I hadn't been to Toolangi since late 2000, so a visit was in order.
Toolangi State Forest is in the Yarra Ranges near Melbourne. The Wirrawilla
Rainforest Walk is at about 550m asl; an area of Mountain Ash forest, with
Myrtle Beech/Sassafras rainforest in some gullies. I followed my usual
ambling route up the track beside the rainforest walk, through the quarry,
and up the Mount St Leonard Trail about 1km or so. The birding was great
today, and the Pink Robin sighting a real highlight.
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Fref: WIRRA5 Obs: 7808 Dates: 31/03/2001 - / / Site: WIRRA
Survey: A500 Time: 120 Area: 10
Warm-mild, calm. Spectacular autumn day. //ST=1400;ET=1530;NO=1;
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Country: 36.030 Locality: Toolangi SF, Wirrawilla Rainforest Walk,
Victoria.
Habitat: Rainforest C1/2:TL /5
Lat: 37 32 5 S Long: 145 31 31 E A Accuracy: 100 Altitude: 610 M LR:
Wirrawilla Rainforest Walk starts from the corner of Quarry Road and Sylvia
Creek Road, Mount Tanglefoot, Toolangi State Forest, Victoria. Habitat in
the
gully is cool temperate rainforest of Myrtle Beech and Sassafras.
Surrounding
forest is mostly 40-50 year old Mountain Ash regrowth. //GP;
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CODE--- Count Age S St Br T R Species
42681.0 1 S Eastern Tiger Snake
Spectacular orange banded animal about
1.2-1.3m
in length, sunning on track near quarry.
70280.0 S Common Brown
8256.0 S Superb Lyrebird
1 seen; many heard.
70336.0 S Macleay's Swallowtail
Several flying around rainforest along
creek.
8302.0 S White-throated Treecreeper
8426.0 S Eastern Yellow Robin
8280.0 4 H Grey Currawong
8181.0 S Crimson Rosella
8359.0 S Brown Thornbill
8344.0 S White-browed Scrubwren
8406.0 S Grey Fantail
8451.0 6E S Eastern Whipbird
One bird giving a curious croaking/burbling
call, something like the opening notes of a
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater call. It came out
rather rapidly to my pishing. Whipcrack
calls
heard throughout area.
8544.0 S Spotted Pardalote
8366.0 5 S Striated Thornbill
8317.0 S Superb Fairy-wren
8444.0 S Grey Shrike-thrush
8474.0 5E S Lewin's Honeyeater
3680.0 H Golden Whistler
8297.0 2 S Red-browed Treecreeper
8338.0 10E S Pilotbird
Pilotbirds heard at most points along the Mt
St
Leonard Trail. One seen.
8510.0 1 H Crescent Honeyeater
8523.0 S Eastern Spinebill
8488.0 H White-eared Honeyeater
8538.0 S Silvereye
8269.0 1 M S Satin Bowerbird
8346.0 3 S Large-billed Scrubwren
8408.0 1 S Rufous Fantail
8415.0 4 S Flame Robin
Birds calling from top of stags.
8416.0 1 F S Rose Robin
8417.0 1 M S Pink Robin
Great views of full pink-plumaged male.
Heard
it ticking while I watched a Brown Thornbill
foraged on the ground of the track. It then
flew in and chased the thornbill off, before
it
was seen off by a pair of Eastern Yellow
Robins.
8542.0 H Mistletoebird
8431.0 H Crested Shrike-tit
8278.0 H Pied Currawong
21165.0 I Common Wombat
Abundant scats.
21033.0 S Dusky Antechinus
One on edge of Nothofagus forest on Mt St
Leonard Trail.
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