Hello Greg,
Anne and I went up to Burren Junction on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
this week. We stayed in a cabin at the Narrabri Council Caravan Park, a
nice spot off the constant traffic of the Newell Highway. Accommodation
would not seem to be a problem in either Narrabri, Wee Waa or in Burren
Junction itself. All places have regular motels/hotels plus economical
accommodation for cotton workers and it is now the off season.
The Lapwing has found him/herself a nice patch of territory and seems to
be waiting there for a mate to turn up. There is patch of low grass near
the wheat silo that suits its purpose well. We arrived to find Tony and
Sue Burgen from Nelson Bay looking for the bird. After about half an
hour the bird found us by flying over Tony and Sue towards the land on
the south side of the silo, over the railway. It flew back to a patch of
water near the road then to another pool on the north of the road. If
seems to fly if you approach within 30 metres. Others have approached
within 10 metres in a car but it would be foolish to take a vehicle off
the road now - they had very good rain last weekend. The Lapwing is
fairly well camouflaged to the soil and vegetation and does spend a fair
amount of time sitting down. Thus it can be hard to spot at times but is
easy to see when it is up and walking.
The hot pool at Burren Junction is a bit primitive but is nice if you
are into hot pools. It is worth a look and perhaps a dip. It is located
about 2km east of Burren Junction. There were about a dozen Grey Nomads
there in caravans not going anywhere due to the black soil turning into
sticky mud after the rain.
Cheers,
Jim Smart
East Maitland NSW
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