River Derwent at Bridgewater Tas

Survey PointRiver Derwent at Bridgewater Tas
Latitude-42.7436100 (42° 44′ 37″ S)
Longitude147.2252800 (147° 13′ 31″ E)

On the Midland Hwy causeway there is a small pullover if heading south, the other way to get here is to park in Nielsen Esp and walk across the bridge. The alcove on the west side can have a lot of waterfowl. They are building a new bridge, so access will change.

No camping allowed here

Surveys done 3

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Tasmania 2017-18

Perth to Tasmania 2024/5

  • Black Swan Cygnus atratus 3 (100.00%) (B)
  • Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa 2 (66.67%)
  • Chestnut Teal Anas castanea 1 (33.33%)
  • Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 2 (66.67%)
  • Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles 1 (33.33%)
  • Silver Gull Larus novaehollandiae 2 (66.67%)
  • Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus 1 (33.33%)
  • Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos 2 (66.67%)
  • Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 1 (33.33%)
  • Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris 1 (33.33%)
  • White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster 1 (33.33%)
  • Forest Raven Corvus tasmanicus 1 (33.33%)
  • House Sparrow Passer domesticus 1 (33.33%)
  • Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena 1 (33.33%)
  • Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 1 (33.33%)
  • Common Blackbird Turdus merula 1 (33.33%)
  • Black Duck-Mallard hybrid 1 (33.33%)


The old and the new bridge over the Derwent River at Brighton 2025, where’s Ollie?