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Some birding highlights from S.W.Qld. for me so far
this year, apart from meeting some great people and renewing friendships with
return guests!
First and foremost, regular, at least weekly,
sightings of Grey Falcons since about beginning of May.
Usually in the same area, sometimes one occasionally two,and a lot of the views
close enough not to need binoculars.
Wandering around looking {for me, anyway}
Redthroats and coming upon Hall's Babblers everywhere, enough
for my friend to comment that there were so many "they were like chooks in your
yard".
Earlier in the year flocks of Australian
Pratincoles and large numbers of Bourke's Parrots, one group of
four people saw 26 or 7 on the ground.
As always, the Splendid and
White-winged Fairy-wrens in their indescribable breeding
plumage.
A pair of Brown Falcons displaying noisily
and acrobatically over the homestead.
A Spotted Harrier only 10 feet
away.
Alan Morris seeing the Slaty-backed
Thornbill.
The best birding moment for me was not my sighting
but one of someone else. Some people had been looking for a
Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush for seven years and after searching for
two days here found it on the 3rd and again the 4th day, even managed to get
photographs and some video footage.
To top that off, yesterday, Graham Chapman
gave me a beautiful large photo of one of these birds, along with a
Cinnamon and Chestnut Quail-thrush.These will be framed and given pride of place
in my lounge room.
Happy birding everyone.
Julie.
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