Hi all,
The first Painted Honeyeater has arrived in the Capertee Valley, 10th
September, up at the top dam on my place.
The place is absolutely jumping with birds, with many species nesting
and an unbelievable number of Grey Fantails at my place. Species I
saw nesting on the weekend included Jacky Winter, Fuscous,
Brown-headed and Yellow-tufted Honeyeater, Brown Treecreeper, Hooded
Robin, Eastern Yellow Robin.
At Brymair in the northern part of the valley, both White-throated
and Western Gerygones were obvious and calling; Singing Bushlarks
were displaying. Throughout the valley, White Box is still in flower,
along with Yellow Box and Mugga Ironbark - all three important nectar
trees flowering concurrently. As well as all the more usual
honeyeaters and lorikeets there are Spiny-cheeked and Blue-faced
Honeyeaters. A number of Rainbow Lorikeets are present behind the
Glen Alice church. Rainbows are normally considered rare in the
valley.
While the rain was pouring down in Sydney and the mountains, the
Capertee was fine enough for birding most of the weekend, with some
very welcome showers in between and rain through the nights.
cheers
Carol
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Carol Probets
PO Box 330
Katoomba NSW 2780
Phone (02) 4782 1831
Email:
Guided birding in the Blue Mountains & Capertee Valley
ABN 73 550 267 027
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