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Description
Cattai Wetlands near Coopernook is an outstanding sanctuary for birds. This includes species at around the southern limit of their range in Australia, such as Forest Kingfisher, and species which are endangered in NSW, for example Black-necked Stork. A stroll around the central wetlands will usually find many birds, with aditional species in the forested areas and the grassy paddocks. Among the birds you can encounter are Pacific Black Duck, Grey Teal, Hardheads, Australian Shoveler, Chestnut Teal, Wandering Whistling-ducks, Purple Swamphen, Comb-crested Jacana, Eastern Yellow Robin, Grey Fantail, Brown Thornbill, Red-browed Finch, Brown Gerygone, White-browed Scrubwren, Superb Fairy-wren, Silvereye, Eastern Whipbird, Scarlet, Brown, Striped and White-cheeked Honeyeaters, Eastern Spinebill, Golden Whistler, Spotted and Striated Pardalote, Brown Quail, Noisy Miner, White-throated Treecreeper, Fan-tailed Cuckoo and Owlet-nightjar.
In summer, they are joined by migrants from the north such as Brush Cuckoo, Rufous Whistler, Dollarbird, Leaden Flycatcher, Sacred Kingfisher, Black-faced Monarch, White-throated Nightjar and Rufous Fantail.
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Access
Cattai Wetlands is located off the A1 at Coopernook, 1 km north of the Harrington turn-off. Click on the P in the map for directions or coordinates. Cattai Wetlands is open 8am to 3pm Monday to Friday and 7am to 5pm on weekends. The circular walk indicated on the map is about 4 km.