>From Frank O'Conner's website:
Pinjarra & Lake McLarty Nature Reserve Birding SitesKey Species : Freckled Duck
(small chance), Northern Shoveler (long shot), Chestnut Teal (good chance),
Australasian Bittern (long shot), Glossy Ibis (good chance), White-bellied
Sea-Eagle, Spotless Crake (chance), Black-tailed Godwit (good chance), Wood
Sandpiper (good chance), Asian Dowitcher (long shot),Little Stint (chance),
Long-toed Stint (good chance), Pectoral Sandpiper (good chance), Sharp-tailed
Sandpiper, Ruff (good chance), Banded Stilt (good chance), Red-necked Avocet,
Little Ringed Plover (long shot), Red-kneed Dotterel, Whiskered Tern (good
chance), White-winged Black Tern (chance), Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (introduced
- good chance), Regent Parrot (good chance), Elegant Parrot (chance),
Yellow-throated Miner, White-fronted Chat, White-winged Triller (good chance),
Yellow Wagtail (long shot), Rufous Songlark (chance), Brown Songlark. Mammals :
Fox (Vulpes vulpes). Reptiles : Rosenberg's Monitor (Varanus rosenbergi)
(chance).Pinjarra (Post Office S32° 37´ 42" E115° 52´ 30") is a sizable town
located on the Murray River about 89km from Perth. It is 58km south of
Armadale on the South West Highway and 17km east of Mandurah on Pinjarra Road
from the Perth / Bunbury Highway. From Perth, travel to the south along the
Kwinana Freeway, turn east (left) along Thomas Road, and at the end of Thomas
Road turn south (right) on South West Highway. The journey should take about
90 minutes from the centre of Perth.Lake McLarty is about 21.5km from the
traffic lights at the intersection of South West Highway and Pinjarra Road.
Continue south along South West Highway for 5.5km and turn right at Old Bunbury
Road. Travel along Old Bunbury Road for 5.1km (past Paull Road) and turn right
at Mills Road. Travel for 10.9km along Mills Road almost to the end until just
after you reach the sign for the Lake McLarty Nature Reserve. Either park near
the gate on the right, or go through the open gate on the left and park off the
side of the sandy track.Also see the Birds Australia WA series of bird guide
brochures including Mandurah.
Rob Morris
Brisbane, Australia
> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:25:31 -0800
> From:
> To: ; ;
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Lake McLarty - 2 Ruff (Reeve)
>
> John,
>
> Which country, state, region is this? Even Google Maps seems to struggle.
>
> Nikolas
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> Nikolas Haass
>
> Sydney, NSW
>
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> From: John Graff <>
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> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 4:40 PM
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Lake McLarty - 2 Ruff (Reeve)
>
>
>
>
>
> Hi all, 2 Ruff (both Reeves) at Lake McLarty this morning. Decent wader
> numbers finally, but variety not great and mostly in the middle of the lake
> (scope needed!). Lake probably has a week left..... Waders today:Black-tailed
> Godwit (3)
> Common Greenshank (70+)
> Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (1,500+)
> Pectoral Sandpiper (3)
> Curlew Sandpiper (10+)
> RUFF (2 female)
> Red-necked Stint (2,000+)
> Long-toed Stint (2)
> Red-capped Plover (300+) Cheers,John
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