Birds out west

["Kim Farley via Canberrabirds " <>]

It is about 4-5 hours drive time to Lake Cargelligo and the same back - Google Maps has the numbers. Add a bit for stops. So less than two days drive.  It is 8 hours drive to Bourke. Again less than two days. I have done a return trip to Lake Cargelligo over three days. Start early, arrive about Lake C about 2:00pm. Do some birding around town (Pink Cockies often reported). Next day, out to Round Hill/Nombinnie for the day, and then home the third day. Mind you, that is what we did when we worked full time. Nowadays I go for a bit longer!

Kim 

On Sat, Jul 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM Philip Veerman via Canberrabirds <> wrote:

Hi Rob,

 

Depends a lot what you mean by “two day’s drive”. If you mean “two days’ drive” to get there and back and have time to do a lot of exploring, then it is difficult. If you mean “two days’ drive” to get there (wherever), then have however much time you want, then have “two days’ drive” time to get back to Canberra, then there is lots of opportunities. I think it would be really difficult to get to say the mallee country and back by car within two days. I have never done it with multiple drivers to drive like idiots all night, so there might be that option. But give yourself a week at least in total (two days drive each way) and there are many opportunities.

 

Philip

 

From: Canberrabirds [ On Behalf Of Rob Geraghty via Canberrabirds
Sent: Saturday, 5 July, 2025 2:27 PM
To: Canberrabirds
Subject: [Canberrabirds] Birds out west

 

Apologies for the question about areas outside the ACT region, but are there any places that people would recommend with two days' drive which are good for more arid region birds? I'd like to see and photograph some new species. Leeton and Griffith were excellent, but I'm thinking of drier country. Sadly, Bowra is closed.

Would love to see Pink Cockatoos- I did see one on the Hay plain years ago, but no photos. There seem to be quite a few different honeyeaters around Bourke, but maybe not in winter? I'd like to go in the next few weeks.

 

Unfortunately the ebird app doesn't help me find new species outside the immediate area. 

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