Murray river S of Howlong NSW

Survey Point Murray River south of Howlong NSW
Latitude -35.9927800 (35° 59′ 34″ S)
Longitude 146.6211100 (146° 37′ 16″ E)

On the north bank of the river about 1km south of Howlong on River Rd, a small track leads to a small flat area by the river. There is patchy woodland around this site, that also takes in Black Swan Anabranch.

Camp rating 9 there is no established campsite here and no facilities. From the carparking space by the river a small track leads east then north to the edge of Black Swan Anabranch which is the best camping spot.

Surveys done 2

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  • Pacific Black Duck
    Anas superciliosa
    1 (50.00%)
  • Australian Wood Duck
    Chenonetta jubata
    2 (100.00%)
  • Purple Swamphen
    Porphyrio porphyrio
    1 (50.00%)
  • Dusky Moorhen
    Gallinula tenebrosa
    1 (50.00%) (B)
  • White-necked Heron
    Ardea pacifica
    1 (50.00%)
  • Great Egret
    Ardea alba
    1 (50.00%)
  • White-faced Heron
    Egretta novaehollandiae
    1 (50.00%)
  • Australian White Ibis
    Threskiornis moluccus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Little Pied Cormorant
    Microcarbo melanoleucos
    2 (100.00%)
  • Great Cormorant
    Phalacrocorax carbo
    1 (50.00%)
  • Little Black Cormorant
    Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
    1 (50.00%)
  • Southern Boobook
    Ninox boobook
    1 (50.00%)
  • Dollarbird
    Eurystomus orientalis
    1 (50.00%)
  • Azure Kingfisher
    Ceyx azureus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Sacred Kingfisher
    Todiramphus sanctus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Laughing Kookaburra
    Dacelo novaeguineae
    2 (100.00%)
  • Galah
    Eolophus roseicapilla
    2 (100.00%)
  • Little Corella
    Cacatua sanguinea
    1 (50.00%)
  • Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
    Cacatua galerita
    2 (100.00%)
  • Crimson Rosella
    Platycercus elegans
    1 (50.00%)
  • Eastern Rosella
    Platycercus eximius
    1 (50.00%)
  • White-throated Treecreeper
    Cormobates leucophaea
    1 (50.00%)
  • Superb Fairy-wren
    Malurus cyaneus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Little Friarbird
    Philemon citreogularis
    1 (50.00%)
  • White-plumed Honeyeater
    Ptilotula penicillata
    1 (50.00%)
  • Noisy Miner
    Manorina melanocephala
    2 (100.00%)
  • Striated Pardalote
    Pardalotus striatus
    2 (100.00%)
  • Western Gerygone
    Gerygone fusca
    1 (50.00%)
  • Weebill
    Smicrornis brevirostris
    1 (50.00%)
  • Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
    Coracina novaehollandiae
    1 (50.00%)
  • Rufous Whistler
    Pachycephala rufiventris
    1 (50.00%)
  • Grey Shrike-thrush
    Colluricincla harmonica
    1 (50.00%)
  • Olive-backed Oriole
    Oriolus sagittatus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Australian Magpie
    Gymnorhina tibicen
    1 (50.00%)
  • Grey Butcherbird
    Cracticus torquatus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Willie Wagtail
    Rhipidura leucophrys
    1 (50.00%)
  • Grey Fantail
    Rhipidura fuliginosa
    1 (50.00%)
  • Australian Raven
    Corvus coronoides
    1 (50.00%)
  • Magpie-lark
    Grallina cyanoleuca
    2 (100.00%)
  • Australian Reed-Warbler
    Acrocephalus australis
    1 (50.00%)
  • Fairy Martin
    Petrochelidon ariel
    1 (50.00%)
  • Silvereye
    Zosterops lateralis
    1 (50.00%)