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Description
Hearsons Cove is a picturesque, sheltered bay on the World Heritage Listed Burrup Peninsula. It's a popular spot for swimming, fishing, and picnics, with amenities - BBQs, toilets, and shelters, offering calm waters at high tide and expansive mudflats perfect for exploration at low tide, accessible via a sealed road.
The mudflats are an important feeding ground for good numbers of trans-equatorial migratory waders including Bar-tailed Godwit, Grey-tailed Tattler, Great Knot and Red-necked Stint and hold a selection of other coastal dependent birdlife.
Details
Access
From Dampier take the Dampier Hwy eastwards; turn left on to Burrup Peninsula Road and then turn right on to Hearson Cove Road - total distance 12 kms. Press P on the map to access Google mapping.
Terrain and Habitat
Scattered trees and bushes , Sea , Mud flats , BeachConditions
FlatCircular trail
NoIs a telescope useful?
Can be usefulGood birding season
All year roundBest time to visit
SummerRoute
Wide pathDifficulty walking trail
EasyAccessible by
FootBirdwatching hide / platform
NoLinks
- Hearsons Cove is an eBird hotspot.
- Tourist info.
- ABC News piece on shorebirds at this location.
- Wikipedia entry for Burrup Peninsula.