Olive Whistler, Forest Raven, Flame Robin at New England NP but no sccrubbirds

[Greg Roberts <>]

I've just returned from a three-day campout at New England National Park
west of Armidale, NSW. In good numbers here were Olive Whistler, Flame
Robin and Forest Raven, with other nice birds including Red-browed
Treecreeper and Scarlet Robin.

However, there was no indication of the presence of Rufous Scrubbird in the
beech forests around Pt Lookout which I understood had previously been a
good site for this species.  The habitat here looks excellent for the
species and is far more extensive than at other sites where the bird
persists (for instance, Border Ranges and Gloucester Tops). I wonder if
anyone has thoughts on this?

More here:

http://sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com.au/2015/09/new-england-national-park-flame-robin.html

Greg Roberts
http://sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com.au/
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