ROUND HILL NATIONAL PARK
Round Hill Road in the Round Hill National Park between Lake Cargelligo and Mount Hope.
Round Hill National Park Birdlife
Round Hill National Park is an irregularly shaped 2500 km2 tract of land in western New South Wales, and is adjacent to the Nombinnie Nature Reserve. These areas are hotspots for mallee birds. It lies approx. 29 kms from the small town of Mount Hope. I camped at Lake Cargelligo, from there I travelled along the Euabalong road some 13 km out of town, past Murrin Bridge and then another 3 kms to the Tjunction with Wallenthery Road, then a left onto Mount Grace Road, a right onto Round Hill Road and followed it, subsequently entering the Round Hill National Park
Being new to the area, I found Rebecca Van Dyk an enormous help. Rebecca can be found via her web site: Lake Cargelligo Birdlife or her contact email is: lakecargelligobirds@gmail.com
Rebecca and husband Sandy have a portfolio of 219 different bird pics which can be seen via this link: Rebecca’s Bird pic portfolio
My pics from this past week’s trip are below. (Click to enlarge)
Australasian Darter catching its lunch @ Booberoi Creek
Black Shouldered Kite (small to medium size raptor, preparing to strike its prey) @ Round Hill National Park
Major Mitchell Cockatoo @ Round Hill National Park
Brown Falcon prior to entering the Round Hill National Park
Apostle Birds @ Round Hill National Park
Pied Butcherbird prior to entering the Round Hill National Park
Mallee Ring-neck Parrot @ Round Hill National Park
Mulga Parrots @ Round Hill National Park
Nankeen Kestral @ Round Hill National Park
Common Bronzewing Pigeon @ Round Hill National Park
Zebra Finches @ Chat Alley, en route to Round Hill.
Rufous-Whistler @ Round Hill National Park
Nombinne Nature Reserve
Nombinne Nature Reserve Track
Directions leaving Round Hill
Ken B., Mollymook Beach Waterfront: Editor for Mollymook News and Destination Mollymook Milton Ulladulla