Hi Stuart,
I've spent a bit of time around the Mimosa Rocks NP area - fortunately my
wife's father has a house in Tanja which is nearby.
It a good area for a few unusual birds, including White headed Pigeon (along Dr
George Mt Rd for example) and sometimes Brown Pigeon and Yellow Throated
Scrubwren (in the cabbage patch palm areas), Black-faced Monarch are fairly
common in any wet gully, Brown Gerygone are also relatively common, and perhaps
Variegated Wren (and Southern Emu-wren in the heath land). Waders to look out
for are Hooded Plover (at Middle B. for example - also Pied Oystercatcher and
Azure Kingfisher), Eastern Curlew, and if your lucky Common Sandpiper. A few
owls are about, including Sooty.
The major bird of the area is the White-bellied Sea Eagle, which is seen at
almost every beach (- the local football team is named after them). During the
breeding season, which you might just catch, Little and Fairy Tern have a
nesting colony at Mogareeka Inlet - near the bridge on the north side of Tathra.
Quite apart from the birds, the Mimosa Rocks NP has some of the best beaches in
Australia (don't tell anyone!) - recommended are Middle Beach for surf, and
Bithri for family swimming.
Hope this help,
Tim
Tim Dolby
Dept of Business and E-commerce
Lib Stud - Swinburne Univerity of Technology
Ph (03) 9214 6722
>>> "Stuart Cooney" <> 06/20/02 02:13PM >>>
Perhaps I wrote too soon! Perhaps it would be better if I were more direct
with my enquiries, of which I have three:
1. Can someone recommend a place to camper-trailer camp halfway between
Melbourne and the Flinders Ranges as it Bool Lagoon is no good?
2. Does anyone have trip reports or bird lists for Flinders Ranges that can be
emailed to me?
3. Has anyone been to Murramarang and/or Mimosa Rocks and have birding
comments to make in respect to these parks.
Thanks to Tony Russel, JAG and Giles Daubeney for their replies.
Regards,
Stuart
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