CANCELLED the COG trip to Yanununbeyan SCA
THE OUTING PLANNED TO YANUNUNBEYAN FOR SATURDAY 4 DECEMBER HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO PROBABLE POOR WEATHER AND DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS.
This is to hold my plans for the COG outing on December 4 2010.
I suggest people meet to carpool at the Spotlight car park in Queanbeyan (see below for maplet) at 8am. It would be good to minimise the number of cars because:
Road conditions and other 'duty of care' information
There is about 40km of dirt road on the agenda. I have been everywhere we are planning to go in a 2WD car. However there has been a lot of rain and we have a few creeks and gutters to cross. Subaru Foresters and above would have no difficulty.
The road to Woolcara Gate is very good quality dirt road. The next 7km (approx) is a public right of way through private property. There are several cattle grids with poor visibility 'over the top': be alert. The paddocks on either side of the track are unfenced and have stock grazing and at times wandering across the road.
Once in the SCA or NP the road narrows and is less well maintained.
We will be walking off the track in a variety of situations. Use common sense appropriate to the Australian bush in Summer.
Carry water and use sunscreen and bug repellent.
We will have lunch close to the cars so no need to shlep your meal.
To business
I have no specific stops in mind while traversing Woolcara or Silverton. If we see something good and it is safe to stop, we will of course do so. By way of example:
The starting point is the list of birds I have compiled from my various visits to the area, plus a list provided from the Atlas of NSW Wildlife.
I would add to this, as a possibility, Painted Button-quail> on one of my recent visits to the area a lot of 'platelets close to stop 6. I also note that we are not far from a property at Urila (on the far side of the Queanbeyan River) owned by a member of COG who has recorded a very good number of unusual birds in recent years. So eyes and ears open!
This is to hold my plans for the COG outing on December 4 2010.
I suggest people meet to carpool at the Spotlight car park in Queanbeyan (see below for maplet) at 8am. It would be good to minimise the number of cars because:
- Carbon footprint issues;
- Woolcara Trail is narrow and dirt so the less traffic the better;
- Parking is not always able to accommodate a large number of cars.
Directions
- On leaving the Spotlight carpark head off towards Bungendore on the Kings Hwy and take the turn off to Captains Flat (approximately 4km on the right with a snazzy new roundabout).
- After approx 14km, regroup at the junction of Briars Sharrow Rd and Captains Flat Rd.
- After a further 4km (after passing Carwoola homestead) turn right into Woolcara lane. This is good quality dirt.
- After about 5 km the road enters Woolcara Station and after a further 7km enters the State Conservation area.
Road conditions and other 'duty of care' information
There is about 40km of dirt road on the agenda. I have been everywhere we are planning to go in a 2WD car. However there has been a lot of rain and we have a few creeks and gutters to cross. Subaru Foresters and above would have no difficulty.
The road to Woolcara Gate is very good quality dirt road. The next 7km (approx) is a public right of way through private property. There are several cattle grids with poor visibility 'over the top': be alert. The paddocks on either side of the track are unfenced and have stock grazing and at times wandering across the road.
Once in the SCA or NP the road narrows and is less well maintained.
We will be walking off the track in a variety of situations. Use common sense appropriate to the Australian bush in Summer.
Carry water and use sunscreen and bug repellent.
We will have lunch close to the cars so no need to shlep your meal.
To business
I have no specific stops in mind while traversing Woolcara or Silverton. If we see something good and it is safe to stop, we will of course do so. By way of example:
Within Yanununbeyan.
I am planning 6 - 7 stops. I'd expect us to be heading home no later than 3pm: if folk wish to leave sooner that will be simply arranged: but please tell me first!!
- Corner Hill: it is a bit uphill but on a degraded track so relatively easy walking. Probably about 2km return, (grassland and box-grassy stuff) We may bush bash back to the cars if people so wish.
- Murdering Sheep Flat 35:33.057 S 149:21.056E (see above)
- Perhaps a roadside stop before The Spring homestead if there seems to be action. Otherwise stop at the nnd of road (13.7 from Woolcara) 35:35.219E 149:21.335S Snuffle in area, check farmland and dams.
