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Nine birders braved the gales and rain for a
successful campout at Kooyoora State park (near Inglewood,central
Victoria) this weekend .The weather came good as did the
birding.
Around the campsite up on the granite hills
we recorded some nice winter bird flocks including local and Tasmanian
Silvereyes,Speckled Warblers,plus many Thornbills,Scarlet Robins,Spiny-cheeked
Heaters,Gilbert's Whistlers,etc
A trip up to the mallee areas north of Inglewood
was well worthhile.Tawny-crowned Honeyeaters were calling ,Shy Heathwrens,Brush
Bronzewing and Inland Thornbills all popped up and the surprise was a flushed
Spotted Nightjar.
Visits to the more fertile lower lying box-ironbark
areas was patchy but some areas were absolutely buzzing.Full of Honeyeaters and
Lorikeets.Swift Parrots were found in a number of places--where there was no
flowering they were still found feeding, on lerps in the Grey Box.Crested
Bellbirds were calling nearly everywhere we went!
An evening try for Barking Owls wasn't successfull
but the last mornings touring turned up OBOrioles,Noisy Friarbirds(unusual out
here)more Swifties,Speckled Warblers and a Spotted Quail-thrush(also a scarce
bird in these parts).
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