Really good report Duan.
I'm interested to see that you saw Spotted Bowerbird at the Hattah Campsite.
This was probably something else. It would be a very rare bird to see in
Victoria - they are probably considered locally extinct (although I'd like to
hear any views to the contrary).
>From what I can gather the last Spotted Bowerbird population in Victoria were
>at the Old Kulkyne Station (actually now part the of Hattah-Kulkyne NP), with
>a pair nesting in the early 1980s. There was also a record from Ned's Corner
>in 1989. The closest recent records to Hattah in NSW are from Balranald and
>Kyalite, just north of Swan Hill in Vic, or further up towards Ivanhoe.
It is also interesting to see that the Spotted Bowerbird doesn't rate a
mentioned in the 'Advisory List of Threatened Vertebrate in Victoria 2007'. Not
sure why?
Your bird may have been Apostlebird? Have you got any photos?
Cheers,
Tim
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From: on behalf of Duan Biggs
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Subject: Trip reports for Australia and New Zealand now online
Dear all,
The following trip reports that I compiled are now available online:
South Island, New Zealand,
http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/new-zealand/New-zealand-15/NZ-april-07.htm
The Mallee including Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales
http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/australia/s-tour/tour-07.htm
South-East Queensland including Brisbane, Lamington National Park, Girraween
National Park and Sundown National Park
http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/australia/se-queensland-2/queensland-april-07.htm
Yours in birding
Duan
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Africa and Australasia
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