Report of Sunday 5 July COG outing

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A small group met at Farrer Ridge early on 5 July.  At the parking area near Erindale Drive numbers of Weebills were busy in the small eucalypts, and we continued to see and hear Weebills most of the way.  Near the track under the powerlines we came upon a very busy pair of Yellow-rumped Thornbills busy carrying nest material into a clump of mistletoe only a metre or so above the ground.  On those lower slopes as well as further up the ridge we saw several Scarlet Robins - male and female. Where the track up to the trig starts there were a couple of Speckled Warblers, together with Weebills and  more Yellow-rumped Thornbills. Views from the top were great, on a cool but still and sunny morning.  Two Wedgetailed Eagles were circling over the end of the Wanniassa hills. 
Twenty four species seen altogether, with others including a Grey Butcherbird, King Parrots, Crimson and Eastern Rosellas and Grey Shrike-thrushes.

Sandra Henderson