Hi everyone,
I went to Barmah on the weekend in search of the Superb Parrots.
Both Mark Bennett and I found a number of small flocks of Superb Parrots on
the Saturday just North of Nathalia. I got a very good look at a couple of
females but didn't get excellent views of the males (just saw a couple fly
quickly past). In all I saw about 20 birds with the largest single flock
comprising about 12 birds however I think Mark got a few more.
Not much else was particularly exciting although we found a Southern
Boobook moving around in the middle of the day. The day got very dark just
before a thunderstorm hit and I saw the Boobook fly over me into a large gum.
We watched it for at least half an hour as it was harried by Willie
Wagtails, Black-faced Cuckoo-shrikes and White-plumed Honeyeaters. The
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrikes were really giving it stick definitely hitting it
a number of times. It kept moving around in the tree even returning to its
hollow for a while and then coming out again.
Other birds included Yellow Thornbill, Sacred Kingfisher, Rainbow Bee-
eater, Pallid Cuckoo, Crested Shrike-tit, Crimson Rosellas (Yellow form),
Common Bronzewing, Spotted Pardalote, Crested Pigeon and Red-rumped Parrot.
Best Wishes
John Boyce
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