Where can you see the Swamp Harrier?
Some of the best places to see the Swamp Harrier in the wild include Fitzgerald River National Park (Australia), Kakadu National Park (Australia) and Lamington National Park (Australia) — among 53 wildlife hotspots across Australia. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Annan River (Yuku Baja-Muliku) National Park
Australia
+78 birds
Where the Annan River winds through northeastern Queensland's coastal hinterland, a compact national park of roughly 246 square kilometers protects a mosaic of subtropical rainforest, eucalypt…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBarrington Tops National Park
Australia
+175 birds+47 mammals
Where the New England Plateau rises above the Hunter Valley, temperate rainforest cloaks the highest reaches of Barrington Tops, its dense canopy fed by year-round precipitation…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBen Boyd National Park
Eden, Australia
+255 birds+47 mammals
Where the temperate forests of the far south coast meet towering sea cliffs, Ben Boyd National Park unveils one of New South Wales' most dramatic coastal…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBlue Mountains National Park
Australia
+220 birds+43 mammals
Dramatic sandstone cliffs rise in tiers across this mountainous plateau west of Sydney, their rust-coloured faces weathered into amphitheatres and gorges where eucalyptus forest clings to…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBribie Island National Park
Brisbane, Australia
+284 birds+20 mammals
Across tidal flats and shallow waterways north of Brisbane, Bribie Island National Park spreads across nearly four hundred square kilometres of subtropical coastal wilderness—a patchwork of…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBudj Bim National Park
Australia
+137 birds+7 mammals
Across southwestern Victoria's volcanic plains, Budj Bim National Park preserves a landscape shaped by ancient lava flows and Indigenous land stewardship spanning millennia. The park's 184…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCape Range National Park
Australia
+159 birds+15 mammals
Where arid limestone ridges plunge toward turquoise waters, Cape Range National Park frames one of Australia's most dramatic desert-ocean interfaces. The park's spine—a stark, weathered range…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKChiltern-Mt Pilot National Park
Australia
+229 birds+12 mammals
Granite ridges and eucalyptus woodlands define this 869-square-kilometre park straddling the border between Victoria and New South Wales, where rugged terrain rises sharply from gentler foothill…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCoffin Bay National Park
Australia
+143 birds+5 mammals
Across South Australia's Eyre Peninsula, where limestone headlands rise above turquoise shallows and eucalypt woodland gives way to coastal heath, lies a 1,319-square-kilometre sanctuary shaped by…
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