Hi all
At least three Regent Honeyeaters are currently being seen on the Chiltern
Track, which is in the eastern section of Ku-Rin-Gai National Park in Northern
Sydney. The birds are being seen sporadically at a patch of gums that has some
very small amount of blossom and lots of lerps (but plenty of buds looking like
flowering soon) - they are often high up and are regularly chased by other
honeyeaters and they can disappear for an hour or so at a time - I got lucky
this afternoon when they showed within about 5 minutes of my arrival and hung
around for about 20-25 minutes before going somewhere else. Last time I can
recall any Regents in Sydney was the Jan 2010 bird at Nurrangingy Reserve in
Doonside.
Plenty of other honeyeaters with them and along the track, including Fuscous,
Scarlet, White-eared, White-naped, White-cheeked, Yellow-tufted, Yellow-faced,
Brown-headed, New Holland and Scarlet, Eastern Spinebill, both wattlebirds and
Noisy Friarbirds. Also good numbers of Silvereye, Spotted Pardalote and a few
Striated Pardalotes in there too. Some earlier observers had also seen a
Little Eagle.
The location for the birds is clearly posted on eremaea, so I'm not giving
anything away.
Cheers
Tom Wilson
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