Beside a beaten track, discover places less travelled. A place where birds of the east meet the birds of the west

From Nundle to Tamworth to Manilla and Barraba, bird routes consist of sites over a 180 km area where many of the 238 species of the region’s native birds can be seen. Many of these sites are part of the old drovers’ trails known as travelling stock routes (TSRs) which may contain remnants of native vegetation.

The concept of Bird Routes was initiated and developed in the Barraba area by the late Russell Watts (AM), with his late wife Jenny Watts.

Manilla Bird Routes were compiled by the late John Thomas Wheeler. Geoff Mitchell compiled the Bird Routes of the Tamworth/Nundle area.

Thank you to the photographers who have captured the beauty of the birds of Tamworth.
Destination Tamworth is an initiative of Tamworth Regional Council.

Bird Route Map – key local sites

Collect a free hard copy version of the
Tamworth Regional Bird Route Brochure
and learn more local attractions at:

• Tamworth Regional Council Barraba Office and Library
  108 Queen Street, Barraba, 2347
• Manilla Visitor Information Outlet, 197 Manilla Street, Manilla 2346
• Nundle Visitor Information Outlet
  103 Jenkins Street, Nundle, 2340
• Tamworth Visitor Information Centre
  2 Ringers Road, Tamworth, 2340