Out of area - request for info.

["Philip Veerman" <>]

RAOU / BA had a camp there in I think 1995 or close to that. I can't find my car log book right now. We were in the vicinity of a station with a large wool shed. Many people stayed in that woolshed. I took my camper trailer intending to use it but the frame holding the trailer to the tow bar broke off about 50 km beyond Bourke at the gate of a farm and I had to abandon it, transfer camping equipment to my car and pick it up on my return a week later. The local farmer was good enough to do a temporary welding job on the trailer to make the return trip possible. Anyway it was a great camp. It was a very wet year and the mayor of Bourke who opened the conference at Bourke, before we went on to Currawinya, thought we were a good omen and invited us back. After several days of very heavy rain, most of the 1 to 2 hundred km, road west of Bourke was very slushy and hard to drive and impossible to stay on the left side of the road. Lots of birds, most conspicuous of them were all the Crimson Chats, that we called red pollution, lots of Orange Chats also, Bourke's Parrots, Black-breasted Buzzards, were other highlights that I recall right now, etc. I also recall someone reported a nest of a Grey Falcon and many of us went to the spot but it turned out to be a Collared Sparrowhawk. I don't know how someone got that so wrong.

 

Philip

  

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Rusk [
Sent: Friday, 5 April 2013 1:50 PM
To: Rod's Gardening;
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Out of area - request for info.

Hi Rod !
I was out that way 10 mths ago and stayed at Kilcowera Station which is on the west side of L Wyara and not far away from Currawinya at all.  Its a large property and there's individual camping sites spaced out along the wide creek giving total privacy and the bird life was prolific,it was like a birdwatchers chocolate box. You can drive from the property to the the shores of L. Wyara and look from there but a scope would be handy but its really worth a look. It has its own web site you can visit to check on fees and if its still has good conditions as there was when I was there. Noccundra creek area (free camping) was good also, as was Yowah (hot baths),has a birdo contact in BBQ shelter. Kyabra Creek (free camping) and Windorah too but remembering they had had exceptional rain some month before I visited there, so all the rivers and creeks were up and there were birds everywhere. The Quilpie area was good for Black-breasted Buzzards,Spotted Harriers etc actually it was good for most raptors. Writing this has brought back wonderful memories flooding back and the 4 weeks spent going to through the Simpson Desert and the 165 species we seen,including a Grey Falcon, so much so do you think I could possibly squeeze in with you on the trip ?
Bob

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From: Rod's Gardening <>
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Sent: Thursday, 4 April 2013 11:25 PM
Subject: [canberrabirds] Out of area - request for info.

Currawinya National Park

 

I will be visiting this NP shortly as part of an extended outback trip.  It's a Ramsar site so I expect some good birding there.  My question relates to the camping areas, facilities etc.  - can anyone who has been there make any recommendations, or offer any advice in this regard?  Any hints on best birding locations would also be appreciated.

 

Cheers

 

Rod

 

Rod Mackay
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