Narrandera birding

On our current trip to Sydney we stopped overnight at Narrandera. This is just over half way from home to our son’s place, our destination. I’ve often wished we could stay for more than a night, because the town environs and the broader district offer a great deal for the birder looking for a large range of species. As an added bonus, the countryside is quite beautiful too.

We couldn’t stay at the local caravan park because all of the cabins were booked, so we opted for one of the motels. We settled in just on sunset so I was able to record a few species before it was dark. Early next morning I added more species to the list while I was packing the car.

As we departed the town stopped for about ten minutes at the wetlands on the southern boundary of the town. While the water birds were largely absent I did manage to get quite a list of bush birds.

Bird list

• Galah
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
• Eastern Rosella
• Yellow Rosella
• White-winged Chough
• Australian Magpie
• Clamorous Reed-warbler
• Silvereye
• Laughing Kookaburra
• Grey Teal
• Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
• Crested Pigeon
• Sacred Kingfisher
• Weebill
• White-plumed Honeyeater
• Rock Dove
• Blue-faced Honeyeater