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Originally Posted by Goatboy  Thanks for all your replies, especially Rob, that's really helpful. Can't wait now  |
As Rob says arrive at Balranald between 4 and 5pm and either sit down with your back to the visitor centre wall facing the garden and wait (for everyone to go off to their hotels and suppers!) and eventually the corncrackes might come out and prance about in front of you! Two came out in front of me - I had sat there for almost 5 hours and one of the birds had walked around the garden perimeter in the long grass a couple of times - when he got to the end and 'peeped out' he was less than 6ft off ........ it was 20 a sec view and prob not even that long being so close (I think he was checking if I was still there!) then eventually both birds came out as the female wanted a break from incubation and a preen and shake and the male thought he was getting a 'bonk' but she shrugged him off (not now dear we have an audience.....)
Very early mornings and late evenings are the best times for seeing stuff which makes for long and tiring days as you think you're headed back for bed when something else happens, flies past, walks out, starts hunting in front of you ........ I've often thought that going the wrong way round the clock wouldn't be a bad idea - sleeping in the afternoons and heading out at teatime and staying out till dawn ......... but then I'd be wondering what I was missing in the afternoon! 30 years hacked off my age would help
Enjoy!
Pauline