 – 3 hours.

For more details, prices, times and booking information, download our brochure:

Barkala Bird Tours Brochure (PDF)

Birdwatchers who are interested in a researcher’s list of birds sighted on our property and nearby are welcome to download the following pdf file:

Barkala Bird List ( PDF – Full Color )

Barkala Bird List ( MS Word Document – Black and white )

For all enquiries and bookings just contact us - we’d be happy to have you stay!

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