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Subject: Sunday birding
From: Andy Burton's Bush Tours <>
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 21:35:31 +1000
Morning all,

Yesterday  went to the Nepean and Avon dams about 100km ssw of Sydney at
ca 34° 20´S  150° 37´E. Most of the migrants have now gone with the
one observed exception of a Rufous Whistler. Stragglers of this
species can often be seen through April and occasional individuals
turn up in May in the Sydney area.

The habitat included eucalypt forest of ironbark/stringybark, Sydney
Peppermint/Grey Gum and Scribbly Gum/Ironbark.

I am not familiar with this area and so a small total of 53  species
was no surprise.

There were no unusual sightings but the following is a summary of
some of the birds plus some butterflies and lizards. The lizards were
all in the vicinity of the dam walls.


Pacific Black Duck
Little Pied Cormorant
Great Cormorant         - two each of these first three species were
all that was seen on the reservoirs.

Wedge-tailed Eagle      - the only raptor seen; just north of Bargo

Peaceful Dove
Crested Pigeon
Common Bronzewing

Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Crimson and Eastern Rosellas

Boobook (Owl) One roadkill at Bargo

Azure Kingfisher        - One on the creek in the Picton botanical Gardens.

Superb Lyrebird

Rockwarbler             - One at the eastern end of the Avon Dam wall.
Brown Gerygone
Brown, Buff-rumped, Yellow-rumped and Yellow Thornbills

7 common species of honeyeater

Eastern Yellow Robin

Varied Sitella

Golden and Rufous Whistler

Restless Flycatcher


Lizards were:

Copper-tailed Ctenotus - this beautiful skink was quite common around
the dam walls
Eastern Water Skink
Jacky Lizard
Eastern Water Dragon

Butterflies:

Orchard Swallowtail     - 1 male
Common Jezabel
Cabbage White
Common Brown            - only females seen as is typical at this time of year.
Common Imperial Blue
Wanderer (Monarch Butterfly)


Not madly exciting BUT AT LEAST THE SUN SHONE ALL DAY
--
Andy Burton's Bush Tours

21 Karabil Cr
Baulkham Hills
NSW 2153
Australia

Phone: 61 2 9686 4610

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