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Western Gerygone at Woodlands HP

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Subject: Western Gerygone at Woodlands HP
From: "Dean Ingwersen" <>
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 10:58:26 +1000
Hi all,

I have been spending some time in Woodlands Historic Park near Melbourne 
airport lately, doing some fieldwork for my honours project on mixed-species 
feeding flocks (thanks Richard Nowotny for the suggestion).  Firstly, if you 
live nearby and haven't been here yet it is well worth the trip.  Currently the 
place is full of Flame Robins (up to 12 at once), as well as having Red-capped 
Robins, lots of Sittellas, and some raptors in pre-breeding activity (Whistling 
Kite and Peregrine Falcon to name a couple).  But the highlight so far has been 
Western Gerygone.  I have seen or heard them in the 'Back Paddock' section 
every time I've visited, and had great views yesterday.  They (at least two 
I've seen) are flitting about gleaning and hovering in the regrowth saplings 
through the middle of the 'Back Paddock'.   Quite a nice find!  I also saw a 
Rufous Whistler there yesterday.  A couple of weeks ago I checked out the park 
at Somerton Rd area, and also found Crested Shrike-tit and possibly Black-eared 
Cuckoo (no sighting, and couldn't hear it well). The park is very easy to walk 
around, and yesterday I got 33 species in 3 hours of looking.

Cheers, Dean.
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