The main camping area is Mill Creek campground, and during the week there i=
s often no one there.
Here are the directions from the NP website - http://www.environment.nsw.go=
v.au/NationalParks/parkGetThere.aspx?id=3DN0010
Also a link to the satellite map - http://maps.google.com.au/maps?oe=3Dutf-=
8&rls=3Dorg.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=3Dfirefox-a&um=3D1&ie=3DUTF-8&q=
=3Ddharug+national+park+map&fb=3D1&gl=3Dau&hq=3Ddharug+national+park+map&hn=
ear=3Ddharug+national+park+map&cid=3D0,0,1081283275369139168&sa=3DX&ei=3DRJ=
s7UeWwDYWjiQfBq4DIDA&ved=3D0CJ4BEPwSMAM
Dharug is not a simple place to get to though so maybe not the best one to =
try in the dark.
>From my experience at other National Parks in NSW, the gates are opened by =
contracted security firms and are often open before the stated time as the =
guard has to drive around and open all the gates in the park by the stated =
time.
I'd like to hear your recordings after the trip!
--- In Peter Shute <> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the map link. I've been trying to use flightradar24 to work th=
e paths out, but the playback function has been playing up recently.
>
> Dharug looks good, but I'm not confident I can find it in the dark and it=
's nearly 3 times as far from Manly, so I'm still thinking Ku-ring-gai is s=
afest. Do you know if the gates to West Head Rd really open at 6am like it =
says on the park's web site?
>
> Do you have any specific locations in Dharug I can look at on the map?
>
> Peter Shute
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On 09/03/2013, at 9:53 PM, "mrmarcanderson" <<>> w=
rote:
>
>
>
> Peter,
>
> Kuring-gai might be your best bet. I have found fairly quiet spots in Dha=
rug National Park which is adjacent to Kuring-gai (near Wiseman's Ferry).
>
> Royal NP can be frustrating due to flight noise starting before 6am - I w=
as down there before first light last week and didn't get anything more tha=
n about 6 minutes of clean recording due to the planes. One option here may=
be to record bird song alongside a running stream which may mask some of t=
he quieter planes and leave you with a nice recording. (the following link =
is a sample from Royal NP recorded last year - https://soundcloud.com/wilda=
mbience/by-a-tranquil-stream-album)
>
> For anyone who is planning to record anywhere near Sydney this link showi=
ng main flight paths may be helpful in choosing which areas to avoid:
>
> http://maps.google.com.au/maps/ms?ie=3DUTF8&oe=3DUTF8&msa=3D0&msid=3D1056=
Message: 86047848531438589.
Subject: 00046881acd1e03708602
>
> I imagine something similar could be found for many major airports by typ=
ing 'flight path map' plus the city name into google.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Marc Anderson
>
> www.wildambience.com<http://www.wildambience.com>
>
> --- In <naturerecordists%40yahoogr=
oups.com>, Peter Shute <pshute@> wrote:
> >
> > I was intending to hire a car for the day, Eric, so my main problem wil=
l be unfamiliarity with the roads.
> >
> > The spelling of Ku-ring-gai is mystifying me a bit. The letters seem to=
be mainly the same, but I've seen a lot of variations on the hyphens and s=
paces.
> >
> > Peter Shute
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: <naturerecordists%40yaho=
ogroups.com>
> > > <naturerecordists%40ya=
hoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of Eric Fassbender
> > > Sent: Monday, 4 March 2013 1:27 PM
> > > To: <naturerecordists%40yahoog=
roups.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Ku-ring-gai NP info wanted (Sydney)
> > >
> > > I've lived in Sydney for 3 years and know Kur-ing gai a bit.
> > > How mobile are you?
> > >
> > > Eric
> > >
> > >
> > > On 04/03/2013, at 11:44 AM, Peter Shute <pshute@> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I'll be in Sydney on a conference in three weeks, and I'll
> > > have one day spare for birding/recording. I was wondering if
> > > there are any NSW list members who can help me work out a
> > > good spot to record a dawn chorus without being able to check
> > > the place out beforehand (i.e. find it for the first time in
> > > the dark).
> > > >
> > > > I'll be staying in Manly, so I was thinking Ku-ring-gai
> > > National Park might be ok. Does anyone know if access is
> > > possible early in the morning, or, if there are locked gates,
> > > if I can just walk in? Any recommended locations? I have no
> > > target species, just looking for an otherwise quiet place
> > > with a few birds calling that I don't normally encounter in Melbourne=
.
> > > >
> > > > Peter Shute
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------------------------------
> > >
> > > "While a picture is worth a thousand words, a sound is worth
> > > a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause.
> > >
> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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