I did a hurried round of Gossan Hill on the same Sunday and found very
interesting the birds that Benj picked up but I missed completely:
I counted 23 Pied Currawongs in the trees and on the ground - with some
others in nearby houses. Saw 7 Common Bronzewings (I have routinely seen
more of these at Gossan Hill than anywhere else I have gone recently -
they are mostly feeding under the bush cherry). I have noticed that they
will only flush if you move off the tracks. I missed the Gang Gangs and
the White-winged Choughs completely, but did see a pair of Double-bar
Finches building a nest on the North Western side. Also Galah and
Crimson Rosella inspecting hollows. Best sightings were two pairs of
Speckled Warblers - they appear to be doing very well to hang on in such
a small reserve.
Con
Whitworth, Benjamin - BRS wrote:
I have been birding a little bit lately.
Saturday
Aranda
27 pied currawongs flew over (heading south) as did 13 SC cockatoos. 1
grey currawong. 1 eastern yellow robin. 7 gang gangs. 5 magpies in the
controlled burn. I think I heard a speckled warbler, but couldn’t
locate it. 5 eastern spinebills. At least 126 grey kangaroos with 88
West of Bindubi and 36 East of Bindubi in the paddocks and 2 in the
controlled burn spot. 2 rabbits.
Sunday
Gossan Hill-East side
Lots of birds, 11 gang gangs including 2 immatures. 8 king parrots. 7
WW choughs, 8 or so crimson rosellas. 3 eastern spinebills. 2
kangaroos (which seemed strange). The shrubs are budding very well and
it will be a great spring unless they get bulldozed more.
Bruce ridge
1 boobook on dusk freaked out the fairy wrens. Female WT tree creeper
seen digging into a wattle with its beak, like a woodpecker. I got to
within 2m. 2 eastern spinebills. 1 Grey currawong. 3 ravens.
Jack mentioned at the COG meeting a lack of honeyeaters. Well I have
not seen this many eastern spinebills for years, even had 2 in my
garden. I will be interested to see the GBS. Also I haven’t seen a
gang gang for ages, but seemed to be plenty at aranda and gossan.
Benj
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