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Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 07:37:36 +1000
I recently returned from a work trip to Papua New Guinea where I fitted in the odd spot of birding, as one does. As I visited places rarely birded, some of these observations will be of interest.

I had a few days at the newly opened Rondon Ridge Lodge near Mt Hagen, run by TransNuigini, which also operates the well-known Ambua Lodge further west. Rondon has the advantage of being close to Hagen. I missed some of the birds that Ambua is famed for - Crested Bird-of-paradise, Black Sicklebill, Archbold's Bowerbird. However I did see birds at Rondon that are difficult at Hagen - Papuan Parrot-Finch, Black Pithoui, Orange-crowned Fairy-wren, Madarasz's Tiger-Parrot. I saw some nice birds readily seen at both lodges - Lesser Melampitta, Loria's Bird-of-Paradise, Lesser Ground-Robin, Blue-capped Ifrita.

I had a week at Lake Murray in the Western Province, where Southern Cassowary and Southern Crowned-Pigeon were plentiful although under sustained hunting pressure. Fortunately, the locals can't afford guns. Other interesting birds here included Least Paradise-Kingfisher, Blue Jewell-Babbler, White-spotted and Grey-crowned Mannikins. The day before I arrived the locals snared a New Guinea Flightless Rail which they said was common, though I failed to see one.

I had a short time at Kiunga with Sam Kepuknai, seeing New Guinea Babbler and Yellow-eyed Starling.

Greg Roberts
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