Fauna
At least 45 native species of birds have been recorded as breeding in the reserve and many other species visit to feed or rest. Waterbirds are often seen on the quarry lake. Several bat species have been recorded and (supposedly) rare sightings of Koalas. The quarry lake and surrounding ponds and dams are home to small to microscopic aquatic creatures and various frogs.
Birds found in the reserve:
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
- Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
- Australian Wood Duck Chenonetta jubata
- Bell Miner Manorina melanophrys
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae
- Brown Falcon Falco berigora
- Brown Goshawk Accipter fasciatus
- Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla
- Clamorous Reed-warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
- Crested Shrike-tit Falcunculus frontatus
- Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
- Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
- Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
- Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis pyrrhophanus
- Galah Cacatua roseicapilla
- Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
- Grey Butcherbird Craticus torquatus
- Grey Currawong Strepera versicolor
- Grey Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica
- Hardhead Aythya australis
- Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus
- Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo Chrysococcyx basalis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
- Little Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
- Little Raven Corvus mellori
- Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera
- Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum
- New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
- Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala
- Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Pacific Gull Larus pacificus
- Pallid Cuckoo Culculus pallidus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
- Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
- Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata
- Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis
- Richard's Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons
- Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris
- Satin Flycatcher Myiagra cyanoleuca
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus
- Silver Gull Larus novaehollandiae
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus
- Spotted Turtle-Dove Streptopelia chinensis
- Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
- Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus
- Striated Thornbill Acanthiza lineata
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
- Superb Fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus
- Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
- Varied Sittella Daphoenositta chrysoptera
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
- White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis
- White-eared Honeyeater Lichenostomus leucotis
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus
- White-plumed Honeyeater Lichenostomus penicillatus
- Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater Lichenostomus chrysops
Mammals found in the reserve:
- Brushtail Possum
- Echidna
- Ringtail Possum
Reptiles found in the reserve:
- Blue Tongued Lizard
- Eastern Snake-necked Turtle Chelodina longicollis
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