Hi Richard,
As i visit Banyule on a reasonably regular basis, i am quite interested in
checking
this out myself.
Any pointers to the locality of the alleged sighting within the flats?
Cheers,
Mark Kliene.
wrote:
> Dear All, Last weekend a birder told me of a pair of probable Hooded Robins he
> had just seen at Banyule Flat (Rosanna, Melbourne). He was familiar with
> White-winged Trillers, and aware of the small breeding population of trillers
> at
> Banyule Flat. He said these birds looked different (his description fitted
> well: narrow white wingbar on male, grey female) and were behaving differently
> (pouncing from young eucalypts to catch moths in long grass). We both looked
> for them without success. It may well be worth looking out for these birds at
> Banyule Flat or nearby areas: this would be an excellent local record if
> confirmed (as the species has declined greatly in southern Victoria). Cheers,
> Richard.
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