Two vital bird habitats, Orchard Road and Scenic Road dams, host 120+ bird species, including migratory shorebirds and unique birds such as the Royal Spoonbill and Pink-eared Ducks. Sadly, these dams are currently under threat by development. We urge preservation to create an environmental park for the community, benefiting both residents and the region's economy. Let's protect these habitats for the birds and other animals that call them home.

Farm dams are vital for bird habitats. Birds use them for drinking, bathing, and foraging, especially in dry periods when natural water sources are scarce. Farm dams attract a diverse range of bird species, promoting biodiversity and ecological balance. Additionally, they serve as nesting sites and safe havens for birds, contributing to their survival. 

HUNDREDS OF BIRDS FEED HERE: Pelicans, ducks, grebes, stilts, cormorants, egrets, lapwings, dotterel, terns, spoonbills, raptors and martins. 

120 species have been recorded at the Orchard Rd dam including migratory shorebirds: Sharp-tailed and Marsh Sandpipers, Greenshanks and Latham’s Snipe. Special or unusual birds for the Redlands: Black-necked Storks, Pink-eared Ducks, Plumed Whistling-Ducks, Great Cormorant, Red-kneed Dotterel, Swamp Harrier and Whiskered Terns.

This huge dam on the Lend Lease Shoreline Estate is earmarked to be filled in and covered with houses, a sporting field and a token narrow wildlife corridor. However, the wildlife is already here!

The Scenic Rd dam also is a habitat for many birds with 116 species recorded here. Every day dozens of waterbirds feed and roost here, including large numbers of the beautiful Chestnut Teal as well as egrets, spoonbills and cormorants. 

If saved these dams could be part of an environmental park, a wonderful asset to the new residents and of economic benefit to the region