Hi All,
Thanks to all the people who responded to my request for GPS readings for
the Short Tailed Grass Wren (and Chestnut Breasted Whiteface). I forgot to
keep the address of the Short Tailed Grass Wren website (even though I
printed out the information from it) so if the person who sent me that could
send it again that would be great.
I have just returned from my trip to Port Pirie which included a trip to
Willow Springs in the Flinders Ranges where the STGW is found (although I
didn't get up to the Whiteface site this time).
The visit to Willow Springs started (on 27/1/02) with a flock of 22 Banded
Lapwings just near the turn off (S31 27.164 E138 43.616) which included at
least ten immature birds. Other highlights on that day were several
Wedge-tailed Eagles, a pair of Brown Falcon and lots of Red Rumped Parrots.
I found the Grass Wrens on the next morning (28/1/02) with the help of
Jeremy Robertson. We had very good views of 2 (and possibly 3)of the Grass
wrens at S31 27.472 E138 44.578. The birds seemed to be moving around us in
a circle and came fairly close. As I was told in the emails I received about
the STGW, it was a magic moment!
Some other highlights of my time at Port Pirie were a pair of Spotted
Harrier at S33 02.377 E138 01.523 (which is on the highway between Pirie and
Port Augusta). They were there on three separate days. A Pair of Diamond
Doves on the Blinman to Parachilna Road S31 06.938 E138 38.472.
And some Rainbow Bee-eaters at Angorincha on the same road and a White
Browed treecreeper and Scared Kingfisher a little further towards
Parachilna.
A trip to Mount Remarkable National Park yielded a Hobby, White Browed
Babblers and Chestnut Rumped Thornbill, while another trip to Telowie Gorge
yielded a Collared Sparrowhawk, lots of Black Shouldered Kites, several
Peaceful Doves and an Elegant Parrot as well as two Yellow Footed Rock
Wallaby.
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