|
Honeyeaters were the stars of today's walk to
Newline Quarry. There must have been about
300. They were hard to count as they were moving quickly.
We estimated 130 Fuscus, 110 White-naped, 60 White-plumed with a
sprinkling of Yellow-faced. They were frequenting
the Box trees that have begun to flower in the section of the paddock from the
dam to the boundary near the quarry and the shipping containers. There was
a further sprinkle of Noisy Miners which were mostly observed on the tip side of
the road where the trees are more widely spaced. It is likely the
honeyeaters will remain in this area for a while as the trees have only just
begun to flower.
We got good comparative views of two Little
Corellas flying with two Long-billed Corellas. We were able to hear the two
different calls.
Brown Treecreepers, a Crested Shrike-tit,
Red-rumped Parrots( br-inspecting hollow) and a group of Red-browed Finches
were other notable species.
We saw 22 bird species. We had a nice turn out of
17 people.
Julienne Kamprad
| 