A final call for people interested in a pelagic trip from Albany.
I am organising pelagic trips on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st
September. If a trip gets cancelled on the weekend, then I will try to
reschedule on Monday 22nd. I am also thinking about a trip for Friday 26th
September.
I need 12 people (or 24 people) for each trip. The cost will be $110 each.
Chris Lester (Victoria) is also organising a trip for Sunday 2nd
November. I believe that he has some places still available.
If all goes well, then I will look to organise more trips from Albany in
the future. I am thinking about May 2004 at this stage, and possibly
September or October 2004.
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the wing and flying with =
down swept wings.
We revisit Mulan and refuel. As we continue south many horses are seen =
around the edges of Lake Gregory. Between Well 51 and Well 50 we hit the =
Canning Stock Route for the first time and continue on to our overnight =
camp just short of Well 48. We have great views of the Breaden Hills. I =
manage to flush a roosting Spotted Harrier just on dusk as I am =
collecting firewood. An absolutel
superb dinner of very flavoursome =
pork Fillets and vegetables.
I have introduced "Dick's Magic Moments" and as we do a birdcall each =
evening around the campfire over a couple of drinks, everyone recalls =
their special moment of the day. A great way to unwind after some hard =
days driving and being cooped up in the vehicles. Today's count, 59 =
species.
Magpie Goose
Black Swan
Pacific Black Duck
Grey Teal
Pink-eared Duck
Hardhead
Australasian Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Pied Cormorant
Little Black Cormorant
Australian Pelican
Great Egret
Straw-necked Ibis
Whistling Kite
Spotted Harrier
Swamp Harrier
Brown Goshawk
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Brown Falcon
Black Falcon
Brolga
Eurasian Coot
Australian Bustard
Red-capped Plover
Black-fronted Dotterel
Australian Pratincole
Silver Gull
Caspian Tern
Whiskered Tern
Flock Bronzewing
Crested Pigeon
Galah
Little Corella
Horsefield's Bronze-Cuckoo
Rainbow Bee-eater
Variegated Fairy-Wren
White-winged Fairy-Wren
Yellow-throated Miner
Singing Honeyeater
Grey-headed Honeyeater
White-plumed Honeyeater
Brown Honeyeater
Yellow Chat
Grey-crowned Babbler
Magpie-Lark
Willie Wagtail
White-winged Triller
White-breasted Woodswallow
Black-faced Woodswallow
Pied Butcherbird
Torresian Crow
Singing Bushlark
Richard's Pipit
Zebra Finch
Tree Martin
Rufous Songlark
Brown Songlark
Golden-headed Cisticola
Darter
Signing off for today
Dick Jenkin
DUNGOG NSW
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Today we pack up =
camp and
continue our journey south allowing sometime for one last morning =
=93bird=94 around
Lake Gregory. Again Yellow Chats are common and the highlight of the =
morning was
having a male Yellow Chat and a male White-winged Fairy-Wren in the same =
binocular view.</P>
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1in"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">We see our =
largest flock of
=93Flockies=94 totally around 60 birds.</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Great binocular =
and scope
views of two Black Falcons allow us to study the features distinguishing =
this
magnificent bird from Brown Falcon but really they are a completely =
different
=93jizz=94 to a Brown Falcon and should never be mistaken. We watched =
them with
their more horizontal perching action, =93feathered trousers=94, small =
head, long
tail and in flight the two toned dark coloration underneath the wing and =
flying
with down swept wings. </P>
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1in"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">We revisit Mulan =
and refuel.
As we continue south many horses are seen around the edges of Lake =
Gregory.
Between Well 51 and Well 50 we hit the Canning Stock Route for the first =
time
and continue on to our overnight camp just short of Well 48. We have =
great views
of the Breaden Hills. I manage to flush a roosting Spotted Harrier just =
on dusk
as I am collecting firewood. An absolutely superb dinner of very =
flavoursome
pork Fillets and vegetables.</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt =
1in"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">I have =
introduced<SPAN
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and as we do a
birdcall each evening around the campfire over a couple of drinks, =
everyone
recalls their special moment of the day. A great way to unwind after =
some hard
days driving and being cooped up in the vehicles. Today=92s count, 59 =
species.</P>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Magpie Goose</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Black Swan</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Pacific Black =
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Grey Teal</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Pink-eared =
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Hardhead</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Australasian =
Grebe</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Great Crested =
Grebe</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Pied =
Cormorant</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Little Black =
Cormorant</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Australian =
Pelican</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Great Egret</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Straw-necked =
Ibis</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Whistling =
Kite</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Spotted =
Harrier</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Swamp Harrier</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Brown Goshawk</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Wedge-tailed =
Eagle</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Brown Falcon</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Black Falcon</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Brolga</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Eurasian Coot</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Australian =
Bustard</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Red-capped =
Plover</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Black-fronted =
Dotterel</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Australian =
Pratincole</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Silver Gull</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Caspian Tern</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Whiskered =
Tern</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Flock =
Bronzewing</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Crested =
Pigeon</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Galah</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Little =
Corella</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Horsefield=92s
Bronze-Cuckoo</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Rainbow =
Bee-eater</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Variegated =
Fairy-Wren</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">White-winged =
Fairy-Wren</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Yellow-throated =
Miner</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Singing =
Honeyeater</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Grey-headed =
Honeyeater</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">White-plumed =
Honeyeater</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Brown =
Honeyeater</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Yellow Chat</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Grey-crowned =
Babbler</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Magpie-Lark</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Willie =
Wagtail</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">White-winged =
Triller</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">White-breasted
Woodswallow</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Black-faced =
Woodswallow</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Pied =
Butcherbird</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Torresian =
Crow</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Singing =
Bushlark</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Richard=92s =
Pipit</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Zebra Finch</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Tree Martin </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Rufous =
Songlark</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Brown =
Songlark</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Golden-headed =
Cisticola</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in">Darter</P>
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