Re: Marnix's sighting,
Yes I also thought I saw a Black Kite at 7PM
Thursday 12th on the Western side of the Saddle between Ainslie and
Majura,had no glasses and was running with a group,so San Faire Dicky Bird,
Terry Gourlay.
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Subject: [canberrabirds] woodland birding
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 10:16:26 +1100
3 separate visits in 3 days to 'Bibaringa' produced a lot of good birds,
all seen from the Cotter Rd, 2 Diamond Doves, 3 (possibly 4) Peaceful
Doves, 3 (possibly 5, including a juvenile) Sacred Kingfishers, 1 Crested
Shrike-tit (obviously with young as it flew off with food in its bill), 9
Diamond Firetails (2 adults, 7 juveniles), 4 (possibly 5) Brown
Treecreepers, Rainbow Bee-eaters, 1 Jacky Winter, Tree Martins, 3
King-Parrots and plenty of Rufous Songlarks and Dusky Woodswallows. Brown
Quails were also heard.
On Saturday in the midday heat I wandered around Callum Brae Woodland
Reserve and saw the local Dollarbird pair had fledged 2 birds. Also a
Brown Goshawk, a juvenile Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo, 2 Rufous Songlarks, 2
Diamond Firetails (possibly nesting?), 4 Speckled Warblers, 8
Double-barred Finches, Leaden Flycatcher pair and Gerygones.
On Sunday I returned to a patch of Uriarra woodland to find the Restless
Flycatcher chicks had fledged and were flying around the nesting tree with
their parents, calling constantly. They have noticeably shorter tails and
a splash of rufous/chestnut on their breast. Also here 2 Diamond Firetails
, 2 Jacky Winter (1 possible juvenile), Dollarbird, Rufous Songlark,
White-winged Triller, Common Bronzewing, Leaden Flycatcher and Dusky
Woodswallow. Driving along a section of Uriarra Rd, or 'Raptor Alley' as I
call it, produced 2 Nankeen Kestrels, 1 Australian Hobby, 4 Wedge-tailed
Eagles, 1 Black-shouldered Kite and a possible Black Kite (too far away to
confirm though).
To top off the weekend a quick visit to Jarramlee Rd produced 5 Brown
Songlarks (as per Joe's email) and over 200 hawking Tree Martins, with the
odd Fairy Martin and Welcome Swallow thrown in. A shame about the burnt
out car wreck on the road.
Cheers
Marnix
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