Hi all,
We spent the past weekend at Capertee Valley too. My son Kelden and I
recorded the following on Saturday/Sunday:
Bogee area (including Brymair property): Crested Pigeon, Australian
Magpie, Magpie Lark, Eurasian Starling, Laughing Kookaburra, Buff-rumped
Thornbill, Yellow-rumped Thornbill, Brown Treecreeper, Double-bar Finch,
Wedge-tailed Eagle, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Willie Wagtail, Welcome
Swallow, Eastern Rosella, White-winged Chough.
Port Macquarie road turnoff (on Rylstone-Glen Alice road) - 7-9am both
days: Australian Magpie, Pied Butcherbird, White-plumed Honeyeater
(numerous), Regent Honeyeater (numerous), Noisy Miner,
Grey-Shrike-thrush, Jacky Winter, Galah, Red-rumped Parrot, Little
Lorikeet, Red Wattlebird, Australian Raven, Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike,
Brown Treecreeper, Turquoise Parrot, White-winged Chough, Pied
Currawong, Wood Duck, Grey-crowned Babbler, White-browed Babbler,
Restless Flycatcher, White-throated Treecreeper, Crested Shrike-Tit,
Pacific Black Duck, King Parrot, Double-bar Finch, Superb Fairy-wren,
Peaceful Dove, Wedge-tailed Eagle, Eastern Rosella, Common Bronzewing,
Crested Pigeon, Yellow-faced Honeyeater, Rainbow Lorikeet, Musk
Lorikeet, Little Friarbird, Grey Teal. A highlight at this location
was seeing three Regent Honeyeaters mob and drive off the Crested
Shrike-Tit - are they usually this aggressive? And there were Little,
Musk and Rainbow Lorikeets feeding in the one White Box clump of blossom.
Glenowlan Road area (esp near bridge) about 12 noon Sat, and 10am Sun:
Masked Lapwing, Regent Honeyeater, Mistletoebird, Grey Shrike-thrush,
White-plumed Honeyeater, Yellow-faced Honeyeater, White-winged Chough,
Little Lorikeet, Jacky Winter, Brown Treecreeper, Welcome Swallow,
Peaceful Dove, White-browed Babbler, Eastern Yellow Robin, Galah,
Australian Magpie, Red-rumped Parrot, Restless Flycatcher, Superb
Fairy-wren, King Parrot, Laughing Kookaburra, Pied Currawong,
Grey-crowned Babbler, Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike, Pacific Black Duck,
Wood Duck, Willie Wagtail.
Glen Alice area: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Australian Raven,
Black-shouldered Kite, Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike, Gray Teal, Masked
Lapwing, Wood Duck, Eurasian Starling
Junction of Glen Davis road with Capertee road area: Nankeen Kestrel,
Laughing Kookaburra; also Goshawk sp. (not identified)
Glen Davis (mostly at campground): Brown Treecreeper (feeding on
ground, including cadged crusts from picnic); White-throated
Treecreeper, White-plumed Honeyeater
Coco Creek bridge (on Capertee road) about 4pm: Brown Treecreeper,
White-throated Treecreeper, White-plumed Honeyeater, Willie Wagtail,
Noisy Friarbird, Crested Shrike-Tit, Dusky Woodswallow
Unfortunately could not confirm Swift Parrot - suspected at Port
Macquaire rd junction, but not seen. And no sign of Plum-headed Finches.
Good birding!
Colin Richardson
Parkes NSW
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