Good to hear that my former haunts are doing well.
By Mallard cross are you referring to the farmyard mallard or the actual Mallard x PBD hybrids present at the site? There's at least 3 actual hybrids there :)
D.
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:49:32 +1000
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Subject: [canberrabirds] BB: Wh cheeked, Lewins, Variegated FW, WBSE, Fantailed C, Brush W, [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Batemans Bay. Monday 15/8/11. After 3 days of rain and no birds, it cleared and birds abounded.
BB Park. High St/Beach Rd. {ie In town, The spot with very tall spotted gums, rainforest bushes, and cliffs.}
Lewins honeyeater. A male whipbird was calling and seen. A flock of striated thornbills. Golden whistler, GST.
BB Water Gardens
1 Satin bowerbird. 30m from the carpark (Near Museum) in a small lone Grevillea were 2 white cheeked honeyeaters. I finally have seen them after visiting >20 times (after advise from Bob Rusk). Grey butcherbird. An adult white-bellied sea eagle flew over heading towards The Bay. Pair of swans with 4 young cygnets. WF heron. 3 Swallows. 1 Mallard cross duck. Many chestnut teal and swamphens. Up near the gazebo were a fantailed cuckoo, a brush wattlebird, GST, 1 yellow-tailed black cockatoo. 7 variegated fairy wrens- They were quite close and there was one male in colour. Their calls are noticeably different from Superb Fairy wrens which were down the hill. A Lewins honeyeater and a New Holland honeyeater. 3YFH. 1 white plumed. Spotted dove. Striated thornbills (4). King, crimson, L corella, SC cockatoo, galahs, R lorikeets. Blackbird, 4 redbrows.
Benj
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