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I did four sites on Saturday with one and two helpers and (I think) seven
sites on Sunday by myself. Some for 2 hours, some for 20 minutes. Most were hard
work, today without help, keeping up with the recording and clock watching. Too
many White-throated Gerygones, White-winged Trillers, Grey Fantails, Rufous
Whistlers, etc, to be able to count, at most sites and Wedge-tailed Eagles,
Sacred Kingfishers, Kestrels, at several sites. Only modest number of breeding
records. Unlike last year, no large numbers of Diamond Firetails, only two at
one site. One of the Kestrels sightings was when I stood for a while looking at
some ancient farm machinery and then looked up to see a male Kestrel perched
about 4 metres above me at the entrance to a hollow spout. It looks like a good
nest spot but there was no sign of any other Kestrels and no sound and the bird
was sitting very quietly. It vanished when I was looking away. It may have gone
in the spout. As this is close to home (on Urambi Hills) I will go and recheck.
I wonder if a breeding record exists if it is only found some time later.
Philip ,
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