Barron River

QWSG code: GSMA

Roost classification code: TECSM(notes)

Extensive intertidal mudflats and sandy spits just south of Machan’s Beach north of Cairns. This website provides excellent information: https://aussiebirdspots.com/barron-river/

Interesting Sightings: Great-billed Heron (2026), Sanderling (2026), Grey Plover (2025), Broad-billed Sandpiper (2025), Gull-billed Tern (2025), Roseate Tern (2025), Nordmann’s Greenshank (2025), Kelp Gull (2019),

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