black-faced monarchs, channel-billed cuckoos on NSWsouth coast

Following on from other postings about first arrivals for the season - A weekend exploring Little Forest Plateau in Morton NP (west of Milton, NSW South Coast) resulted in finding a great assortment of wildflowers, frogs, reptiles and birds including some fo the heathland specialists such as the emu wrens, however I was also rewarded with excellent views of three blackfaced monarchs, two chasing each other and calling, swooping all around me then landing within 5m foraging and calling.  A couple of Channel-billed Cuckoos were also seen flying overhead - its been a while since I have seen the flying umbrellas now I am based in Canberra.

Debbie Saunders
Swift Parrot Recovery Officer
National Swift Parrot Recovery Team
PO Box 2115 Queanbeyan NSW 2620

02 6298 9733 or 1800 66 57 66
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