Hi All, You may remember I asked for info on the Lake Cargelligo (LC) area a month or so ago. I received quite a bit of useful info from various members, which I am very thankful for. We ended up heading off on the afternoon of the 28th, and spent the night in Bathurst, before heading for LC, via Gum Swamp at Forbes. Gum Swamp was great, as was the treatment plant at LC that evening. Next morning we headed out through Chat Alley to Nombinnie and Round Hill Nature Reserves. Temperatures were up around 35^, and bird activity was lower than I expected. LC had lots of Whiskered Terns and Red-capped Plovers. The following day we headed down the Rankin Springs Rd, which was full of bird life. Ringnecks (Barnardi), Blue Bonnets, and Cicadabirds were in abundance along the sides of the road. We pulled in to Pulletop NR, which was almost dead, just a few Yellow-plumed and Spiny-cheeked Honeyeaters. Our last birding stop was at Fivebough Wetlands in Leeton that evening. This place was thriving, but is quite overgrown, so it’s difficult to actually see any of the birds on the water. There was a lot of bird traffic coming and going though. Some new species for me that we did see were Australian Crake, Magpie Goose, and Glossy Ibis. There was also a family of four Black-shouldered Kite’s out hunting. As we were walking along the track through the reeds we spotted a fox up ahead with an Australian Wood Duck in it’s mouth. It stood there looking at us for about 20 seconds, starting towards us, stopping, starting, stopping….. he obviously wanted to go past us. He eventually scurried into the reeds, but just as he did we spotted a very large Red-bellied Black Snake on the track right next to him! The snake disappeared into the reeds as we approached, and we gingerly walked past. Only one other birder was spotted during the whole trip, a lady we met in passing at Nombinnie. Highlights for me were: – The juvenile Emu that fell over on the road in front of us in Nombinnie (we were stopped) and was so panicked it couldn’t get up, just legs and feathers everywhere! – Red-capped Robins on the climb to the top of Round Hill. – Rainbow Bee-eaters in Nombinnie NR. – Raptors everywhere once we were West of Bathurst. Overall we had an enjoyable road trip. I’d love to visit some of those places again, but I think the quantity of birdlife would be greater at a cooler time of the year. Cheers, Jason. Kind Regards, Jason McHattan Support Engineer Broadcast and Professional _____________________________________ Amber Technology Limited Unit 1, 2 Daydream Street, Warriewood NSW 2102 Australia P: +61 (0) 2 9452 8600 F: +61 (0) 2 9975 1368 E: jmchattan@ambertech.com.au W: www.ambertech.com.au
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Hi All, A correction to my sightings. Peter has kindly pointed out that I didn’t see Cicadabirds, what I actually saw were Apostlebirds. Tons of them, along the Rankin Springs Rd. Cheers, Jason. —– Original Message —– Sent: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 9:04:35 AM Hi All, You may remember I asked for info on the Lake Cargelligo (LC) area a month or so ago. I received quite a bit of useful info from various members, which I am very thankful for. We ended up heading off on the afternoon of the 28th, and spent the night in Bathurst, before heading for LC, via Gum Swamp at Forbes. Gum Swamp was great, as was the treatment plant at LC that evening. Next morning we headed out through Chat Alley to Nombinnie and Round Hill Nature Reserves. Temperatures were up around 35^, and bird activity was lower than I expected. LC had lots of Whiskered Terns and Red-capped Plovers. The following day we headed down the Rankin Springs Rd, which was full of bird life. Ringnecks (Barnardi), Blue Bonnets, and Cicadabirds were in abundance along the sides of the road. We pulled in to Pulletop NR, which was almost dead, just a few Yellow-plumed and Spiny-cheeked Honeyeaters. Our last birding stop was at Fivebough Wetlands in Leeton that evening. This place was thriving, but is quite overgrown, so it’s difficult to actually see any of the birds on the water. There was a lot of bird traffic coming and going though. Some new species for me that we did see were Australian Crake, Magpie Goose, and Glossy Ibis. There was also a family of four Black-shouldered Kite’s out hunting. As we were walking along the track through the reeds we spotted a fox up ahead with an Australian Wood Duck in it’s mouth. It stood there looking at us for about 20 seconds, starting towards us, stopping, starting, stopping….. he obviously wanted to go past us. He eventually scurried into the reeds, but just as he did we spotted a very large Red-bellied Black Snake on the track right next to him! The snake disappeared into the reeds as we approached, and we gingerly walked past. Only one other birder was spotted during the whole trip, a lady we met in passing at Nombinnie. Highlights for me were: panicked it couldn’t get up, just legs and feathers everywhere! – Rainbow Bee-eaters in Nombinnie NR. Overall we had an enjoyable road trip. I’d love to visit some of those places again, but I think the quantity of birdlife would be greater at a cooler time of the year. Cheers, Jason. Kind Regards, Jason McHattan Support Engineer Broadcast and Professional _____________________________________ Amber Technology Limited Unit 1, 2 Daydream Street, Warriewood NSW 2102 Australia P: +61 (0) 2 9452 8600 F: +61 (0) 2 9975 1368 E: jmchattan@ambertech.com.au W: http://www.ambertech.com.au
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