G'day Burt,
I'm not all that familiar with the subspecies, and which are endemic
and not. The best one to contact would possibly be Trevor Cowie from
SA.
As to the Endemic species, hope the following may be helpful:
Most of Tassie's endemics are pretty common. The main exception would
be Forty-spotted Pardalote which, while rare, generally stay put in
certain areas, so are likely to be able to be found. Most Euc
woodlands on northern Bruny Island support populations of them, so
that might be a good spot to try, if you are intending to go there.
In fact, all 12 of the endemics have been found on Bruny Island.
If not going to Bruny, the best spot for 40-spots is Peter Murrell
Reserve, in behind Blackman's Bay (Suburb is Huntingfield). Drive
along Huntingfield Avenue, and just past the Vodafone Call centre/
factory, take the lane down to the reserve, and check in the trees
around the dams on Coffee Creek. They work the foliage for lerps, and
constantly give their soft "where, where" call. This reserve is
pretty good for lots of other species, too.
The Ferntree Bower walk at Ferntree, on Mt Wellington is generally
pretty good for Scrubtit (the other species a bit tricky to find),
Scrubwren, and Tas. Thornbill. All three of these species are
generally dense wet forest lovers, though the Scrubwren can generally
be found pretty commonly. Also try the Sandspit River walk in
Weilangta State Forest, on the way out towards the Tasman Peninsula,
turn off for the forest drive through to Orford.
Black Currawong are mostly restricted to higher country (Mt
Wellington, Lake St. Clair, Cradle Mountain, Central Plateau), though
they are also often found in the Red Gate Section of the Meehan Range
Conservtion Park. Head from Hobart towards the Airport, and just over
the small 'range' take the Cambridge/Richmond exit. Then almost
immediately turn left into Belbins Rd. Just a hundred metres or so,
park in the little parking bay, and walk up the gully. Both Black and
(non-endemic) Grey Currawongs are often found here. Also, a good spot
for the honeyeaters - Black-headed, Strong-billed, Yellow-throated.
These three are pretty common across most forests and woodlands in
Tassie, though Strong-billed are less so. Best trick for them is to
listen for tearing bark, like Shrike-tits on the mainland.
Yellow-wattlebirds are also pretty common in Tassie forests and
woodlands, but only in the East and South. It's very tough to find
them in the Northwest and West.
Dusky Robins are fairly common in woodlands and farmlands. They like
to perch in dead trees and on fence-posts.
Green Rosellas are pretty common in woodlands and forests, though not
in more open country.
Tasmanian Native Hens are common in open country along creek-lines and
around dams and watercourses.
Any other info I can give about these species, or others, or
subspecies you're after, send me an email offline.
Cheers,
John Tongue
Ulverstone, Tas.
On 26/10/2009, at 12:22 AM, burt may wrote:
From: burt may
Sent: Sunday, 25 October 2009 11:49 PM
To: 'birding-'
Subject: tasmanian trip
HI, All, Will be visiting TAS from 2nd of Nov to 15th of Nov.
The 1st
week I will be staying in Hobart. The 2nd week I have hired a
Campervan &
will be travelling a round. If any one can give me locations were
to see
the endemics & Subspecies I would appreciate it. If any one as the
time to
show me places, I would be very grateful .Are there any Pelagic
trips during
this period.
Regards Burt May
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