White-fronted Honeyeater at Jerra Wetlands

["Harvey Perkins" <>]

Just back from Jerrabomberra Wetlands. After about an hour and three quarters of searching by a group of perhaps a dozen of us, I eventually lucked onto the bird perched in the top of a mainly bare branched poplar right near Fulica hide. I was alone at that particular point in time but whistled in the others who were still around - they arrived running just as the bird disappeared!

 

Another ten minutes of searching in the area and the bird was relocated and most got at least some views of the bird. Phone calls to others who had left earlier brought them haring back and as I left Anthony Overs and Martyn Mofatt had returned. Those who I know saw the bird were Milburn, Damien Farine, Alastair Smith, Yarden Oren and Frank Antram.

 

I'm sure other reports will follow...

 

Harvey

 

 

On 21/06/07, Steve Holliday <> wrote:

A single White-fronted Honeyeater in a small flowering gum within 50 metres of Fulica Hide at about 11.10 am. Fulica is the first hide you come to after crossing the big wooden bridge. Also in the area were Yellow-tufted (1), Fuscous (3+), White-plumed (5+), New Holland (5+), and White-eared Honeyeaters (1), as well as many Red Wattlebirds. A lot of the eucs in this area have flowers on them.

 

I had the bird in view for 5-10 seconds from about 10 metres away. A sparrowhawk with an appalling sense of timing then flew through, and although I had a quick search for about 15 minutes I couldn't find the WFHE, or many other honeyeaters, again. Hopefully it's still there somewhere!

 

cheers

 

Steve

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