The Jervis Bay camping/caravanning long weekend to Green Patch was
enjoyed by 14 COG members. We went in search of birds along the local walking
trails, roads and the Booderee Botanical Gardens.
The sighting of
a Ground Parrot by Brian Scales in
the low heath at the intersection of Elmoos Rd and Hyams Beach Rd was
most pleasing. Tawny-crowned
Honeyeater, a Beautiful Firetail
and a Southern
Emuwren were also seen at this site. Other interesting sightings
on the trip were a grey form Eastern
Reef Heron, a Yellow-nosed Albatross, a Peregrine Falcon, a Rose
Robin, Eastern Whipbird, Brown Cuckoo-dove, Brown
Gerygone, Scarlet Honeyeater, Lewin?s Honeyeater, Red-browed Treecreepers
and a pair of displaying White-throated
Treecreepers. The large number of Eastern Bristlebirds in
the Park are a testament to the Park's fox bating program. A Little Lorikeet was heard but not seen.
Those of us who took part on the Murrays Beach Walking Trail outing were
fortunate enough to see a Humpback Whale breach the water close to the
cliff.
We saw 71 bird
species and noticed 6 non-human mammal species.
Julienne Kamprad
