Rankin Springs Birding Weekend

[Sue Lashko <>]

Hi everyone

The Rankins Springs area (100 kms west of West Wyalong) provides great inland birding opportunities: Budgies, Major Mitchell's Cockatoos, Glossy Black-Cockatoos, Black Honeyeaters, Pied Honeyeaters, Painted Honeyeaters, Turquoise Parrots, Crested Bellbirds and... perhaps if you're extremely lucky... a Malleefowl.... just to name a few.

The local community environment group, the Lachlan Fold Wildlife Action Group (LFWAG), now runs the ‘Rankins Springs Birding Weekend’. It will be a fun birding exploration of the local area. No formal bird surveys are planned.

The exact details of the weekend has yet to be finalised, but the usual scenario is:

• Friday evening: a ‘meet & greet dinner’ (BBQ at the hall or Pub Dinner), 
  
• Saturday: an early morning to mid-afternoon bus trip to local birding hot spots (morning & afternoon teas, lunch & snacks provided ), 
• Saturday Evening” usually a casual affair - with a BBQ gathering at the Rankins Springs Memorial Hall, 
  
• Sunday Morning:  a local birding bus trip.

Last years cost's were: Saturday - all events (bus birding trip, morning/afternoon teas, lunch & evening BBQ - $70 pp). Sunday (birding bus trip - $20 pp)

NB. Exact format, bus trip locations, times & costs will be advised closer to the weekend. 

Accommodation choices at Rankins Springs include the local caravan park, motel & surrounding B&B’s.

To be kept informed with updates on the weekend, please email Helen:

NB: Bus spots will be limited - book early.

It would be great to see you there - you won’t be disappointed.