Chestnut-rumped Thornbill and a full house of thornbills

["Geoffrey Dabb" <>]

1961 ACT record (Campbell) in Steve Wilson’s book, written up by Steve CBN 3(7).

 

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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