3 Wattle Dam wotsits (Oct 22) 
From: Wayne Gregson [
Sent: Saturday, 2 November 2013 12:14 PM
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Subject: [canberrabirds] Lake Cargelligo etc Another fruitful trip to Lake Cargelligo this week. Still plenty of water in the sewage works on the edge of town and a wide variety of species – around 50 species close to town. Highlights were Crimson and White-fronted Chats, Major Mitchell Cockatoos, Sharp –tailed and Marsh Sandpipers, White-winged Fairy Wrens, Plum-headed Finches, a lone Wandering Whistling Duck, Spotted, Spotless and Baillon’s Crakes and up to 30 Red-necked Avocet. Well worth a visit and the town is keen to have more birding visitors. - Gum Swamp outside Forbes had up to a dozen Freckled Duck
- Campbell’s Swamp outside Griffith also had Crimson Chats
- Fivebough at Leeton turned up around 50 species including Magpie Geese, Avocet, White-fronted Chat, Yellow-billed Spoonbill
- Binya SF/Wattle Dam provided over 30 species including Turquoise Parrots, Mulga Parrots, Diamond Firetail, Horsfield’s Bronze Cuckoo, Splendid and Variegated Fairy Wrens and Painted Honeyeater
- Woodswallows were much in evidence most places – White-browed, White-breasted and Dusky
- no sign of White-backed Swallows at Tuckerbill Swamp unfortunately
The trip overall, over 4 days and abut 1100 kms, yielded some 130 species. A full typed list will be available shortly if anyone is interested. |
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