At North Farm, we are blessed to live in a beautiful wildlife corridor, complete with an incredible array of bird life.
In 2016, an experienced birdwatcher came to stay with us on Retreat and documented his species sightings over 3 days. As a real treat for us, he compiled a list of 56 species of beautiful birds that visit our patch of paradise.
Jen still has that precious handwritten text today…
Spend a few minutes with us immersed in morning birdsong
as you browse our list of feathered friends…
During this video, you’ll hear:
Eastern Whipbird
Rainbow Lorikeet (loudest as always)
Lewin’s Honeyeater
Willy Wagtai
Wonga Pigeon
Australian Magpie
King Parrot
Pied Butcherbird
Noisy Friarbird (we suspect)
Little Wattlebird
Torresian Crow
…and a rare species of…goat!
North Farm Bird Species
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Brown Pigeon
Crested Pigeon
Wonga Pigeon
Wompoo Pigeon
Bar-shouldered Dove
Emerald Dove
Spotted Turtle Dove
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo
King Parrot
Galah
Rainbow Lorikeet
Laughing Kookaburra
Mistletoe Bird
Sacred Kingfisher
Channel-billed Cuckoo
Fantailed Cuckoo
Brush Cuckoo
Dollarbird
White-throated Treecreeper
Superb Fairy Wren
Striated Pardalote
White-browed Scrubwren
Brown Thornbill
Brown Gerygone
Little Wattlebird
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Lewin’s Honeyeater
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Scarlet Honeyeater
Eastern Spinebill
Eastern Whipbird
Eastern Yellow Robin
Grey Strike-thrush
Golden Whistler
Grey Fantail
Rufus Fantail
Willy Wagtail
Black-faced monarch
Spectacled Monarch
Spangled Drongo
Silvereye
Olive Backed Oriole
Figbird
Green Catbird
Regent Bowerbird
Satin Bowerbird
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
Cicadabird
Pied Butcherbird
Varied Triller
Australian Magpie
Torresian Crow
Welcome Swallow
Red-browed Firetail
We are also blessed to live within ‘cooee’ of the Dorrigo National Park, where they have a wonderful – and wheelchair accessible – ‘Walk with the Birds’ Boardwalk where you and your tribe can discover some of the 130 bird species that have been recorded in Dorrigo. Accessibility is described as ‘easy’, so allow yourself at least 30 minutes to meander in this paradise.
There is a branch of BirdLife Australia in the Northern Rivers, so check out their website for even more information about the rich diversity of beautiful birds in our region. The Bellingen, Dorrigo, Coffs Harbour and Sawtell regions have plenty of bird-watching opportunities. Click on each individual link for more information, and check out the videos below:
Coffs Coast Woodland Birds Video from Coffs Coast on Vimeo.