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Hi Birders,
Carol Proberts, John Leonard and others commented
on the abundance of or otherwise of small honeyeaters this winter. Here on
the Central Coast, Yellow-faced Honeyaters were as abundant as ever, however the
numbers of White-naped Honeyaters was definately up being seen in heath,
forest and woodland in numbers not usually reported for winter. Fuscous
Honeyeaters which are usually only reported at one or two sites every few years
in winter were seen at more than ten locations May-August feeding in flowering
Swamp Mahogany along with the other two species. Silvereyes were also very
common. However earlier in the year in May-June, because of good seasonal
conditions inland Silvereyes were present in good numbers much further west than
usual and were seen at Mootwingie (now Mutawingi?) NP and Gunderbooka NP in
May-June, and at Deniliquin in August.
Alan Morris
NSWFOC Records Officer
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