Went for a quickish drive this afternoon out through Coppins
Crossing, Uriarra Crossing, along Mountain Creek Rd, then back via
Brindabella & Cotter Rds. Highlight was a Little Button Quail which
flushed from the roadside along Mountain Creek Rd, about 100 metres from the corner
of Uriarra Rd. I had stopped to check birds on a dam on the right hand side of
the road, and nearly trod on it. It flew low across the road and crashed into
the fence on the other side, I went over to see if it was okay, luckily it was,
and it promptly flew off again, disappearing into the paddock to the south. No
doubt about the ID, small size, red-brown upperparts and clean white flanks and
underparts. Other birds in this area included Bee-eaters, Brown Falcon, 8 Hardheads
on the dam.
Earlier I checked for Bushlarks along Coppins Crossing Rd in
the farmland north of the crossing. No luck but saw a male Brown Songlark in
display, 5+ Skylarks, Pipits, a Kestrel and heard Stubble Quail. Also BF
Dotterel at Uriarra Crossing, Rufous Songlark along Uriarra Rd, Scarlet Robin
along Brindabella Rd. Not many birds visible on the Uriarra Homestead Dam apart
from small grebes, a few Coot and Hardheads.
cheers
Steve
