Just saw a small brown bird that I have not seen before in my garden in Deakin.
About the same size and form as a silvereye, hopping actively around on the
ground and in the undergrowth. Mid to darkish grey-brown back and cap, paler
throat/chest, no sign of any bright colours, straight tail with rounded
'corners' and a slight "V" dent in it. I noticed its dark eyes. Short beak
like a Silvereye. I could not see its rump as I was looking down on it through
a window.
Not a Silvereye (darker, no colour, not in shrub foliage), not a wren (tail
straight not pointing up, shorter).
No obvious ID from the 'Birds of the ACT'. I can't rule it out as a Silvereye,
but I have not seen any of the thousands of Sivereyes I have seen here hopping
around on the ground like this, and none as dark on head or back.
Advice appreciated.
David Nicholls
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