London Bridge Homestead

[Marnix Zwankhuizen <>]

No luck at the London Bridge Homestead this morning but I did see a male Hooded Robin and 8 Southern Whitefaces at the other end of the dam.

I did manage to see 8 Gang-gangs half way between the London Bridge Homestead and Tin Hut Dam. A female Musk Duck at the dam.

Marnix

On 11 Aug 2015, at 5:13 pm, Martin Butterfield <> wrote:

I was inspired by Julie's message to go and try my luck at London Bridge today.  On the walk to the Homestead the only mildly unusual bird seen was a Speckled Warbler  - about 5m up a eucalypt rather than feeding on the ground.   However once at the Homestead it was as described by Julie: quite astonishing.  The Hooded Robins (pair) were my target but the Southern Whiteface were very good - and were displaying which is a bonus.  I have seen Brown Treecreepers in the area before but was astonished to see one walking on the lawn around the house!

A pair of Flame Robins, 4 Diamond Firetails and 43 Red-browed finches completed the collection.

Martin

Martin Butterfield

http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/

On 11 August 2015 at 13:16, Julie Clark <> wrote:

Hi All,

Len & I visited the London Bridge Homestead yesterday afternoon. What a terrific place for little birds! There were Flame & Hooded Robins, Red-browed Finch, Diamond Firetails, European Goldfinch, Southern Whiteface, Thornbills, Treecreepers, Shrike-thrush ....

Another highlight was a Brown Falcon (my first sighting so I hope I'm right ... photos attached).

The weather was cold, but reasonable when the sun was shining.

Thanks to Frank, who we met along the way, for passing on really useful information about the location of some of the birds.

I was surprised to see brown treecreepers there, having never seen them in the Canberra area before.

I also managed my first Southern Whiteface photos (rather poor) and female Hooded Robin.

Some photos attached for anyone interested.

Confirmation of Brown Falcon ID (or otherwise) also appreciated.

Cheers

Julie

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 London Bridge Homestead Photos - Aug, 2015

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Julie Clark