Today was another one of those perfect SEQ autumn days (blue sky, low-
mid 20s temp, little breeze), so a Main Range bushwalk was in order.
Since it had been a while I had popped out to the Mt Matheson Cct at
Spicer's Gap (one peak to the south of Cunningham's Gap).
The high density of Bell Miners means that the eucs are a bit hammered
in places, and the other birds are a bit scarce. However, I was
interested to see a large number of ground thrushes along the convict
road. The elevation in the area is in the overlap between the
preferred Bassian - Russet-tailed zones. However, most of them
weren't in rainforest habitats.
Also of interest was a group of E Whipbirds in the canopy of a tall
casuarina amongst the sclerophyll. The highlight was close views of a
group of Red-browed Treecreepers in the eucs alongside the old convict
road through the Gap (made a nice change from the ubiquitous WTTCs).
Since there time, a coffee stop at the Kooroomba Vineyards (Lavender
Farm) was in order. The views of Mts Barney, Ballow, Clunie and Moon,
and Wilson's Peak were brilliant as usual, and the freshly-baked choc
chip muffin (still hot from the oven) and cream was excellent.
Watched a Black-shouldered kite hovering in the distance while
finishing a long black.
Regards, Laurie.
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