Deniliquin

22 – 25 November 2024

We left Notley Campground and drove to Rochester where we called ahead to book a site in Deniliquin. The caravan park where we have stayed before has had some redevelopment work carried out after recent flooding and we wanted to make sure we booked the right kind of spot.

From Rochester we continued on towards the Murray River and stopped at Moama Beach for morning tea in a very nice park by the river. From there we continued back into New South Wales and on to Deniliquin. We arrived before lunch time and were given the option of sites in a couple of different sections of the park. The forecast was for extremely hot conditions over the coming few days so we chose a shady site in the lower section closer to the river.

We were the only ones in our section of the park for most of the time we were there, unlike the upper section which seemed very crowded. We spent some time in the swimming pool as the temperature rose into the mid 30’s. On Friday evening we drove out to meet up with Tony and Julia, and the friends they were staying with. Mick was keen to make the final arrangements for the following day’s birding trip.

On Saturday morning we ventured into town and wandered the markets which are held in Waring gardens, a beautiful park right in town. We bought a few things and strolled around town before returning to the caravan park, as the day became hotter again. An afternoon in and out of the pool helped keep us cool.

Friday drinks by the Edward River at Deniliquin

Tony, Julia and John were going out with bird guide Phil for the day and Mick was joining them for the evening session. Because of the heat, it was quite a late start and a return at about 3:00am. It was worth the effort as Mick was able to get photos of both male and female Plains Wanderers.

We knew that it might be a late night Saturday night so planned to stay the extra day in Deniliquin so we would be well-rested for the next leg of our journey. We had been trying to arrange to meet up with my sister and her partner but the timing hadn’t been quite right until now. Bronwyn and John would be leaving Melbourne to return to Sydney so we set Winton Wetlands as the spot to meet for Monday night.

Before we could leave Deniliquin though, there was a bit more birding to be done.