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NSW trip

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Subject: NSW trip
From: "Jackie Moorhead" <>
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:56:49 +1000
Following on from Chris and Deane's photos and notes from our recent trip to 
Cessnock, Wollongong, Ulladulla and Barren Grounds, I thought others may be 
interested in a very snippets. My 100-400mm lens started playing up, so I 
didn't get too many photos...Chris and Deane will (hopefully) put more shots on 
BA though.

I would recommend to anyone to try and get onto the pelagics organized by SOSSA 
from Wollongong and Ulladulla. The winter day trips from the Gong always 
deliver albatrosses......we had dozens of wandering type albies...many banded 
on the Sandra K....this is a highlight seeing thgese amazing birds so closely. 
You get to help if you want also. I think Deane took a pic of Jack holding a 
14kg exulans (Snowy Albatross) .The Ulladulla boat is very comfortable and a 
live aboard boat ideal for the purpose. Accommodation and food is excellent 
also. Janice is organizing 4 per year now I think, so feel free to contact 
SOSSA through their website for future bookings. Jack's new bird for tghe 
Ulladulla leg was White-faced Storm-Petrel.

Cessnock was amazing...more specifically Werakata NP (Kitchener 
section)....Jack will have the full report on www.mywidebay.com shortly but 
honeyeaters were amazing......3 Regent Honeyeaters...best, but heaps of 
Yellow-tufted, Yellow-faced etc also. I think that I got reasonable shots of 
Regent HE but they are still on the camera. Met Alan Morris , the legend 
himself, at Kitchener which was ahighlight in itself.

But better still was Budderoo NP adjacent Barren Grounds near Wollongong. On 
the advice of Peter Marsh, we focussed on there rather than BG. Excellent 
advice. The heath is lower at Budderoo and the birds more prolific. Jack's new 
birds included Pilotbirds (first fire track); Ground Parrots (2 seen 
brilliantly in perfect morning light...second view for over 2 seconds...even 
turning around showing it's red cere!) ; Southern Emu-Wrens (10 plus and showed 
well...Jack's bird of the trip);
Eastern Bristlebirds (7....one pished for a photo op...Deane's pic!); Gang 
Gangs (2 only though feeding above us on the second fire track); Crescent 
Honeyeater (surprizingly hard and only 1 female seen ...from 3 metres away 
though)

The non-birding highlight undoubtedly was a Brush-tailed Phasogale near the 
entrance to Jamberoo Lodge near Barren Grounds. It ran across the road about 
20m away from us....fantastic. The non-wildlife experience of the trip was snow 
at Armidale NSW...even had a snowball fight!

Thanks to Jack, Deane, Peter Marsh, Lindsay and Janice from 
Wollongong........brilliant 3000km roadtrip from Bundaberg. Jack is now on 669 
Australian birds.

Cheers,

Bill
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