Now is the time of year that Yellow-faced Honeyeaters are on
migration and small groups, numbering up to about 50, can be seen
from time to time in Sydney, although the city is east of the
migration route for the bulk of this species; most travel through the
Blue Mountains, I believe. This migration typically occurs for about
a month or six weeks at this time of year.
I have had a couple of groups (maximum 10) in the past week in
Cammeray, just a few minutes drive north of the Harbour Bridge, and
your sighting.
regards, Andy Burton
Hi,
I'd be interested to know if anyone's come across yellow-faced
honeyeaters in abundance anywhere close to inner-city Sydney.
I found one last week foraging on a small eucalypt just behind the
rollercoaster at the back of Luna Park, Milsons Point (alonside the
officeblock at 6 Deng St) - I guess a wayward southern migrant. This
otherwise treeless half-acre lot of weeds and vines supports
numerous bulbuls, superb fairy wrens, white-browed scrubwrens,
silvereye and the odd red wattlebird. The red wattlebirds can
occasionally be heard in busy Walker St, feeding on generous balcony
planters. Across the harbour in Sussex St, there are blackbirds in
and around a tiny neglected overgrown lot (near the corner Erskine
St).
Regards
--
Andy Burton's Bush Tours
12/8 Cambridge St,
Cammeray,
NSW 2062
Australia
Ph 61 2 9954 0893
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