Speaking of central finches, I wonder how many of you can
identify this one:
From: martin butterfield
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Sent: Wednesday, 23 May 2007 8:28 PM
To: Cog line
Subject: [canberrabirds] Finch central
I took myself off to finch central at Coppns Crossing
today. I didn't see the horde of Diamond firetails reported by
Julian but there were a few around; it was difficult to count them as
they appeared in 1s and 2s not "flocks". There were also
European goldfinches, red-browed finches (at least 20) and double barred
finches (at least 10). Also one speckled warbler. I saw at least 5
scarlet robins (see piccie).
To my mind the astonishing factor was the environment in
which all this took place. It wasn't actually the old sewage ponds but an
area between the ponds and the river. The vegetation here was basically
burnt Pinus radiata, blackberry thickets, briars and thistles. Not quite
the yellow box woodland we all love and protect.
There were also a few billabongs (which the birds
didn't seem to interact with) and the Molonglo had a good flow in it.
