Updated bird list for 2012

Below is an updated bird list for Turlee Station.

With special thanks to David Hair and Geoffrey Gabb who contributed many additional species to the original list and to Geoffrey who also sent us back in some lovely post cards of the birds he spotted whilst staying with us back in 2010.

Coming soon is a bird watchers guide for Turlee Station which will include images and information on each species spotted and will provide guests with an additional activity to keep them involved whilst on station! We are very excited about including this bird watchers guide in our rooms and communal areas on station and can't wait to give you a sneak peek!!!

Apostlebird

Australasian Grebe

Australasian Pipit

Australian Magpie

Australian Raven

Australian Ringnecked Parrot

Australian White Ibis

Australian Wood Duck

Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike

Black-faced Woodswallow

Black-fronted Dotterel

Black-shouldered Kite

Black Kite

Black-tailed Native Hen

Blue Bonnet

Brown Falcon

Brown Goshawk

Brown-headed Honeyeater

Brown Songlark

Brown Treecreeper

Chestnut-crownded Babbler

Chestnut-rumped Thornbill

Collared Sparrowhawk

Common Bronzewing

Crested Bellbird

Crested Pigeon

Dusky Moorhen

Emu

Eurasian Coot

Galah

Great Egret

Grey Butcherbird

Grey Currawong (race melanoptera)

Grey Fantail

Grey Shrike-thrush

Grey Teal

Hardhead

Hoary-Headed Grebe

Hooded Robbin

Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo

Jacky Winter

Little Black Cormorant

Little Crow

Little Eagle

Little Raven

Magpie Lark

Major Mitchell Cockatoo

Malleefowl

Mistletoebird

Mulga Parrot

Nankeen Kestrel

Pacific Black Duck

Pallid Cuckoo

Pied Butcherbird

Rainbow Bee-eater

Red-capped Robin

Red-rumped Parrot

Red Wattlebird

Redthroat

Restless Flycatcher

Richard’s Pipit

Rock Dove (Banded Racing Pigeon)

Rufous Songlark

Rufous Whistler

Singing Honeyeater

Southern Boobook

Southern Whiteface

Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater

Splendid Fairy-wren

Straw-necked Ibis

Striated Pardalote

Striped Honeyeater

Tree Martin

Varied Sittella

Variegated Fairy-wren

Wedge-tailed Eagle

Weebill

Welcome Swallow

Western Gerygone

Whistling Kite

White-breasted Woodswallow

White-browed Babbler

White-eared Honeyeater

White-faced Heron

White-fronted Chat

White-plumed Honeyeater

White-winged Chough

White-winged Fairy-wren

White-winged Triller

Willie Wagtail

Yellow-plumed Honeyeater

Yellow-rumped Thornbill

Yellow-throated Miner

Zebra Finch

Total 94 species

With heat brings goat trapping.....

As the weather heats up out here (finally, we thought Summer would never get here!!!) we are under taking a spot of goat trapping!

Today the temperature gauge is reading 35 degrees however it is located in the shade under our pergola! Therefore one could presume at least 38 outside where the unlucky folk hang out!

With two traps permanently set and being unloaded daily, we are certainly being kept on our toes with all other commitments that Summer brings also. Hotter weather brings the goats into water which is where the traps are set, around troughs. 

On the way out to unload the first trap, the goats, in all their wisdom, had decided a little pay back was in order and turned the tap on to one of our troughs causing boss hog to get bogged and call for assistance!

After the damsel (or dame!) in distress was rescued we got down to business.....

The little people came along for the ride too, after being pulled away from the sprinkler and newly renovated backyard (with lawn!) that was.

We are eradicating the free-loading ferals reasonably quickly and will hopefully have enough for a truck load out before long. Here's to hoping the hotter weather sticks around a little longer and the goats get thirsty!!!

Road Side Signage

We have recently erected some new road side signage at Turlee and around the district on the roads leading into Turlee. Keep your eyes peeled for new signs at the following locations:

• The turn off from the Arumpo Road to the Marma Box Creek Road (19km from Turlee)
• The Balranald turn off to Turlee/Mungo National Park (54km from Turlee)
• The t-intersection to the west of Turlee (2km from Turlee)
• The t-intersection at the end of the Arumpo Road at Mungo National Park (32km from Turlee)
• The front gate at Turlee Station

Guests should have no problem in finding the station now! Happy travels!!!

Mungo Drive Tour Re-Opens

The below information is taken from http://www.visitmungo.com.au/



The National Parks and Wildlife Service is pleased to announce the reopening of the popular self drive tour at Mungo National Park after water damage.
Lower darling Area Manager Jo Gorman said the road had been closed since late last year.
“The amazing amount of rain we had meant water pooled in parts of Mungo Lake held by the clay soils
“Parts of the self drive tour cross over the usually dry lake bed so these roads have been boggy and impassable.
“We have been repairing damage caused by the water, but one section at Red Top has only just dried out enough for us to complete the works.
“We are very pleased to have the 70 kilometre Self Guided Drive Tour reopened as it is one of the most popular activities for visitors to the park.
“While it is reopened we do ask that people take care and try to remain in the middle of the road in the Red Top section due to very soft edges.
“We have also got a packed itinerary of Discovery activities on offer for the school holidays.
“The Discovery program starts this Saturday 24 September and runs until Sunday 9 October.
“Discovery Tours will be held twice daily at 10am and 2pm.

AFL Grand Final Day

For those travelling out to Turlee/Mungo over the coming school holidays......

**Bar Is Open** AFL Grand Final Day

Mungo Tours - Sept/Oct School Holiday program

Below is link for further information on Aboriginal Discovery Tours being offered at Mungo National park throughout the September/October School Holidays by National parks & Wildlife.....

Mungo National Park Discovery Tours

The Long Paddock Newsletter

For those heading through Hay in outback NSW throughout the upcoming school holidays......

The Long Paddock Newsletter