Callum Brae Goshawks breeding

[Julian Robinson <>]

In a short visit to Callum Brae on Saturday I found quite a few shy
nesters but not much else.  In an hour through the north-west corner
around 10am, not one single small bird - no thornbills, no finches and
the few fairy-wrens were confined to the zoo site.

The A. Grebes,  Kookaburra and yet again a mixed
Long-billed / Little Corella pair were all nesting, and
Dollarbirds, Leaden Flycatcher, Willie Wagtail  and Sacred
Kingfisher looked as though they were nesting or about to. The grebes
kookaburras and sacred kingfisher were all inside the old zoo
site.

The Goshawks are finally breeding with two (I think) young in the
nest.   The adult swooped me several times (while hanging on to
half a rabbit) and called repeatedly from high branches when I was first
50 m or so from the nest (which I only discovered because of the bird's
attacks), and continued as I retreated until I was about 100m away.

Callum Brae is still a bit sad, weighed down by the combined effects of
roos and drought.  Albeit now with a superficial green tinge. 


Julian