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Hello all,
Spring is here in Bundaberg.
We had 5 inches of rain a few weeks ago and the
place is looking
a bit fresher.
This morning ,in 15 mins in our back yard, myself
and 2 of my kids
saw 39 species but the monarch highlights best of
all...especially
White-eared Monarch.....2nd home record ....last
time 29/8/00...What a great bird!!
Black-faced Monarch......last time
11/10/01
Spectacled Monarch.......last time 13/10/01...but
saw it 16/09/02 also.
all in a single Rose Mahogany (Dysoxylon
fraserannum )
Also Rufous Fantail,Mangrove KF,Mangrove
HE,Mangrove Gerygone.
Other first arrival dates at home (North Bundaberg)
are.
Channel-billed Cuckoo.....16/09/02
Pallid
Cuckoo..................13/09/02
Common Koel..................13/09/02
Dollarbird.........................13/09/02
I'm at Portlands Road ,Iron Range btw 6/01/03 and
13/01/03.
If any other birders are brave enough to call in to
the Cape in the wet
let me know....I'm flying into Lochart River from
Cairns with my brother
and 2 kids.We have a whole house to ourselves on
the beach.
Cheers,
Bill
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