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Chestnut-rumped Thornbill and a full house of thornbills

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Subject: Chestnut-rumped Thornbill and a full house of thornbills
From: "Geoffrey Dabb" <>
Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2007 12:33:13 +1000

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

 

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Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Chestnut-rumped Thornbill and a full house of thornbills

 

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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