WETLANDS At Rileys Bay and Cockle Bay remnants still existing at Hardys Bay and Pretty Beach. There is a succession from deep water through intersected alluvial flats, mangroves, samphire and reeds to she-oaks and swamp mahoganies. This vegetation produces food and roosting places for fishing birds and waders. BIRDS in wetlands include Residents: herons, egrets and mangrove bitterns Wanderers: ibis, ducks, pelicans and swans Migrants: eastern curlews, godwits and sandpipers