Painted Finch, Sturt NP, NSW & SW QLD

["Graham Turner" <>]

G'day Birders,
                      I've just come back from a trip to SW Qld, NW NSW 
(trip report coming soon), saw lots of good birds but one that stood out was 
Painted Finch, what a stunning bird. We saw these at two locations, one of 
which was in Sturt NP, at the Gorge Lookout. I was rather impressed with 
this sighting as there is only one record on the NSW NPWS atlas (similar 
area). However I have heard from John Rawsthorne that there are more Painted 
Finches near Mt Wood Homestead, also in Sturt NP.
The other location was just west of Coopers Ck, west of Thargomindah. Both 
of the field guides I had did not show them occurring in this area.
Cheers
Graham Turner 

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