This morning two Brown Quail were foraging in the open with Galahs,
Crimson and Eastern Rosellas, Crested Pigeons and Starlings in a
ploughed field adjacent to Cotter Road, opposite Bibaringa. The
quail had based themselves in a patch of rough grassland adjacent to
a gully (culvert 2178) and were making regular forays into the field.
While two quail were in the field a third flew up the gully. I heard
them calling briefly. On the Bibaringa side there were at least 5
Brown Treecreeper, 5 Diamond Firetail and 4 Southern Whiteface.
One wonders if there has been an influx of brown quail into the
region following the rain.
Milburn
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The Milburns
8 Miller Street
O'Connor
ACT 2602
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