Stirling Range National Park encloses the only major mountain range with in the southern half of Western Australia.  The best time to visit is around Sept-Oct when wild flowers are at their best but this is also the busiest season for tourists.  As a birder, I chose to visit this park in February to avoid the Western Australian school holidays when the park would be most crowded.  Most rain falls between May and August, with summer being very frequently completely dry around Borden for over a month and having typically very light showers in the south and on the peaks.

Stirling Range is around 5 hours from Perth so it would be more suited for a trip of at least 2 days.  It’s best to stay in the park at Stirling Range Retreat (review coming) so you are right there at the crack of dawn when birds are more active.  There are around 100 species of birds here and there are several sources for bird checklists.

The Parks & Wildlife website has some more basic information about the park.  There are fees applicable and you must have exact change (cash) available as payment  is made at an honesty box at the entrance.  Since I will be covering the birds I saw on a separate post, I will simply add a few photos of the amazing scenery in the park for now.