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This morning on the eastern upper slopes of Mt
Ainslie a sudden and very quiet, fast moving bird wave crossed my path: it
included 1 Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (SCH), in the company of 2 White-eared
Honeyeaters, a young Fan-tailed Cuckoo, several Golden Whistlers, and 2 Leaden
Flycatchers. I tried to follow the honeyeaters, but they did not hang around
(apart from a "resident" White-eared H.) and I didn't get a second chance to see
the SCH. A small party of Red Wattlebirds, appearing a little later,
seemed to be in a similar hurry. The approaching rain may have had
something to do with the movement of the birds.
Michael Lenz
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