Hi John
I was up at Mildura this past week and
managed to see just over a 100 birds there. The first couple of days were very
hot and humid. Mildura then had close to 70 mm of rain, with most of the dirt
roads turning to mud and sludge – still a fair amount of water lying
around. Not many birds before the rains or even after the rains in areas such
as the Hattah-Kulkyne National Park and Wallpolla Island State Forest.
I found the best areas to be Kings
Billabong (just outside Mildura), Lake Ranfurly (>600 Red-necked Avocet, >120 Banded Stilt & >80
Black-winged Stilt) and the Mildura-Wentworth Botanical Gardens.
Some of the birds seen on your list were;
- Regent Parrot – Nangiloc –
calling loudly from trees surrounding the sports field
- White-fronted Honeyeater –
Botanical Gardens – lots seen
- Orange Chat – Lake Ranfurly –
in salt bush
Didn’t see the other birds on your
list, although not for lack of looking. Other interesting birds were over 150 Black-tailed
Native-hen on the sports fields in Mildura just after the rains, lots of Chestnut-crowned
Babblers at various places, Blue Bonnets close to Swan Hill and a pair of
Striped Honeyeaters at Nangiloc.
Regards,
Bruce Wedderburn
Glen Waverley
-----Original Message-----
From:
[ On Behalf Of John Harris
Sent: Saturday, 28
December 2002 11:07 PM
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Subject: [BIRDING-AUS] RFI Birds
of Mallee Vic, SA
I would like some recent info on finding the following
birds in the Mallee of NW Vic or adjacent SA. They are all
"New" for me so here goes:
Other birds I would like to see
White-throated Treecreeper
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