On Tuesday (29.
March) morning under pleasant weather conditions I carried out the woodland
survey at Mt Ainslie East: Spotted and Striated Pardalotes wide spread, but only
in small groups; widespread also Grey Fantail; White-throated Gerygone, Rufous
and Golden Whistler at and between a couple of sites; 1 Fuscous Honeyeater, and
small numbers of Yellow-faced and White-naped Honeyeaters, 1 Mistletoebird.; to
my delight 2 sites with Speckled Warblers, the first for a while during the
woodland survey.
On the way back
to the car park twice Diamond Firetail and 2 Jacky Winters (with the male
repeatedly in full song) and 2 Buff-rumped Thornbills feeding 1 begging
young.
Several sites
have become very weedy, although rabbit numbers appear to be down.
Michael
Lenz
