Aaaaah!!
Thanks, Tim! LFB is already in the list.
Bill
On 30/11/2014, at 3:20 PM, Tim Dolby <> wrote:
> Hey Bill,
>
> Nice report. The call in question is a Little Friarbird - nice recording.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tim
> ________________________________________
> From: Birding-Aus on behalf of Bill
> Stent
> Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2014 11:41 AM
> To:
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Trip report: Shepparton and Reedy Swamp
>
> A couple of weeks ago I asked for some recommendations for birding around
> Shepparton, and the consensus was that I should visit Reedy Swamp.
>
> I ended up in Shepparton on Monday and Tuesday, and my work had me busy until
> about 5pm on Monday, and starting again at 9 on Tuesday.
>
> On Monday evening I walked along the bike path from the town up towards
> Cudgee Park. There had been a huge downpour that afternoon (with rain coming
> in through the roof of the electorate office) and the sky was very heavy. I
> didn't have an umbrella or raincoat, but I thought I'd risk getting wet. The
> path follows the Goulburn River downstream from Shepparton, and the river
> flows through some nice forest areas. There were quite a few birds, but in
> the gathering darkness I wasn't able to get much, although the calls were
> good. Best bird there was the Little Friarbird, which, coming from
> Melbourne, was a bit of a treat. I turned for home when the rain started
> again, and got home in time for a huge dinner at the local RSL. Chicken
> Parmigiana, and a pint of Bulmers, of course. Mmm-mmm.
>
> On Tuesday morning, I got up at 5 and grabbed the fleet car (a nice brand-new
> AWD Territory with immaculate brown metallic paint). I made it to the
> northern end and worked my way back southwards. At the north end of the track
> (which winds up the eastern side of the swamp) there were Bee-eaters, and
> they appeared to be burrowing in the sand at the side of the road, which at
> this point is along the crest of a sand ridge (would you call it a lunette?).
> When I arrived they retired to a nearby tree, and posed nicely in the
> sunrise.
> https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=969029736445314&set=gm.10153270367029881&type=1
>
> Further south, the road goes through some forest before getting closer to the
> swamp itself. I stopped the car (which by now, after the rain the previous
> day, was sporting quite a lot of mud, including some on the roof) and
> approached the swamp. Rather than being wet, it was mainly silty mud, which I
> didn't walk on for fear of getting stuck. Out in the middle a few stags
> stand, and on one there was a juvenile Whistling Kite. An adult was cruising
> up and down the swamp, being seen off by anything that was brave enough.
> https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=969564323058522&set=p.969564323058522&type=1.
> Around the edge, lots of smaller birds, like Superb Fairy Wrens and Red
> Browed Finches were reasonably common.
>
> I might be wrong here, but I think I got both Brown and White-Throated
> Treecreepers here. The Brown TCs were investigating a stump out in the swamp,
> while the White-Throateds were in the forest around the edge. They were
> pretty distant, but the calls separated them.
>
> While on the subject of calls, I've put a snippet on the Birding-Aus Facebook
> page of a call - I know I've heard this many times, ut I'm not amazing at
> calls, and I just can't bring it to mind. Can anyone help me? It's the
> repeated "kwow, kwow".
> https://www.facebook.com/download/813033198759829/ReedySwamp.wav
>
> All in all, a nice way to spend the spare time while out with work. I had a
> bit of explaining to do when returning the car, but the rest of the guys
> thought it lent an air of "rural cred". Many thanks to those who made
> suggestions!
>
> The list for the two days is as follows:
>
> Species Name
> Pacific Black Duck
> Brown Quail
> Australian White Ibis
> Black-shouldered Kite (Australian)
> Whistling Kite
> Masked Lapwing
> Spotted Dove
> Laughing Kookaburra
> Sacred Kingfisher
> Rainbow Bee-eater
> Dollarbird
> Galah
> Long-billed Corella
> Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
> Eastern Rosella
> Red-rumped Parrot
> White-throated Treecreeper
> Brown Treecreeper
> Superb Fairy-wren
> White-plumed Honeyeater
> Noisy Miner
> Red Wattlebird
> Little Friarbird
> Spotted Pardalote
> Striated Pardalote
> Australian Magpie
> Black-faced Cuckooshrike
> Rufous Whistler
> Willie Wagtail
> Grey Fantail
> Magpie-lark
> Australian Raven
> White-winged Chough
> Welcome Swallow
> Silvereye
> Common Blackbird
> Common Myna
> Common Starling
> House Sparrow
> Red-browed Finch
>
>
>
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