Otways great for birding; what is this?

["Andrea S Holland" <>]

James - from the orange wing bars and pink wash in the breast you have photographed a female pink robin.  The pink robin does not have white outer tail feathers (as opposed to the rose robin), but this feature is very difficult to see properly if the bird is not in flight.  While the pose (wings down and tail half cocked) is suggestive of a rose robin, the pink tends to sit quietly (as your subject did) while the rose is a very active bird, very similar to the grey fantail in its flight pattern.

 

Jack Holland