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| Subject: | Varied Sitellas |
| From: | Martin Butterfield <> |
| Date: | Tue, 3 Feb 2015 13:29:03 +1100 |
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On my way home from seeing a mere 85 Plumed Whistling Ducks on the edge of Bungendore (not that I'm jealous of DMcD for getting over 100) I swung in to the 6 Mile TSR on Bungendore Rd. Any thought I might have been having about migrants departing were erased quite quickly: Leaden Flycatcher, Tree Martin, Dusky Woodswallow (fledglings), Sacred Kingfisher and White-throated Gerygone were all present. The highlight was a small flock of Varied Sitellas. While 3 of them appeared adult and were doing the Sitella thing gleaning trunks for insects 2 were very small and noisy sitting on a branch. Eventually their squeaking was rewarded when a gleaner rammed some food in their mouths. I couldn't spot a remnant nest but suggest it was very close. Martin Butterfield |
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