Back in April I travelled to Paterson in the Hunter Valley, NSW, to
attend the 9th Australasian Bat Conference. My travelling partners on
the way up were Grant Baverstock and Richard Dilena, and on the way back
(to Melbourne) we were joined by Martin Schulz. The weather on the way
up on 24 and 25 April was pretty good, and we stopped in at a few points
in the Capertee Valley and thereabouts to do some birding. David
Geering gave us some excellent directions to prime locations. The
undoubted highlight was a mixed flock of finches near the Goolloonboin
Station gate, which comprised about 60 Plum-headed Finches (about half
were juveniles), and then lesser numbers of Red-browed, Zebra and
Double-barred Finches, Diamond Firetails, and (!!) House Sparrows.
The conference was held at 'Tocal', or more officially the C.B.
Alexander Agricultural College, at Paterson near Maitland. The
post-conference field trip was held in the Gloucester Tops area of the
Barrington Tops National Park. Highlights there were many and varied,
but unfortunately didn't include the Rufous Scrub-bird. On the way back
south we went south from Gloucester to go through Booral to the Pacific
Highway. Near Booral we saw the most extraordinary thing - a mixed
soaring flock of 30 eagles - 27 Wedge-tailed Eagles (some paired) and 3
White-bellied Sea-Eagles. This caused a major blip on the BOP Watch
form, and is something none of us had ever seen the like of before.
Maybe Australian raptors do occasionally form diminutive version of the
spectacular Northern Hemisphere migratory flocks!?
Lists of birds (plus mammals, reptiles, frogs and butterflies) follow.
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COCO BRIDGE, CAPERTEE VALLEY, NSW.
25/4/2000
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Gang-gang Cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
Australian King-Parrot Alisterus scapularis
Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
Turquoise Parrot Neophema pulchella
Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
White-throated Treecreeper Cormobates leucophaeus
Superb Fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus
Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus
Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla
Yellow Thornbill Acanthiza nana
White-eared Honeyeater Lichenostomus leucotis
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops
White-plumed Honeyeater Lichenostomus penicillatus
New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
Jacky Winter Microeca fascinans
Rose Robin Petroica rosea
Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis
Crested Shrike-tit Falcunculus frontatus
Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica
Restless Flycatcher Myiagra inquieta
Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus
Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
Pied Currawong Strepera graculina
Australian Raven Corvus coronoides
Satin Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Double-barred Finch Taeniopygia bichenovii
Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis
Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum
Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
Common Blackbird Turdus merula
38 species
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CROWN STATION ROAD, CAPERTEE VALLEY, NSW.
25/4/2000
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Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera
Peaceful Dove Geopelia striata
Little Lorikeet Glossopsitta pusilla
Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus
Brown Treecreeper Climacteris picumnus
Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus
Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala
Yellow-throated Honeyeater Lichenostomus flavicollis
White-plumed Honeyeater Lichenostomus penicillatus
Jacky Winter Microeca fascinans
Hooded Robin Melanodryas cucullata
White-browed Babbler Pomatostomus superciliosus
Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica
Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus
Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
Pied Currawong Strepera graculina
Australian Raven Corvus coronoides
White-winged Chough Corcorax melanorhamphos
Richard's Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata
Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum
Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
Rufous Songlark Cincloramphus mathewsi
25 species
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GOOLLOONBOIN STATION GATE, CAPERTEE VALLEY, NSW.
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Australian Wood Duck Chenonetta jubata
White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus
Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax
Brown Falcon Falco berigora
Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus
Superb Fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus
Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus
Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
White-plumed Honeyeater Lichenostomus penicillatus
Hooded Robin Melanodryas cucullata
Grey-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis
Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
Richard's Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata
Double-barred Finch Taeniopygia bichenovii
Plum-headed Finch Neochmia modesta
Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis
Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata
Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
25 species
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GLEN ALICE CHURCHYARD, CAPERTEE VALLEY, NSW
25/4/2000
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Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax
Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
Peaceful Dove Geopelia striata
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
Little Lorikeet Glossopsitta pusilla
Australian King-Parrot Alisterus scapularis
Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus
Pallid Cuckoo Cuculus pallidus
Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
Brown Treecreeper Climacteris picumnus
Superb Fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus
Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus
Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris
Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala
White-plumed Honeyeater Lichenostomus penicillatus
Black-chinned Honeyeater Melithreptus gularis
Jacky Winter Microeca fascinans
Hooded Robin Melanodryas cucullata
Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis
White-browed Babbler Pomatostomus superciliosus
Crested Shrike-tit Falcunculus frontatus
Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica
Restless Flycatcher Myiagra inquieta
Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Coracina papuensis
Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus
Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis
Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
Pied Currawong Strepera graculina
Australian Raven Corvus coronoides
Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata
Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum
Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
Tree Martin Hirundo nigricans
Fox Vulpes vulpes
41 species
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MURRUMBO GAP, GOULBOURN RIVER & WOLLEMI NATIONAL PARKS, NSW.
