Wuruma Lake camp NSW

Survey Point Wuruma Lake camp NSW
Latitude -25.1833300 (25° 11′ 0″ S)
Longitude 150.9872200 (150° 59′ 14″ E)

Access to the lake is through Abercorn from where it’s about 20km to the west along Wuruma Dam Rd. This large free camp is very popular, and a bit over used, but the lake and surrounding woodland still have a nice array of birds. The only real negative is a small toilet block to service such a popular spot.

Camp rating 10

Surveys done 1

Blogs:

Birdsville track and Cape York trip 2015,

  • Hardhead
    Aythya australis
    1 (100.00%)
  • Pacific Black Duck
    Anas superciliosa
    1 (100.00%)
  • Grey Teal
    Anas gracilis
    1 (100.00%)
  • Australian Wood Duck
    Chenonetta jubata
    1 (100.00%)
  • Australasian Grebe
    Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
    1 (100.00%)
  • Rock Dove
    Columba livia
    1 (100.00%)
  • Peaceful Dove
    Geopelia placida
    1 (100.00%)
  • White-throated Nightjar
    Eurostopodus mystacalis
    1 (100.00%)
  • Dusky Moorhen
    Gallinula tenebrosa
    1 (100.00%)
  • Eurasian Coot
    Fulica atra
    1 (100.00%)
  • Caspian Tern
    Hydroprogne caspia
    1 (100.00%)
  • Australian Pelican
    Pelecanus conspicillatus
    1 (100.00%)
  • Great Egret
    Ardea alba
    1 (100.00%)
  • White-faced Heron
    Egretta novaehollandiae
    1 (100.00%)
  • Royal Spoonbill
    Platalea regia
    1 (100.00%)
  • Little Pied Cormorant
    Microcarbo melanoleucos
    1 (100.00%)
  • Little Black Cormorant
    Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
    1 (100.00%)
  • Australasian Darter
    Anhinga novaehollandiae
    1 (100.00%)
  • Laughing Kookaburra
    Dacelo novaeguineae
    1 (100.00%)
  • Pale-headed Rosella
    Platycercus adscitus
    1 (100.00%)
  • Rainbow Lorikeet
    Trichoglossus moluccanus
    1 (100.00%)
  • Noisy Miner
    Manorina melanocephala
    1 (100.00%)
  • Australian Magpie
    Gymnorhina tibicen
    1 (100.00%)
  • Pied Butcherbird
    Cracticus nigrogularis
    1 (100.00%)
  • Grey Butcherbird
    Cracticus torquatus
    1 (100.00%)
  • Torresian Crow
    Corvus orru
    1 (100.00%)
  • Magpie-lark
    Grallina cyanoleuca
    1 (100.00%)

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Laughing Kookaburra