Chestnut-rumped Thornbill and a full house of thornbills [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

There is only one confirmed record of this species from the Canberra region
according to "Birds of the ACT: Two Centuries of Change" by Steve Wilson.
That being of 4? birds seen for several days in February 1961 on the slopes
of Black Mountain.

Regards

Marnix Zwankhuizen
Senior Analyst/Programmer
Project GENESIS
Australian Electoral Commission

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For the first time ever I had no less than 7 species of thornbill in one
location (site on Lade Vale Rd):
      Chestnut-rumped Thornbill
      Yellow-rumped Thornbill
      Buff-rumped Thornbill
      Brown Thornbill
      Striated Thornbill
      Yellow Thornbill
      Weebill
Does anyone know whether this has been achieved before?

Is that the first confirmed record (I am assuming acceptance from the
Rarities Panel here!) of Chestnut-rumped Thornbills in the COG area?  I
vaguely recall there may have been a old record from near Mt Ainslie in the
1960s, or am I imagining things?

I have seen six species of thornbill (incl. Weebill but excluding the
Chestnut-rumped) at Brooks Hill on the Kings Hwy previously.  It is a good
site for teaching beginners the differences between the thornbills, as you
are almost guaranteed to get all six there on the same visit.  I can’t
think of too many other places like that.

Brendan

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