July Outing - Eagleby Wetlands

Birdwatching at Eagleby Wetlands

Meeting Place: The Eagleby Wetlands Conservation Reserve, Logan Street, Eagleby. Park in the car-park near the Information Board. 

When: 8.45 am or before, to leave the car park at 9.00 am, 16th July 2016

What to bring: Hats, sunscreen, insect repellent, binocs, cameras, etc., water, morning tea, lunch and chairs.

Owlet Nightjar photographed at the Wetlands

Level of fitness: The Reserve is accessed by numerous tracks and boardwalks to cover fully the variety of habitats. All of the walks are easy and flat but wetland conditions will be influenced by the current dry unless recent rain has fallen. 

Planned Activities: Walking the boardwalks and tracks to check flora, fauna, birds and butterflies and anything else along the way. 


The Eagleby Wetlands Conservation Reserve comprises a cluster of re-claimed wetland reserves abutting a water treatment plant on the Albert River, and is located on the northern end of Eagleby, between the Logan and Albert Rivers. The reserve has a number of wetlands representing various ecosystems which include – shallow enclosed bodies of water, a mangrove lined river influenced by tides, and areas of restored forest. Varied bird habitats are situated in the reserve such as melaleuca and brackish swamps, woodland, mangroves, adjacent cane fields and open grassland. 

Upon Arrival: Please register in the Attendance Book and pay your $2 per person participant fee.