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My general highlight for the ACT was observing 175
species in the Territory during the year, showing just how rich the birdlife is.
A specific delight was the red-capped robin in Aranda bushland: while not that
rare it was the first I have seen in the ACT and the first I have spent a solid
hour watching him do this thing.
For the rest of the COG area of interest TSR 48
just North of Gundaroo provided painted honeyeaters and filled in one of the
(many) gaps in my life list.
I didn't get out of the ACT very much but found the
flock of 1,000 plus banded stilts and red-necked avocets on a salt lake on
Kangaroo Island rather exciting. As we had to catch a boat to go there I'm
tempted to also log this as my overseas highight. However the efforts of
the volunteers to rehabilitate Tiri-tiri Matangi Island, and run the safe-haven
for endemic species, just outside Auckland had to get a
mention.
Martin
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