have been a feature of my GBS site for the past month. Last weekend
it was still the same mix as I mentioned in my March Gang-gang column, with both
species of pardalote and Silvereyes particularly conspicuous but impossible to
count properly, even with binoculars. Today after the rain they were
joined by Grey Fantail, Willie Wagtail, Brown Thornbill, Superb Fairy-wren,
House Sparrow and Red-browed Finch (the last-named the first for this GBS
year). This was the most active birds have been in my garden since the
fires I reckon, impossible to look everywhere and see what birds were part of
all the action. 32 species for the week which is the best for a long while
but still well short of the 40+ I used to get in autumn. Unfortunately
Common Myna also lurking about, after being virtually absent in my garden for
quite a while (usually just seen passing through) they have been constant and
noisy visitors for the past couple of weeks.
Jack Holland
