With more thought, I thought it would be interesting to also list the 10 best places to visit for a walk. i.e. You can drive there, but only the walk is counted, which vastly restricts the size of the area.
1. Broome Bird Observatory (WA). You have the birds of the observatory, only 1.5km to Wader Beach for most of the waders, about 3km to Crab Creek and the mangroves and mudflats, and 1km to the plains at the back of the observatory.
2. Cheyne Beach Caravan Park (WA). Great birds all within close walking distance.
3. Iron Range (Qld). I can’t remember the name of the camp ground (it had an old telegraph station or something in WWII. Heaps of birds within walking distance.
4. Stirling Range Retreat (WA). Great birding in the grounds and close by in the Stirling Range NP.
5. Dryandra Woodlands Village (WA). Good birding around the village, plus Kawana Road Dam and the Old Mill Dam are within easy walking distance.
6. Lake McLarty (WA). A fantastic place at its peak in early summer.
7. Kingfisher Park Julatten (Qld). Good birds in the grounds and close by.
8. Parry Lagoons near Wyndham (WA). A great wetland with an excellent area of grass plain, and some habitat along the creek line. To make the most of it, you need to walk a fair distance each way from the main viewing platform.
9. Rottnest Island (WA). A great place for a walk around a variety of habitats.
10. Gracetown (WA). Undoubtedly there are better places to seawatch in the eastern states, but this is the best site in the south west of WA. A good range of seabirds passing by, and you are very close to your car if the weather comes in.
I probably should have included camping near a tidal creek near Sarina in Queensland, when we had almost 100 species in a 2 hour early morning walk. The 100th was a Straw-necked Ibis as we drove back on to the main highway. This was a tour with Phil Maher.
There are other places like Herdsman Lake in Perth where you could find 50 or more species in 3 hours or so.
_________________________________________________________________ Frank O’Connor Birding WA http://birdingwa.iinet.net.au Phone : (08) 9386 5694 Email : foconnor@iinet.net.au
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