Located less than an hour’s drive from downtown Perth, Wungong Gorge & Bungendore Park offer easy birding accessible to both eco-tourists and day-trippers.
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Admiral Road is one of the easiest places to see Baudin’s Black Cockatoos and Red-tailed Black Cockatoos. You can see more details, GPS coordinates and a bird list here.
The one thing to consider is that they tend to hang around the trees on the left side of the road as you enter from the Albany Highway which is the east side of the road so if you go there in the morning, you are likely to end up with a bunch of silhouette photos! The back-lighting did make the red tails glow nicely in a couple shots! The trees are in private property so please respect the owner’s privacy and don’t disturb them. You will be able to hear and see the Cockatoos just fine from the road. Because of the morning back-lighting, I would make an effort to come here in the afternoon next time.
There are some picnic areas with an information board on Admiral Road. I thought I had a better photo of it but looks like I missed.
Not sure what kind of Fairy-wren this is but the 2nd pic is an Australian Ringneck.
I have no idea what this was but it looked pretty cool! Very creative to say the least!
Wungong Gorge and/or Bungendore Park make a great introduction to new birders because it is so easy to get to and there are plenty of birds that can be seen easily. The picnic areas are family friendly and there are a couple bed & breakfasts nearby. If you’re in Perth for business, why not take an afternoon to come out here and connect with nature? For very keen birders, you could make an easy stop here enroute to Dryandra Woodlands!
