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Scarlet-chested and Orange-bellied Parrots in 24 hrs

To: "'Joshua Bergmark'" <>, <>
Subject: Scarlet-chested and Orange-bellied Parrots in 24 hrs
From: "Greg Little" <>
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:25:15 +1100
Gooday all on BA

I finally managed to see and tick the White-winged Black Tern near
Newcastle, NSW, after several years with most of the Newcastle Bird Club
watching out for me. Beat that.

Greg Little

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From: 
 On Behalf Of Joshua
Bergmark
Sent: Wednesday, 25 January 2012 8:39 PM
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Subject: Scarlet-chested and Orange-bellied Parrots in 24
hrs


I managed all 12 Tasmanian endemics in 5.5 hours on Bruny Island last summer
(though I'm sure someone else will have done better!). It would have been 3
hours, except I couldn't find a Yellow-throated Honeyeater... I guess it is
one of those rules, that you can never find the common birds when you want
them ;)
Joshua Bergmark


> From: 
> To: ; 
> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:59:41 +1100
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Scarlet-chested and Orange-bellied Parrots in
24      hrs
> 
> Good one Peter. Arguably the two hardest to see neophemas in just over 24
> hours. I wonder how many other similar achievements have been accomplished
> by others in the past. I know that when Ruth and I were in central
Australia
> with Tim Dolby in 2010 we figured, over a beer or two, that to see both
> Princess Parrot and Grey Falcon in the same day would be the pinnacle of
> Australian birding achievements - alas, it was not to be! Ruth and I
managed
> to see all three bitterns in Victoria in the same week in December 2010,
> starting with Little Bittern at Reedy Lake near Geelong, followed by
Aussie
> Bittern in Terrick Terrick a day or two later, and then Black Bittern at
> Gipsy Point two days after that. I know that Tim Bawden noted that he saw
> all six neophema parrots in a calendar year in 2011 - a feat that has
> probably only been accomplished by a few birders in the past (Dools, Kevin
> Bartram and a few others that have attempted Australian Big Years). Ruth
and
> I have also been on a pelagic in which all on the boat, including two very
> experienced experts got a tick - but I am sure that probably happens every
> other year or so.
> 
> I would be really interested to hear anyone else's achievements.
> 
> Paul Dodd
> Docklands, Victoria
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 
>  On Behalf Of Peter
Waanders
> Sent: Wednesday, 25 January 2012 1:44 PM
> To: Birding Aus
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Scarlet-chested and Orange-bellied Parrots in 24
hrs
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Last Saturday morning myself and two clients observed 2 Scarlet-chested
> Parrots at Gluepot at around 8:15am. The following morning with Helga
> Kieskamp I observed 2 Orange-bellied Parrots at Melaleuca at around
9:15am.
> Later I realised that both sightings were just over 24 hours apart
> (allowing for the 30 mins time difference). We flew to Melaleuca with
> TasAir, who I can recommend as they were very flexible and accommodating
of
> birders' needs. Once at Melaleuca we had excellent weather for two days
and
> observed Orange-bellied Parrots many times (highest count was a flock of
> 6), also a recently fledged juvenile. Other good birds seen were Ground
> Parrot, Striated Fieldwren, Southern Emuwren, Dusky Robin, Beautiful
> Firetail and a Latham's Snipe.
> 
> Photos in my webalbum:
>
https://picasaweb.google.com/waanders.peter/BirdPhotos2012?authuser=0&feat=d
> irectlink
> 
> cheers
> Peter
> 
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