Woodland survey - Callum Brae

[sandra henderson <>]

The summer survey undertaken this morning in good conditions. The woodswallows and trillers were absent, and some other noticeable absences included Red-browed Finches, Brown Goshawk and White-throated Treecreepers. 44 species seen in total, 42 of those within survey sites. A group of three Speckled Warblers seemed more agitated than usual, but I could not locate a nest. Pallid, Horsfield's Bronze and Shining Bronze Cuckoos all calling, as were several Leaden Flycatchers.

Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrikes, Australian Magpies and Noisy Miners had dependent young, Crimson Rosellas were copulating, and a pair of Sulphur-crested Cockatoos were entering and leaving a hollow from which little cocky noises could be heard. The only raptors in evidence were several kestrels sitting on at the tops of trees. The St John's Wort appears to be this season's dominant weed, although some big patches appear to have been sprayed.

Sandra Henderson