On Saturday, Chris Tzaros and I were strolling around the
Toolangi/Murrundindi area of the Central Highlands near Melbourne. In one
area of riparian forest (a strip left beside a big clear-fell coupe), we
became aware of a strange tapping sound - lots of it. It turned out to be a
big flock of Striated Pardalotes (and a few Spotted) lerping. The sound of
the birds pecking lerps from leaves was quite audible, and with 30+ of them
doing it in a small area was quite an interesting percussive effect. The
other thing of interest was that the Striated Pardalotes were of the
migratory Tasmanian form - the Yellow-tipped Pardalote _Pardalotus striatus
striatus_.
Has anyone else had the pleasure of hearing the massed percussion of feeding
pardalotes? .... and, how many others have noticed Yellow-tipped Pardalotes
on the mainland this winter, and where?
L.
PS: Other birds reciorded were as follows. Species richness low, but
enjoyment high - despite the Pilotbirds refusing to show themselves to
would-be-twitcher Chris!
Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
Superb Lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae
White-throated Treecreeper Cormobates leucophaeus
Red-browed Treecreeper Climacteris erythrops
Superb Fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus
Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus
Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus
Pilotbird Pycnoptilus floccosus
White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis
Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla
Striated Thornbill Acanthiza lineata
Lewin's Honeyeater Meliphaga lewinii
White-eared Honeyeater Lichenostomus leucotis
White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus
Crescent Honeyeater Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera
Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis
Eastern Whipbird Psophodes olivaceus
Varied Sittella Daphoenositta chrysoptera
Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica
Grey Currawong Strepera versicolor
Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum
24 species
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