- Lunch stop at creek. 35:34.769S 149:21.589E
- Spring Creek trail end (3.5km from start). This is National Park not SCA
- Creek on way back 35:33.911S 149:22.862E (0.9 from end of track)
Birds to be seen
The starting point is the list of birds I have compiled from my various visits to the area, plus a list provided from the Atlas of NSW Wildlife.
Yanununbeyan composite | ||
C&B 2 Taxonomic Code |
RAOU
|
name
|
39 |
211
| Grey Teal |
44 |
208
| Pacific Black Duck |
63 |
34
| Common Bronzewing |
75 |
44
| Wonga Pigeon |
88 |
313
| Tawny Frogmouth |
96 |
317
| Australian Owlet-nightjar |
101 |
334
| White-throated Needletail |
222 |
188
| White-faced Heron |
226 |
192
| Nankeen Night Heron |
244 |
221
| Brown Goshawk |
245 |
222
| Collared Sparrowhawk |
252 |
224
| Wedge-tailed Eagle |
255 |
239
| Brown Falcon |
281 |
56
| Dusky Moorhen |
306 |
144
| Black-fronted Dotterel |
410 |
267
| Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo |
413 |
268
| Gang-gang Cockatoo |
419 |
269
| Sulphur-crested Cockatoo |
436 |
282
| Crimson Rosella |
437 |
288
| Eastern Rosella |
468 |
342
| Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo |
472 |
337
| Pallid Cuckoo |
478 |
248
| Powerful Owl |
480 |
246
| Barking Owl |
481 |
242
| Southern Boobook |
493 |
322
| Laughing Kookaburra |
498 |
326
| Sacred Kingfisher |
508 |
350
| Superb Lyrebird |
511 |
558
| White-throated Treecreeper |
513 |
560
| Red-browed Treecreeper |
514 |
555
| Brown Treecreeper |
527 |
529
| Superb Fairy-wren |
556 |
488
| White-browed Scrubwren |
580 |
470
| Striated Thornbill |
582 |
486
| Yellow-rumped Thornbill |
584 |
484
| Buff-rumped Thornbill |
589 |
475
| Brown Thornbill |
594 |
565
| Spotted Pardalote |
597 |
976
| Striated Pardalote |
598 |
591
| Eastern Spinebill |
608 |
614
| Yellow-faced Honeyeater |
614 |
617
| White-eared Honeyeater |
616 |
619
| Yellow-tufted Honeyeater |
633 |
638
| Red Wattlebird |
659 |
583
| Brown-headed Honeyeater |
661 |
578
| White-naped Honeyeater |
666 |
645
| Noisy Friarbird |
678 |
436
| Spotted Quail-thrush |
686 |
549
| Varied Sittella |
695 |
416
| Crested shrike-tit |
699 |
398
| Golden Whistler |
707 |
408
| Grey Shrike-thrush |
719 |
702
| Grey Butcherbird |
722 |
705
| Australian Magpie |
723 |
694
| Pied Currawong |
725 |
697
| Grey Currawong |
730 |
361
| Grey Fantail |
733 |
364
| Willie wagtail |
737 |
930
| Australian Raven |
744 |
365
| Leaden Flycatcher |
757 |
693
| White-winged Chough |
767 |
380
| Scarlet Robin |
769 |
382
| Flame Robin |
776 |
392
| Eastern Yellow Robin |
806 |
357
| Welcome Swallow |
818 |
991
| Common Blackbird |
829 |
564
| Mistletoebird |
839 |
662
| Red-browed Finch |
254 |
240
| Nankeen Kestrel |
763 |
377
| Jacky Winter |
I would add to this, as a possibility, Painted Button-quail> on one of my recent visits to the area a lot of 'platelets close to stop 6. I also note that we are not far from a property at Urila (on the far side of the Queanbeyan River) owned by a member of COG who has recorded a very good number of unusual birds in recent years. So eyes and ears open!
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