> Trevor Hampel & Tony Russell have commented on Rufous Songlarks this
> year. This seems to be an unusual year for them. I have recorded Rufous
> Songlark for the first time in the dry season at the Argyle Diamond Mine
> near Kununurra in the north east Kimberley of WA.
>
> Pallid Cuckoo is another species that I have recorded more frequently this
> year in the dry season. This again has been recorded more often in the wet
> season, although I do have some dry season records.
Might this be related to the fact that last year was a very big one for both
species in southern Australia - what some of us call a Rufous Songlark year.
Both might have had very good breeding success, and swelled the overall
population. Rufous Songlarks have probably also bred through the wet inland in
the interim.
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