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Birdwatching Near Townsville

Where to go birdwatching near Townsville. Wingmate maps 11 birding locations within 75 km of the city centre, and lists the bird species recorded at each one.

The birds recorded at the most locations around Townsville are Brown-backed Honeyeater, Yellow Honeyeater, Little Kingfisher, White-browed Robin and Oriental Cuckoo.

The Town Common conservation park, the Ross River and the dry tropics woodland inland give Townsville a different species list from the Wet Tropics further north. The closest spot to the centre is Upper Mundy Creek Lagoon & Grasslands, about 3 km out. A flame marks any location with a sighting logged in the last 30 days.

Top 11 birding spots near Townsville

The locations within reach of Townsville where the Wingmate community has recorded the most species.

  1. Townsville Town Common Conservation Park🔥79 species · 84 sightings · seen 6 days ago
  2. Horseshoe Bay Lagoon Conservation Park🔥31 species · 33 sightings · seen 2 days ago
  3. Riverway Lagoons🔥8 species · 9 sightings · seen 10 days ago
  4. Riverside Gardens🔥8 species · seen 10 days ago
  5. Palmetum Botanic Garden🔥7 species · seen 10 days ago
  6. Cape Pallarenda Conservation Park🔥1 species · seen 10 days ago
  7. Fairfield Waters Wetland10 species listed
  8. Old Flinders Hwy Woodstock to Ross River Dam10 species listed
  9. Page Rd (Hervey Range)10 species listed
  10. Toomulla Beach10 species listed
  11. Upper Mundy Creek Lagoon & Grasslands10 species listed

Every birding spot near Townsville

11 spots · 6 active
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