The Plain this morning

[martin butterfield <>]

Julienne and I wandered out into the Hoskinstown Plain to check the Swamp that has been so productive recently.  Alas it is as dry as, so no waterbirds.

Our highlights were:

• 60+ Red-rumped parrots perched in a pine tree windbreak;
  
• 1 Golden-headed cisticola
  
• 7+ Flame robins(at least 3 full colour males)
  
• 1 Diamond Firetail
  

On the way home I again encountered the flock of ~30 Double-barred Finches reported last Saturday.  This time they were in the company of an equal number of House Sparrows and European Goldfinches.

On a separate note a friend has asked if anyone knows a vendor of ready-made nest boxes?  My friend is after about a dozen, in a range of sizes to go from pardalotes to Kookaburras.  He doesn't have the time to make them up from scratch but could be interested in kits which just require a modest amount of assembly.  Does anyone have a source of such items?

Martin

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Martin Butterfield

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