As John Graff said, you won't find Rock Parrot between Perth and
Bunbury. I saw them once in the salt marsh on the west side of the
Vasse Wonnerup Estuary just north of Busselton, but that was only
once and the area has been developed since.
You might like to visit Lane Poole Reserve near Dwellingup. This is
not too far off the track to Bunbury, although Wungong Gorge is
probably easier. But Red-eared Firetail is very hard to find at
Wungong these days, although if you walk down the valley (say 90
minutes round trip - which you would have time for) then you would
have a chance.
I can't remember the name of the camping area at Lane Poole. From
Dwellingup, head east for a short distance and turn right. Lane
Poole should be signposted there. It is a reasonable distance to the
entrance to Lane Poole. From the entrance, pass the first camp
ground, continue on and veer right across a small bridge and continue
to the next camp ground. Red-eared Firetails could be anywhere, but
I have found them near the camp ground along the river. Instead of
entering Lane Poole, you can continue and cross the river and
continue for several kms to the next camp ground on the left, and a
day use area on the right. You would have chances of Red-eared
Firetail, Red-winged Fairy-wren and White-breasted Robin in this
area. All up, this would be about a 2.5 hour diversion from the
South West Highway.
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