hi Ian, if u head east from Kulgera (just north of SA border) onto the Finke Rd, u should pick up Bourke’s Parrot & Pied HE in the thick Red Mulga stands before u get to Finke & just beyond as well-very early morning is best. also a good area for Major M Cockies too. east of Finke into the sandy country of New Crown Stn u should get Banded WFace in the dune swales, usually heaps in there, along with Crimson & Orange Chats, as well as Cinnamon QThrush. the Buzzard & Grey Falcon are a chance in there too & if u get into Old Andado Stn hit the big high dunes for Eyrean GWren. Gibber Chat is a good chance beyond Mt Dare in the rocky areas before Old Andado, while Inland Dotterel, & LW Kites are a better chance further east again from there … 4wd normally not required along that rd… the area west into Tanami from Stuart Hwy may have Grey HE about half way to Newhaven but that’s a huge hike!! I would try the mulga areas near Finke & north of Alice for them too… not many birds to be had around Uluru from my experience either. Chestnut-br WFace would be better once into SA, hopefully someone on here has a few spots for u for them as Lyndhurst Stn now out of bounds & a fair way to go too… good luck, if u need more specifics then just mail me, cheers for now, martin cachard, cairns 0428 782 808 > Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 15:13:37 +0930 > From: ian.reid@adelaide.edu.au > To: birding-aus@birding-aus.org > Subject: [Birding-Aus] RFI: Stuart Hwy and Uluru > > Hi All, > > in a couple of days I will be driving to Uluru from Adelaide along the > Stuart Hwy, spending a couple of days at the rock, and then returning. > It is mostly a family trip, but I am keen not to drive past significant > birding spots en route, nor to ignore opportunities while at Uluru. > > Possible targets (off the top of my head and in no particular order) are > Banded and Chestnut-breasted Whiteface, Australian Bustard, > Black-breasted Buzzard, Chats and Gibberbird, Grey Falcon, Bourke’s > Parrot (and Princess!), Pied Honeyeater, Grey Honeyeater, Western > Bowerbird and Cinnamon Quail-thrush. I realise that I’ll be lucky to > even a couple of these and some are just wishful thinking. > > If anyone has gen for the above species or knows of current favoured > drinking holes that are not too far off that route, please let me know > either via the list or directly to this email. > > good birding, Ian > > — > Prof. Ian Reid > School of Computer Science > University of Adelaide > Adelaide, 5005 > ph: +61 (08) 83132135 > www: http://cs.adelaide.edu.au/~ianr > > > _______________________________________________ > Birding-Aus mailing list > Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org > To change settings or unsubscribe visit: > http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org