Tidbinbilla: Red-capped Robin [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

[Marnix Zwankhuizen <>]

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Hello everyone,

 

We spent an enjoyable Sunday afternoon at Tidbinbilla walking the 1 hr Birrigai Time Trial track.

 

We had barely wandered 50 metres in from the visitor centre car park when we spotted a female RED –CAPPED ROBIN among the 30-40 FLAME ROBINS which were spread over the fields. There was also a pair of SCARLET ROBINS present nearby. The Red-capped Robin seemed to be staying close to the clumps of wattle near the dam. The bird had a small but obvious patch of red on its forehead. There were also a number of WELCOME SWALLOWS present.

 

We counted some 22 EMUS all up among the roos and a Red-necked Wallaby and Wombat. The wombat we came across by the aboriginal rock shelter.

 

Other birds included GREY BUTCHERBIRD, GREY SHRIKE-THRUSH, AUSTRALASIAN PIPIT, YELLOW-RUMPED THORNBILL and a WEDGE-TAILED EAGLE soaring over Mt Eliza.

 

Cheers

 

Marnix Zwankhuizen | Assistant Director

Java Enterprise Technology | Information Technology

Australian Electoral Commission

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