| WHEENY CREEK |
| 93 kilometres from Newtown - about 1 hour 45 minutes drive is Wheeney Creek - this is a wilderness camping area although now the Hawkesbury Council has built flush toilets in the picnic area. |
| There are not any marked trails - with the drought the river is very low and the undergrowth has all but died making it great for exploring - remember to observe where you are. It is very easy to get lost. Take a compass. |
| Wheeny Creek is a bird watchers paradise. If you sit quietly you will be surrounded by the most amazing variety of birds and even an inquisitive lace monitor. |
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| The road from Wheeny Creek to Colo can be dangerous after rain. |
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| Bird Count for Wheeny Creek 2 - Gang gang - Calloephalon fimbriatum 2 - Wonga pigeon - Leucosarcia melanoleuca 1 - Brown pigeon - Macropygia amboinensis 6> - Superb blue wren - Malurus cyaneus 2 - supurb lyrebird - Menura novaehollandiae 2 - Magpie - Gymnorhina tibicen 2 - Sulpher crested parrot - Cacatua galerita 2 - Azure kingfisher - Ceyx azureus 1 - Whipbird - Psophodes olivaceus 2 - Kookaburra - Dacelo gigus 6> - Red browed firetail - Emblema temporalis 4> - Lewins honeyeater - Meliphaga lewinii 1 - Barking owl - Ninox connivens 1 - Rufous fantail - Rhipidura rufifrons |
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| out of focus Azure kingfisher |
| Lewins honey eater |
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| Red browed firetail |
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| 1 - Lace monitor - Varanus varius Dingo - Canis familiaris |