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Stubble Quail (was 4 Cuckoos in Wamboin)

To: Steve Read <>
Subject: Stubble Quail (was 4 Cuckoos in Wamboin)
From: Martin Butterfield via Canberrabirds <>
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2021 03:56:29 +0000
Walking through long grass is the best, if somewhat nerve-wracking, way.  In a rural setting I have flushed them driving across paddocks, which posed less threats of a reptilian nature, but is problematic if there might be chicks present.



On Wed, 15 Dec 2021 at 14:47, Steve Read <> wrote:
Grateful for advice on where I might actually SEE a Stubble Quail - I must have heard hundreds but have never cast eyes on one.

Do I just need to walk through long grass where Stubble Quail are calling? Or is there an alternative?

Steve

On Wed, 15 Dec 2021 at 1:34 pm, Martin Butterfield via Canberrabirds <> wrote:

In the last 2 days I have heard Stubble  Quail calling from the paddocks next to Campbell Park and Jerrabomberra Wetlands.  


On Wed, 15 Dec 2021 at 13:05, Kathy Cook via Canberrabirds <> wrote:
Four Cuckoos at our place in Wamboin over the last day: Koel (2), Brush
Cuckoo, Pallid Cuckoo and Shining Bronze-Cuckoo.

A curious baby Owlet-Nightjar responded to neighbourhood noise by
closely observing David mowing the grass under its nest box.

Other birds moving through in the last couple of days include Rufous
Fantail and White-throated Gerygone. Stubble Quail are again calling
from the lush paddock, after a long absence during the drought years.

A nice time to be out and about in the garden.

Kathy Cook


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