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At the end of September we spent 2 days
birding in the Narrabri area. Narrabri is on the Newell Highway in central
western NSW.We identified 91 species. On the first day we went to Mt Kaputar. We
had been advised that the higher you go the fewer birds you see and that proved
to be correct. We did have a glimpse of the Chestnut-rumped Heathwren near Mt
Dowe. It was on the path leading around to Dawson Srings.On the wayup we stopped
at some of the entrances of walks in the area. Our best birding was along Upper
Bullawa Creek. This road is before the climb and is well marked. Follow it down
to a right hand turn. At this junction the birding was interesting. Continuing
along the road go past 3 small camp areas and there is a fire trail...not well
marked and could easily be missed. We parked and walked through to the creek and
then into more open country. At the creek we saw 2 Turquoise
parrots.
The next day we went first to Narrabri
Lake...transformed from a swamp by volunteers. This lake is on the southern side
of town, turn west at the last roundabout (or first if coming from the south).
There are some island and reed areas in this lake . We saw 28 species here
includung a pair of Pink-eared Ducks.We then went out to Yarrie Lake but the
wind had come up by then and there was nothing on the lake. We birded in the
bush area around the lake and saw a good selection of bush birds including
a Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo. We continued south and went by the Brigalow Park
Nature Reserve where a Rufous Whistler was singing to his hearts content.We
crossed the main highway followed Westport Road and Hodgsons Road and stopped at
the Ten Mile Dam....not many birds here and then we followed Jack's Creek road
back to town.
If you want a copy of the bird list just
email me.
Ruth
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