The meeting point for COG’s annual outing will again be next to Uriarra Homestead big dam, close to the T- intersection of Uriarra & Brindabella Roads. We will spend some time looking at birds on and around the dam, then come back to around Uriarra Crossing and then Uriarra East for lunch. We are likely to see quite a few unusual birds and migrants including Nankeen Night-Heron, woodswallows, Dollarbird and Rainbow Beeeater. There are good picnic & toilet facilities at both Uriarra Crossing venues. Please bring lunch and water.
Getting there is now a bit more complicated, following rapid urban development in Molonglo. OLD STREET DIRECTORIES ARE LIKELY TO BE
UNHELPFUL!
Starting at the newly refurbished intersection of Cotter Road and Streeton Drive, travelling out of Canberra, Cotter Road becomes John Gorton Drive. Follow John Gorton Drive. YOU NOW HAVE TWO POSSIBLE ROUTES.
ROUTE 1. Travelling along John Gorton Drive you will (again) come to an intersection with Cotter Road. Turn left & follow this for about 15km past Mt Stromlo, the Cotter Reserve to the T-intersection with Uriarra Road.  Turn right and the big dam is on your right.

ROUTE 2. In John Gorton Drive go on until you come to
Opperman Avenue. Turn left & follow on straight to the
roundabout near the Stromlo Forest Park, where you turn right
to Uriarra Road. Follow Uriarra Road over the Uriarra Crossing,
up the hill to the left until you come to the big dam on your
right. Slightly shorter than ROUTE 1. If coming from Belconnen
over Coppins Crossing, take a right turn from John Gorton
Drive into Opperman Avenue.
I WILL CHECK THE ROUTES AGAIN JUST BEFORE JAN 18 AND
POST ANY CHANGES ON THE COG CHATLINE.