What a thrilling July for Birdwatching around Sydney it’s been at Birding Sydney and Beyond!

Well, it’s been an exciting month of birdwatching! 🐦 Being winter hasn’t held back the amount of thrilling birding experiences we've witnessed—or the sheer number of birds we’ve seen. It truly has been an amazing month of birding, and I’ve shared it with some of the loveliest people I could have asked to share it with. We’ve welcomed guests from Norway, Germany, the USA, and England—to name a few. 🌍

The highlights include:

• A special birthday tour featuring Powerful Owls (Australia’s largest owl species) alongside so many sightings of Laughing Kookaburras and Sulphur-crested Cockatoos. 🦉

• A mega-fun full-day private “Birdapalooza” tour where we saw 75 bird species in a single Winter's day! Including Satin and Regent Bowerbirds, Grey Goshawk, White-bellied Sea-Eagle! ❄️🐦

• A private adventure to the Blue Mountains and Capertee Valley serenaded by Superb Lyrebirds from two directions—one was just 10 feet above us in a tree, calling out over 15 different bird calls and showing of his dancing prowess. My favourite was the Gang Gang Cockatoo call! Plus, the moment the Lyrebird mimicked a Pied Currawong, the real currawongs came to investigate—it was magical. 🗣️🎶

• We were mesmerized by a pair of Peregrine Falcons circling above Lincoln Rock in the Blue Mountains, their wings glowing orange in the rising sun—it was absolutely gorgeous! 🦅

• Spotting a Crescent Honeyeater, a pair of Wedge-tailed Eagles on a carcass, and—my all-time favourite—20 Gang Gang Cockatoos. Hearing the popping sounds of gumnuts being eaten and the creaky door calls of the Gang Gangs was majestic! It was the most Gang Gangs I’ve ever seen in one spot in my life! 💖

• Topped it all off this week with lots of kangaroos, wallabies, wallaroos, and even three wombats out cruising during the daytime! 🦘🦫

It was an incredible July and a wonderful start to August! Please come and share in some of these amazing adventures around Sydney! Can’t wait to see you all soon!!

Check out some of the great birds we've seen from some of our bird lists:

Birding Sydney and Beyond NSW Bird Species Checklist 25-7-25 Birding Trip Prior to Birdap.

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Birding Sydney and Beyond NSW Bird Species Checklist 4&5-8-25 Capertee and Blue Mountains .

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Birding Sydney and Beyond NSW Bird Species Checklist 28-7-25 Birdapalooza Private Birding .

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Birding Sydney and Beyond NSW Bird Species SHORT AND TWEET BIRDWATCHING TOUR 6-7-25.docx

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Birdwatching in the Capertee Valley near Sydney

Wedgetail Eagle taking a break from feeding on a carcass. Stunning photo from one of our wonderful guests!

Spectacular Blue Mountains — a perfect stop for a sundowner and to reflect on the day’s birding adventures!

Lifetime Birding Moment! The popping and creaking sounds of 20 Gang Gang Cockatoos!

Superb Lyrebird serenading us with his repertoire. Another amazing photo from one our guests!

Superb Lyrebird serenade! Then the call of another male Superb Lyrebird sends him into action.

Male Musk Duck with his interesting leathery lobe. A stunning duck and a perfect photo from one of our amazing guests!

The moment this Superb Lyrebird heard another male practicing calls in his territory he was down out of the tree and across the road in search of the intruder!