25/04/2000
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Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
Superb Lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae
White-throated Treecreeper Cormobates leucophaeus
Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus
Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata
Noisy Friarbird Philemon corniculatus
Bell Miner Manorina melanophrys
Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala
White-eared Honeyeater Lichenostomus leucotis
Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica
Grey Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis
Pied Currawong Strepera graculina
14 species
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TOCAL COLLEGE, PATERSON, NSW.
25-29/4/2000
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Black Swan Cygnus atratus
Australian Wood Duck Chenonetta jubata
Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica
Great Egret Ardea alba
Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
Superb Fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus
Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata
Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis
Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala
Grey Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae
White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Coracina papuensis
Grey-headed Flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus
Eastern Horseshoe-bat Rhinolophus megaphyllus
Eastern Bentwing-bat Miniopterus oceanensis
Southern Myotis Myotis macropus
Lesser Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus geoffroyi
Brown-striped Frog Limnodynastes peronii
Spotted Grass Frog Limnodynastes tasmaniensis
Brown Tree Frog Litoria ewingii
Peron's Tree Frog Litoria peronii
27 species
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GLOUCESTER TOPS, BARRINGTON TOPS NATIONAL PARK, NSW.
29/4 - 1/5/2000
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Australian Brush-turkey Alectura lathami
Brown Quail Coturnix ypsilophora
Brown Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia amboinensis
Wonga Pigeon Leucosarcia melanoleuca
Superb Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus superbus
Glossy Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus lathami
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus funereus
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
Australian King-Parrot Alisterus scapularis
Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
Pheasant Coucal Centropus phasianinus
Southern Boobook Ninox novaeseelandiae
Sooty Owl Tyto tenebricosa
Australian Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles cristatus
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
Superb Lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae
White-throated Treecreeper Cormobates leucophaeus
Red-browed Treecreeper Climacteris erythrops
Superb Fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus
Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus
Yellow-throated Scrubwren Sericornis citreogularis
White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis
Large-billed Scrubwren Sericornis magnirostris
Brown Gerygone Gerygone mouki
Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla
Striated Thornbill Acanthiza lineata
Noisy Friarbird Philemon corniculatus
Bell Miner Manorina melanophrys
Lewin's Honeyeater Meliphaga lewinii
Yellow-faced Honeyeater Lichenostomus chrysops
White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus
Crescent Honeyeater Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera
Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
Rose Robin Petroica rosea
Pale-yellow Robin Tregellasia capito
Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis
Logrunner Orthonyx temminckii
Eastern Whipbird Psophodes olivaceus
Varied Sittella Daphoenositta chrysoptera
Crested Shrike-tit Falcunculus frontatus
Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica
Grey Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae
Pied Currawong Strepera graculina
Paradise Riflebird Ptiloris paradiseus
Australian Raven Corvus coronoides
Torresian Crow Corvus orru
Regent Bowerbird Sericulus chrysocephalus
Satin Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum
Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
Russet-tailed Thrush Zoothera heinei
Northern Brown Bandicoot Isoodon macrourus
Long-nosed Bandicoot Perameles nasuta
Yellow-bellied Glider Petaurus australis
Greater Glider Petauroides volans
Common Ringtail Possum Pseudocheirus peregrinus
Feathertail Glider Acrobates pygmaeus
Common Brushtail Possum Trichosurus vulpecula
Red-necked Wallaby Macropus rufogriseus
Swamp Wallaby Wallabia bicolor
Eastern Horseshoe-bat Rhinolophus megaphyllus
Chocolate Wattled Bat Chalinolobus morio
Little Bentwing-bat Miniopterus australis
Eastern Bentwing-bat Miniopterus oceanensis
Southern Myotis Myotis macropus
Gould's Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus gouldi
Large Forest Bat Vespadelus darlingtoni
Eastern Forest Bat Vespadelus pumilus
Southern Forest Bat Vespadelus regulus
Little Forest Bat Vespadelus vulturnus
House Mouse Mus musculus
Bush Rat Rattus fuscipes
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
Tusked Frog Adelotus brevis
Common Eastern Froglet Crinia signifera
Great Barred Frog Mixophyes fasciolatus
Red-eyed Tree Frog Litoria chloris
Alpine Water-skink Eulamprus kosciuskoi
Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink Lampropholis guichenoti
Orange-tailed Shadeskink Saproscincus challengeri
Diamond Python Morelia spilota
Golden Crowned Snake Cacophis squamulosus
Red-bellied Black Snake Pseudechis porphyriacus
Macleay's Swallowtail Graphium macleayannum
Common Jezabel Delias nigrina
Wanderer Danaus plexippus
Common Australian Crow Euploea core
Common Brown Heteronympha merope
Wonder Brown Heteronympha mirifica
93 species
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