Mt Majura & Hackett, Watson, Downer.

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25/6/12
Hackett Pl: 2 mynas, 3 sparrows, 1 striated pardalote, 4 silvereyes, 1 red wattlebird.
Mt Majura gate Blue metal Path. 12 species, Inclu 6 miners, 1 kookaburra sunning, 4 spotted pardalotes, 1 striated pardalote, 5 ww Choughs.
Lower dam: 14 species, inclu 1 male scarlet robin, 1 golden whistler, 1 g fantail, 2 striated pardalotes, 5 spotted pardalotes.
Upper dam: 14 species, Inclu: 1 common bronzewing, 2 speckled warbler (male and female), 1 female scarlet robin, 1 golden whistler, 1 spotted pardalote, 1 grey currawong, 2 redbrows, 2 grey fantails,
Top Horse Stile. 9 species, 1 GST, 2 WTT, 1 male golden whistler, 6 WW choughs, 3 spotted pardalotes and 1 grey fantail.
Majura Pines: 7 species Inclu: 1 male scarlet robin, 1 fantail, 1 redbrow.
Applebox Grassy Woodland E of Majura Pines: 15 species incl  6 welcome swallows, 1 white plume, 1 GST, 2 female golden whistlers (1 immature- brown wings), 1 kooka flew over,  1 striated pardalote, 4 spotted pardalotes, 8 redbrows, 1 g fantail,

SE of Mt Majura/NE Mt Ainslie in a 'secret valley'-
There is an Applebox/brittle gum woodland I had never visited, which had a dense understory of Cassinia and Boxthorn. 8 species: 1 white ear, 1 collored sparrowhawk, 4 scrubwrens, 1 WTT, 3 spotted pardalotes, 2 swamp wallabies,
At the dam (Just N of some large powerlines and an E-W dirt Rd between Ainslie and Majura). 7 woodducks, 1 Aust grebe, 1 GST, 2 speckled warblers, 1 male scarlet robin, 1 male golden whistler, 2 grey currawongs. and a big MFF of thornbills.

Then back on the West side behind the suburb of Ainslie is Yellow Box/ Blakeleys Redgum woodland with a dense Poa understory and Cassinia and Lomandra.13 species incl: 2 speckled warblers, 1 female golden whistler, 1 female scarlet robin, 2 grey butcherbirds, 1 g fantail, 3 miners, 1 striated P and 2 spotted pardalotes.


In addition, on the 23/6/12
Yowani: 8 species. 2 white plumes, 1 g fantail, 1 myna.
Fenton St Downer, 14 species, inclu: 6 little corellas, 5 miners, 1 B goshawk.
Tardent Park Downer, 8 species incl: 1 red wattlebird, 1 g fantail, 4 corellas, 1 spinebill, 2 king.
Holroyd Strip Park, Watson, 10 species Including 1 myna, 4 miners, 8 CP, 3 red wattlebirds and 2 starlings.
Justice Hope Park Watson- Applebox grassy woodland. 9 species, incl: 1 grey butcherbird, 2 kookas, 6 WW choughs, 5 miners,


21/6- Dusk
Watson shops: 1 blackbird, 1 myna, 3 silvereyes, 98 SC cockatoos (mainly flying over), 4 kings, 3 miners.
Aust Catholic Uni- 8 roosting SC cockatoos including 1 dy.

Benj Whitworth