Popiltah Lake and rest area NSW

Survey Point Popiltah Lake and rest area NSW
Latitude -33.0676500 (33° 4′ 4″ S)
Longitude 141.6438800 (141° 38′ 38″ E)

About 137km south of Broken Hill or 129km north of Wentworth on the Silver City Hwy, the site is on the NW corner of the lake. There are interesting layers of habitat from the woodland out into the usually dry lake. There are toilets here.

Camp rating 5 it’s right by the roadside, there are good facilities here.

Surveys done 3

Blogs:

Calder Hwy, Sunset NP, Silver City Hwy, Sturt NP, Strzelecki track, Danggali, Ngarkat, Coorong 2013/14

Melbourne to Timber Creek NT via Sturt NP, Ranken Rd, Barkly Stock Route, Buchanan Hwy 2020

  • Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes 1 (33.33%)
  • Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata 1 (33.33%)
  • Black-tailed Native-hen Tribonyx ventralis 1 (33.33%)
  • Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles 1 (33.33%)
  • Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus 1 (33.33%)
  • Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 1 (33.33%)
  • Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus 1 (33.33%)
  • Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis 1 (33.33%)
  • Galah Eolophus roseicapilla 2 (66.67%)
  • Yellow-throated Miner Manorina flavigula 3 (100.00%)
  • Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus 1 (33.33%)
  • Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen 3 (100.00%)
  • Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis 2 (66.67%)
  • Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus 1 (33.33%)
  • Little Raven Corvus mellori 1 (33.33%)
  • Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca 2 (66.67%)
  • Apostlebird Struthidea cinerea 3 (100.00%)
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