3 seems to be a Bar-shouldered Dove. The other 2 remain
mysteries.
Bron
At 08:16 AM 3/11/2013, Geoffrey Dabb wrote:
3 Wattle Dam wotsits (Oct
22)
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From: Wayne Gregson
Sent: Saturday, 2 November 2013 12:14 PM
To:
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
Baillonâ??s Crakes and up to 30 Red-necked Avocet. Well worth a
visit and the town is keen to have more birding visitors.
Other places visited:
- Gum Swamp outside Forbes had up to a dozen Freckled Duck
- Campbellâ??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, Horsfieldâ??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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