Sydney Birding 
A world of birds Down Under
oh the places we've been!
Past Tours
Whether we've hit the deserts in the west or the oceans in the east, check out our past trip reports!
A world of birds Down Under
A world of birds Down Under
A world of birds Down Under
A world of birds Down Under
A world of birds Down Under
oh the places we've been!
Whether we've hit the deserts in the west or the oceans in the east, check out our past trip reports!
come on a birding adventure
Our tours can be impromptu or planned well in advance. Check back here week by week as plan our adventures!
Whether you're targeting a specific bird or just new to Sydney and want someone to show you the sights
Sydney has much to offer regarding bird life, and the different areas within the Sydney basin each have their own specialties
Sydney's northwest attracts amazing birds throughout the seasons - they just kind of pop over the Blue Mountains Great Dividing Range to say hello. Specialties include Red-capped Robin∆, Australasian Bushlark, Glossy Ibis, Plumed Whistling-duck, Great Crested Grebe, Peaceful Dove, White-winged Chough, White-throated Gerygone and more...
Sydney's northeast includes virgin bushland on the city's outskirts and ocean-facing rock platforms that attract a great variety of shorebirds. Specialties include Grey Plover∆, Glossy Black-cockatoo, Brown-headed Honeyeater, Australian Bittern, Barking Owl, Crested Tern and more...
Sydney's southwest offers vast areas of farmland with adjoining bushland. Specialties include Swift Parrot∆, Gang-gang Cockatoo, Little Eagle, Crested Shrike-tit, Baillon's Crake and more...
Sydney's southeast offers a diversity of habitats from eucalypt forests to rainforest and ocean shores. Specialties include Rockwarbler∆, Southern Emu-wren, Double-banded Plover, Azure Kingfisher, Superb Lyrebird, Little Tern, Ruddy Turnstone and more...
If you're up for some hardcore birding, come along on a day trip!
We usually leave before dawn so that we arrive as the sun gets up!
Capertee Valley is an amazing place on the other side of the Blue Mountains where bird species are so different compared with the Sydney side of the mountains. Species include White-browed Woodswallow∆, Regent Honeyeater, White-backed Swallow, Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater, Black-chinned Honeyeater, Southern Whiteface, Masked Woodswallow, White-browed Babbler, Speckled Warbler and more...
Primary destinations include Old Bar with an option to extend to Port Macquarie overnight. Species include: Aleutian Tern∆, Brahminy Kite, Forest Raven, Noisy Pitta, Regent Bowerbird, Red-backed Fairywren, Wompoo Fruit-dove, Comb-crested Jacana, Rainbow Bee-eater, White-cheeked Honeyeater and more...
With the elevation comes a reduction in species but the birds found in the Blue Mountains are something special. Species include: Gang-gang Cockatoo∆, Red-browed Treecreeper, Grey Currawong, Flame Robin, Scarlet Robin, Crescent Honeyeater, Large-billed Scrubwren and more...
Just north of Sydney there are many placed to explore for a variety of birds. Species include Curlew Sandpiper∆, Black-necked Stork (aka Jabiru), Banded Stilt, Regent Honeyeater, Torresian Crow, Grey-tailed Tattler, Mangrove Gerygone, Pied Butcherbird, Black-tailed Godwit and more...
Barren Grounds offers specialised habitat to a variety of birds found only in small pockets within New South Wales. Species include: Southern Emu-wren∆, Eastern Ground Parrot, Eastern Bristlebird, Pilotbird, Beautiful Firetail, Gang-gang Cockatoo, Rose-ringed Parakeet (introduced but living wild), Green Catbird, Rose-crowned Fruit-dove and more...
These south coast destinations can be done as single destinations, or both in a day, or include Jerrara Dam (see above). Species incldue: Beach Stone-curlew∆, Bar-tailed Godwit, Little Tern, Fairy Tern, Far Eastern Curlew, Australian Tern (aka Gull-billed Tern), Common Greenshank and more...