Hi birders,
On Saturday afternoon, a large flock of White-browed Woodswallows
passed over Katoomba, my first for the year. I heard/saw them as I
was getting in my car to head to the Capertee Valley - none seen as
yet in the valley but no doubt they'll be there soon.
Migrants currently present in the Capertee Valley include Rainbow
Bee-eater, Sacred Kingfisher, White-throated Gerygone, plenty of
Rufous Songlarks and on Sunday I saw the first White-winged Triller.
No sign of Painted Honeyeaters yet.
While quietly photographing a flower on my place, I had a female
Painted Button-quail wandering up and booming only a few metres away,
oblivious to my presence. (Not a migrant - they are there all year.)
The southward migration of Yellow-faced and White-naped Honeyeaters
is well underway through the mountains and numbers seem quite high
for the spring migration.
By the way, the Capertee Valley is really alive at the moment. Lots
of lerp and flowering eucalypts at Glen Alice, Musk and Little
Lorikeets flying around, and keep your eye out for Regents which
could be anywhere in the valley at the moment (and please report any
seen to Tiffany Mason - see my next email).
Cheers,
Carol
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Carol Probets
Guided birding in the Blue Mountains & Capertee Valley
PO Box 330
Katoomba NSW 2780
Web: http://www.bmbirding.com.au
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