On Saturday I paddled Jerrabomberra Creek and associated wetlands, many
thanks to Michael Maconachie for once again allowing access to the
restricted area for the duration of the blitz.
Highlights of a most enjoyable paddle were 5 Pied Cormorants, 5 Nankeen
Night Herons, including 1 juvenile, 3 Cattle Egrets in bright breeding
plumage, the continuous calling of the Reed Warblers (20 actually
counted but many more present) and White-winged Trillers (only 1 sighted
but more calling from the within the willows), upwards of 120 Eurasian
Coots. Something I encountered for the first time was Dusky Woodswallow
nesting in a knothole in a dead willow. The lowlight was the large
numbers of large carp, in breeding mode I suspect, continually bumping
the bottom of my kayak. Maybe a good time and place for a cull?
Sunday I paddled Molonglo Reach where as I was launching I was
confronted by 1 white and 3 grey Geese, being very protective of the 15
Goslings with them. Not sure if these have a place in our birding stats
but 15 Goslings seems worthy of comment. Other highlights were another
pair of Dusky Woodswallows nest building, as were a pair of Black-faced
Cuckoo-shrikes in the same dead tree. There were also 2 active Darter
nests (bird "on"). The only addition to Saturdays 46
species was a pair of copulating Cuckoos - probably Horsfields but
unfortunately I'm not completely sure.
Cheers
Rod
On 30/10/2017 11:23 AM, Barbara Allan wrote:
> Many thanks to all enthusiastic blitzers who have already submitted
> their records. A great response thus far and some really interesting
> observations, including at least one new bird for the blitz, the Scarlet
> Honeyeaters at the ANBG. I shall work my way steadily through the
> records and give periodic updates to the chat line and through the
> newsletter. Again many thanks to all participants and a plea to those
> who haven’t yet submitted their records to do so asap. And to share any
> interesting back-stories with the chatline. I really enjoyed my weekend
> even though I didn’t see anything particularly new or different.
> Highlights were Fuscous Honeyeaters, Dusky Woodswallows and a pair of
> Flame Robins feeding on ??? on the road (Smokers Trail); a handsome male
> Satin Flycatcher (also Smokers); Speckled Warblers feeding young
> (Pinnacle NR); a pair of kestrels vocalising (Pinnacle NR); a Great
> Egret and a pair of Crested Shrike-tits (Lake Ginninderra); and two poor
> Brown Thornbills feeding a great lump of a Fan-tailed Cuckoo chick
> (Tidbinbilla). b
>
*******************************************************************************************************
This is the email announcement and discussion list of the Canberra
Ornithologists Group.
Emails posted to the list that exceed 200 kB in size, including attachments,
will be rejected.
All emails distributed via the list are archived at
http://bioacoustics.cse.unsw.edu.au/archives/html/canberrabirds. It is a
condition of list membership that you agree to your contributions being
archived.
When subscribing or unsubscribing, please insert the word 'Subscribe' or
'Unsubscribe', as applicable, in the email's subject line.
List-Post: <>
List-Help: <>
List-Unsubscribe: <>
List-Subscribe: <>
List manager: David McDonald, email <>
|
