Campbell Park

[sandra henderson <>]

Still plenty of birds in the rain this morning. Lots of Leaden flycatchers in small area, all calling - perhaps establishing territories? We saw one of the Painted Honeyeaters, lots of bronzewings. Heard both gerygones, Saw shining bronze cuckoo, a triller,
 dusky woodswallows. Birds loving the weather! The birdwatchers, not so much. Fogged up binos, glasses, poor light and a very soggy notebook.

Sandra h

On Monday, 5 October 2020, Maurits Zwankhuizen <> wrote:

Hi Jacob

I hope you found Campbell Park. I was there this afternoon and there was so much birdsong. Just near the horse-gate there were Sacred Kingfishers, White-winged Trillers, Rufous Whistlers and White-throated Gerygones. Also lucky enough to see an Echidna. Further along Scott's Boundary Track a Common Bronzewing was booming away for ages while head-bobbing. Also Leaden Flycatchers, Dusky Woodswallows and six parrot species seen, as well as a Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo heard in the distance. On a sad note there was a blind Swamp Wallaby. It kept bounding around in circles and came towards me a few times in confusion. Who knows how long it will be able to survive in that condition...

Regards

Maurits Zwankhuizen

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From: Steve Read <>
Sent: Sunday, 4 October 2020 10:08 PM
To: 'Jacob Johnson' <>
Cc: m("canberrabirds.org.au","canberrabirds");" target="_blank">org.au <m("canberrabirds.org.au","canberrabirds");" target="_blank">org.au>
Subject: Re: [Canberrabirds] Campbell Park

 

Jacob

 

Drive north on the extension of Northcott Drive north of Fairbairn Ave, in Campbell. When you get to the carparks, drive around to their right, and park at the end adjacent to the bushland. Walk north-east, keeping the bushland to your left and grassland to your right, then turn north along either of two trails from the grassland into the bushland, carefully avoiding the numerous large kangaroos. This is Campbell Park.

 

After a few hundred yards you will come to a horse gate, which resembles a cattle grid. Birding can be good here. Cross this gate and you are in Mt Ainslie Nature Park. You can head north along the boundary trail, and wander into the bush to the west as you wish; or you can head west then north up the hill. There are some trails, or you can follow the birds if you are happy to do so. Take a compass and a sense of direction if you wander.

 

Attached image from Google Earth may help. I have also attached the map from the COG website, which covers a larger area than the image.

 

Regards

 

Steve

 

 

 

From: Jacob Johnson <>
Sent: Sunday, 4 October 2020 8:26 PM
To: m("canberrabirds.org.au","canberrabirds");" target="_blank">org.au
Subject: [Canberrabirds] Campbell Park

 

Hi everyone,

 

I'm thinking of going to Campbell Park this weekend, but I don't know how to get there or where the walking tracks are.

 

The COG website has been confusing for me about this place.

 

So does anyone know where this park is?

 

Jacob

 

 

 

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