Hi all
Prue and I did the autumn woodland survey at Goorooyarroo
this morning in perfect conditions. Highlight was a female Scarlet Honeyeater
seen at sites 8 and 9, feeding in flowering mistletoes. It is possible there
were 2 different birds involved but as the sites are only a couple of hundred
metres apart it was probably just the one. GPS for site 8 is 35 12 39 / 149 10
59. There are many flowering mistletoes at the southern end of the reserve at
the moment, keep an eye out if you are in the area.
Also saw or heard OB Orioles, Speckled Warblers at 2 sites,
a Brown Falcon, Yellow-faced and White-eared Honeyeater, Golden Whistler, Mistletoebird,
Aus Grebe with 4 small chicks. No sign of honeyeater migration, in fact
surprisingly few wattlebirds and friarbirds present given all the mistletoe
flowering.
Non-birds included a Shingleback, our first Pasture Day
Moths for the season, lots of flowers, and 10 species of butterfly including
Spotted and Imperial Jezebels, Chequered Copper and Stencilled Hairstreak.
Cheers
Steve
