Eighteen COG members came to this COG outing on a clear, sunny and still
morning, including notably, several new members. Despite the great weather,
there were not a lot of birds around. The forested area just north of of the
office block was again (as last year), dominated by Noisy Miners excluding many
of the small birds, but Crimson and Eastern Rosella were in good numbers, plus a
flock of Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoos, Red-rumped Parrots, Australian
King-Parrots and the occasional Galah and Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo. Over towards
the eastern boundary, Lindell picked up a beautiful Pair of Scarlet
Robins. Back over the horse-ramp, Alison found a male Common Bronzewing.
Other notables were a Grey Currawong pair, Weebill, Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike,
Golden and Rufous Whistlers, White-eared Honeyeater and a flock of about 15
Yellow-faced Honeyeaters moving through. Top spotter for the trip was Duncan,
with an overhead Australian Hobby, Yellow Thornbill, Speckled Warbler and
Mistletoebird. Total bird count was 39 species.
Bruce Lindenmayer
