Observers of Little Button-quail, please
note that the species remains on the revised COG “unusuals” list.
The Rarities Panel would appreciate receiving reports of your observations.
Barbara Allan, secretary, Rarities Panel
From: Steve Holliday
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Sent: Friday, 10 October 2008 6:34
PM
To:
Subject: [canberrabirds] Little
Button Quail and other observations
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
