▁band ico ots , ▁sw amp ▁wall ab ies , ▁e ch id nas , ▁and ▁br us ht ail ▁and ▁ring tail ▁pos sum s ▁are ▁present ▁but ▁are ▁often ▁hard ▁to ▁find ▁as ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁all ▁active ▁during ▁the ▁day . ▁The ▁reserve ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁potential ▁habitat ▁for ▁the ▁end anger ed ▁New ▁Holland ▁mouse . ▁ ▁Over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁bird ▁species ▁have ▁been ▁recorded ▁including ▁h one ye aters , ▁water bird s , ▁birds ▁of ▁pre y ▁and ▁par ro ts . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁significant ▁species ▁have ▁been ▁recorded ▁including ▁the ▁painted ▁button ▁qu ail , ▁br ush ▁bron zew ing , ▁L ath am ' s ▁sni pe ▁and ▁swift ▁par rot . ▁ ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁veget ation ▁of ▁the ▁reserve ▁is ▁rem nant ▁he ath land ▁with ▁silver - leaf ▁string y b ark ▁and ▁black ▁she o ak . ▁It ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁a ▁reasonable ▁natural ▁condition ▁and ▁contains ▁many ▁species ▁of ▁plants ▁now ▁rare ▁on ▁the ▁Mor ning ton ▁Pen ins ula . ▁Native ▁orch ids ▁are ▁a ▁highlight ▁of ▁the ▁many ▁wild flow ers ▁that ▁mainly ▁blo om ▁in ▁spring . ▁Rab bit ▁ears ▁orch id , ▁d war f ▁green hood ▁orch id ▁and ▁the ▁not ▁so ▁common ▁common ▁sp ider ▁orch id ▁( D end rob ium ▁t et rag on um ) ▁are ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁orch ids ▁to ▁be ▁found ▁among ▁the ▁ 1 7 0 ▁or ▁more ▁plant ▁species ▁recorded . ▁ ▁Frank