Report of the COG Woodland Survey at Majura , 30 June

[Kim Farley via Canberrabirds <>]

On Friday the 30th of June, Barbara Allan and I visited the Majura Defence Training Area for the quarterly COG Woodland Survey. It was a sunny and calm morning after the very cold weather of the previous days.

Overall, we saw only 25 species at the eight sites we surveyed. Barbara said this is likely the lowest number of species ever seen during her many years doing the survey. On the other hand, we saw more water bird species than is usual, including Aust Grebe on a dam that has never produced a single sighting of any species. We also counted 65 Pacific Blacks Ducks, with most of these at just the one site.  And as with the March survey, there were far fewer Noisy Miners than has been usual. Five Scarlet Robins were recorded, along with Striated, Buff-rumped and Yellow-rumped Thornbills at multiple sites and along the tracks between sites 

Kim Farley and Barbara Allan

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