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Speaking of yellow faced honeyeaters and golden whistlers, at Barrer Hill last week just off the track near the summit there were half a dozen YFHE looking like they were leaving town, also a single golden whistler, 12 black faced wood swallows,
and a similar number of welcome swallows. On the lower track I encountered a large mixed flock of fairy martens and welcome swallows, roughly 70-80, alternately perched on a dead tree and then hawking in a cloud of small insects, quite the sight when they
all took to the air at the same time. Also present a mixed flock of yellow rumped and brown thornbills, silver eyes, superb fairy wrens and red browned finches, black faced cuckoo-shrike and a grey shrike-thrush. I’ve walked this track many times over the
past few years but never encountered bird activity on this scale. I guess the large number of small insects may have contributed to this aggregation. I returned the next day hoping for a repeat - but my only sightings were 4 starlings and single fairy wren
and crimson rosella! Other recent sightings in this area include a pair of speckled warblers, then on another occasion 4 speckled warblers (possibly 2 adults and 2 young?), male and female scarlet robins, double barred finches and black shouldered kite. Though
not recently I have also encountered 8 common bronzewings in a single outing.
Cheers
Rod
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On 18 Mar 2024, at 7:03 pm, Cornelia Battisson via Canberrabirds <> wrote:
HI Nicki,
I first heard YFHo flying over my house on 10 March. I think that is about 9 days earlier than previous years, but I may have missed the first birds in the past.
Regards
Lia
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On Behalf Of Nicki Taws via Canberrabirds
Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2024 7:41 PM
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Subject: [Canberrabirds] Late summer/early autumn
It’s only early autumn and still trying hard to be the summer we didn’t have, but a Golden Whistler turned up in the garden today. Then a couple of flocks of Yellow-faced honeyeaters flitted through. The last time they were here was first
week of October on their way to the mountains. The second flock contained a White-naped honeyeater. It seems a bit early but maybe the couple of chilly mornings last week gave them notice.
Cheers
Nicki Taws
0408 210736
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