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> On 6 May 2015, at 4:53 pm, Phil Gregory <> wrote:
>
> The thread (and advertisements) for Grasswren tours is timely, as Jun Matsui
> and I went down to Opalton over the weekend in quest of the proposed split
> Rusty Grasswren, one of 4 proposed out of what was- or is- Striated
> Grasswren. We found a pair in the spinifex just south of Opalton and will
> post photos to our website below, also got Chestnut-breasted Quailthrush,
> Hall's Babbler and lots of Budgies, but it was very dry here and small birds
> were very sparse.
> Bladnesburg NP further N near Winton that afternoon May 4 was very nice, here
> we managed Cloncurry Ringneck ( when oh when will they split the ringnecks
> into 2_+ species?), Grey-headed honeyeater, Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater,
> Spinifexbird and a great pair of Rufous-crowned Emuwren, plus Cockatiels,
> Budgies and an Emu, all making for a very good trip, about 1000km from us in
> Cairns and Kuranda.
>
> Coming back we saw 13 Australian Bustards between Winton and Km 40 from
> Hughenden, all feeding right by the road, and several hundred budgies flying
> over. A good pick up for us at Woodstock near Townsville were 2 of the
> white-rumped race of Black-throated Finch sat on a fence wire, a new taxon
> for both of us. This is of course greatly threatened by proposed coal mining
> ventures, which should neatly decimate the habitat- amusing to read how the
> company apologists are going to combat this by setting up equivalent
> habitats, as if such things can be magicked out of thin air.....
>
> Anyway, a very successful weekend. To digress slightly I even got a new
> local area bird on May 2 when a flock of 40+ Masked Woodswallows appeared
> over Cassowary House, with 5+ White-browed amongst them, the latter a new
> bird for me here and the former only our second sighting in the 18 years we
> have been here. Off to the Solomons next.....
>
> Phil Gregory
>
> ornithological writer/ bird guide/ tour organizer
> Field Guides / Sicklebill Safaris / Cassowary House / Cassowary Tours
> P.O. Box 387
> Kuranda
> QLD, 4881
> Australia
>
> Phone: +61 (0)7 4093 7318
> Fax: +61 (0)7 4093 9855
>
> Website 1: Http://www.sicklebillsafaris.com
> Website 2: Http://www.cassowary-house.com.au
> ornithological writer/ bird guide/ tour organizer
> Field Guides / Sicklebill Safaris / Cassowary House / Cassowary Tours
> P.O. Box 387
> Kuranda
> QLD, 4881
> Australia
>
> Phone: +61 (0)7 4093 7318
> Fax: +61 (0)7 4093 9855
>
> Email:
> Website 1: Http://www.sicklebillsafaris.com
> Website 2: Http://www.cassowary-house.com.au
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