Tuggeranong Hill was surveyed on Saturday 2 December. The weather did look a bit ominous, but the rain held off for the morning. Sub-site 5 was the most interesting site, with
a small mixed feeding flock, comprising a juvenile Eastern Spinebill, Grey Fantails, Weebills, White-browed Scrubwren, Silvereyes
and Superb Fairywrens. Rainbow Lorikeets have moved to the southern side of the sites, after several years at sub-sites 2 and/or 3. A
Leaden Flycatcher made it into a survey for the first time. Other unusual species for Tuggeranong Hill sites were
Australian King-Parrots and White-winged Choughs at sub-site 2.
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoos, Pacific Koels and Olive-backed Orioles were amongst species heard between sub-sites. The only breeding records were a juvenile
Eastern Spinebill and several Australian Magpies feeding young. In all, 41 species were observed, 25 of those within sub-sites.
Lia Battisson
