Brown Thornbills are by far the commonest Thornbills in the
Ivanhoe-Heidelberg area in my experience. This includes Wilson Reserve -
Chelsworth Park.
A computer glitch prevents me from checking earlier messages, but I
think Michael Mules reported seeing Striateds at Chelsworth Park. I can
only say I never have in about 30 years birding here. Which of course
doesnt mean that they are impossible at all.
I have seen Yellow Thbs locally at Darebin Parklands (wattles on
Alphington side) and also at Banyule Flats, again in a Silver Wattle
stand, east of the Somerset Drive Carpark, near the Plenty River
concrete biketrack's junction with the Main Yarra Trail.
I have seen Striateds at St.Helena Bush Reserve, and at Green's Bush on
the Mornington Peninsula - and many other places of course. I associate
them with Stringybark woodland rather than gums.
Anthea Fleming
Val Ford wrote:
> Yellow Thornbills are a common bird at some of the coastal areas of
> the southern Mornington Peninsula, Vic and are easily seen at Mt
> Martha and Rye and Blairgowrie foreshores.
>
> They are often in my garden at Sorrento, and the other day I had a
> Yellow and a Brown Thornbill at the bird bath at the same time - great
> sight.
>
> Cheers
> Val
>
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