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Folks,
We spent the weekend checking box/ stringybark/
ironbark areas around Lake Glenmaggie, north of Heyfield in Gippsland,
Victoria. Saturday was drizzly, but Sunday was a glorious still, sunny
autumn day. However, probably due to the extended and continuing drought,
next to nothing was flowering and not much in the way of lerps, and birds were
scarce. No target species seen or suspected, and the best sightings were
in a couple of patches east of Briagolong, one where we found Jacky Winter, Rose
Robin and Eastern Yellow Robin, and another which had Yellow-tufted, White-naped
and Crescent Honeyeaters. Lots of big old Ironbarks, many with hollows,
which may be promising after some decent rainfall when the flowers come out, but
August may be a bit too soon - maybe next year. One big stringybark next
to a forest road had a large patch of roughened bark a couple of metres off the
ground - looked like a long-favoured landing spot for the local glider
population. A worry though that there was so little in the way of
ground-birds - a few flocks of Buff-rumped thornbills, the odd Superb Wrens and
a few groups of Choughs was about it in the woodland/ forest areas, plus one
patch of apparent Painted Button-quail scrapes. However, a good excuse to
visit some very attractive and unfamilar bush. David and Simon, the record
sheets will be in shortly.
Regards,
Jack
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