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Eastern Spinebills have gone from common to an occasional distant call
around Gidabal St Aranda in the last two years.
The
drought and water restrictions would have an effect and I have also noticed
Red Wattle Birds have become more common and they have a habit of "seeing off"
other honeyeaters.
Peter
Mellor
I went to the Pinnacle Saturday afternoon. In the stringybark forest
saw pair of leaden flycatchers in the usual spot. Only 2 adult sittellas. Lots
of clustered and common everlastings in flower, some pimelias, New Holland
daisies finishing. No rainbow lorikeets.
Walking up from the dam in the centre of the Pinnacle I saw a large
mixed feeding flock with 2 speckled warblers- this is the first time I have
seen speckled warblers in the tree plantings, not in the established
stringybark forest. As I was watching the MFF, an echidna walked right up to
me, sniffing until it was within 1.5m and could actually see me, then trundled
off.
Moving towards the eastern edge of Hawker/Weetangera there were 6
dollarbirds including at least 2 juveniles being fed by adults. At 103 Springvale Dr,
above the driveway there was a black faced cuckoo shrike on a nest, in plain
view. On heading back and reaching Woolner circuit I heard and then saw a
juvenile Eastern spinebill. Only my second this spring/summer (the other being
in Bot gardens), and I have been walking a lot- Where are they!!! I theorise
the drought, and water restrictions, may have caused some changes in the
vegetation and possibly food sources, causing them to move to the coast, or
die??
Benj Whitworth
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