Hi,
Just wanted to send out a big thank you to all those who helped make my
recent Victorian birding jaunt a wonderful trip. Many people provided
information, directions and advice which assisted in finding many of the
species on my wishlist. Particular thanks to the organiser and the leader
of the pelagic for a fantastic day at sea. For someone who hadn't seen an
albatross in Australia before, what a day to begin, hundreds of birds from
9 (or is that 10) taxa, not to mention the petrels, shearwaters, prions,
storm-petrels and others.
Werribee was another treat and a massive thanks to those involved in
getting us to see such a wonderful birding location.
It would be hard to pick a favourite bird from a 6 day period that took in
Gippsland, the Dandenongs, the Great Ocean Road (advice for anyone driving
to Port Fairy for a pelagic, the Great Ocean Road takes longer than you
think, maybe take the highway!), a Port Fairy pelagic, Werribee,
Rutherglen, Chiltern and the Alps, but it would have to be between seeing
the sheer numbers and diversity of albatrosses, the Rutherglen Painted
Snipe at very close range, or observing several Turquoise Parrots
(accompanied by an Eastern Rosella for a nice size comparison) coming down
to the water's edge to drink at Cyanide Dam.
Happy birding. Cheers, Pete
Peter M. Kyne
PhD Candidate
Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology
University of Queensland
St Lucia 4072 QLD
Ph: (07) 3365 2720 or 3365 2944
Fax: (07) 3365 1299
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