For those going to Chiltern, Rhonda and I called in on the
way past recently. We visited Cyanide Dam and Bartley’s Farm.
Both sites, like the rest of the district, were extremely dry with no water in
any of the dams. There were a few birds around though. We saw Turquoise
Parrots, Yellow-tufted Honeyeaters, Peaceful Doves, Eastern Yellow Robins and
Crested Shrike-tit at both sites. At Cyanide Dam there were also Brown and
White-throated Treecreepers, Fuscous Honeyeaters, Common Bronzewings and
Yellow-rumped and Brown Thornbills. At Bartleys, Farm we saw lots of Striated
Pardalotes (mostly substriatus), Mistletoebirds, Red-capped Robins, Jacky
Winters and Grey Shrike-thrush. Have a good trip.
Regards
Lindsay Hansch
