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About the Warriewood Wetlands

What is a wetland?

Aerial Photo

History

Significance

Pittwater Council's work in the Warriewood Wetlands

Total Earth Care

Access for the Public

The Coastal Environment Centre

Uses made of former Wetlands areas

Yellow Fish Road Program

Manly Daily

Excursion in Warriewood Wetlands

Wetland Poems

Wetland Poster

Plants of the Warriewood Wetlands


Common Reeds

Waterplants

Azolla filiculoides
Baumea rubiginosa
Carex appressa
Eleocharis sphacelata
Gahnia sieberiana
Lemna sp
Persicaria strigosa
Phragmites australis

Water Tolerant Trees

Casuarina glauca
Melaleuca ericifolia
Melaleuca quinquinervia
Eucalyptus robusta

Plantlife sketch
Sketch of the plant life
by Sonya 5F

Birds of the Warriewood Wetlands


Sacred Kingfisher
Drawn by Joel.

Acanthiza pusilia
Anthochaera carunculata
Anthochaera chrysoptera
Cacatua glaerita
Cacatua roseicapilla
Dacelo novaeguineae
Eopsaltria australis
Gallinago hardwickii
Gallinula tenebrosa
Grallins cyanoleuca
Malurus cyaneus
Phylidonyris nigra
Platycercus eximius
Porphyrio porphyrio
Psophodes olivaceus
Sericornis frontalis
Strepera graculina
Streptopelia chinensis
Todirhampus sancta
Trichoglossus haematodus

Waterfall Sketch
Waterfall sketch
By Matthew

Scientific name
of plant		Common Name
of plant		Scientific name
of bird		Common name
of bird

Water plants

Acanthiza pusiliaBrown Thornbill
Azolla filiculoidesFerny AzollaAnthochaera carunculataRed Wattlebird
Baumea rubiginosaSoft Twig-rushAnthochaera chrysopteraBrush Wattlebird
Carex appressaTall sedgeCacatua glaeritaSulphur Crested Cockatoo
Eleocharis sphacelataTall Spike-rushCacatua roseicapillaRosyheaded Galah
Gahnia sieberianaRed-fruited Saw-sedgeDacelo novaeguineaeLaughing Kookaburra
Lemna spSmall DuckweedEopsaltria australisEastern Yellow Robin
Persicaria strigosaSpotted KnotweedGallinago hardwickiiLatham's Snipe
Phragmites australis Common ReedGallinula tenebrosaDusky Moorhen

Water Tolerant Trees

Grallins cyanoleucaAustralian Magpie Lark
Casuarina glaucaSwamp OakMalurus cyaneusSuperb Blue Wren
Melaleuca ericifoliaSwamp Paper-barkPhylidonyris nigraWhite Cheeked Honeyeater
Melaleuca quinquinerviaBroad-leaved paper-barkPlatycercus eximiusEastern Rosella
Eucalyptus robustaSwamp MahoganyPorphyrio porphyrioPurple Swamphen

Sketch of Wetland Outlook
Sketch of Wetland Outlook

Psophodes olivaceusEastern Whipbird
Sericornis frontalisWhite-browed Scrubwren
Strepera graculinaPied Currawong

Warriewood Wetlands
Warriewood Wetlands

Streptopelia chinensisSpotted Turtle-dove
Todirhampus sanctaSacred Kingfisher
Trichoglossus haematodusRainbow Lorikeet

Waterfall
Sketch of the waterfall

Research about plants and birds is
by 4/5S and 5F
Most of the information on these pages
has been provided by Pittwater Council's
Coastal Environment Centre
Lake Park Road,
North Narrabeen

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This page was last modified on 18th December, 1998