Hello Birding-Aussies
I shall be in Aus from 26th July to 14th August with my wife, flying into
and out of Adelaide. I plan a large clockwise loop which should take in the
following areas in roughly this order.
Innes National Park
Port Gawler
Port Prime
Gluepot
Hattah-Kulkyne
Deniliquin (2 days with Phil Maher)
Canberra (but see below)
Chiltern State Forest
Werribee
Tasmania (Bruny Island)
Bool Lagoon
I have been to South-East Australia before and this will be my third trip to
Aus. Consequently, there are less than 40 new birds for me (excluding
pelagics). I would very much appreciate any help on the following species
and questions:
Blue-billed Duck Australasian Bittern
Square-tailed Kite Gray Falcon
Painted Buttonquail Little Buttonquail
Lewin's Rail Baillon's Crake
Spotless Crake Double-banded Plover
Hooded Plover Inland Dotterel
Fairy Tern Brush Bronzewing
Regent Parrot Blue-winged Parrot
Elegant Parrot Rock Parrot
Orange-bellied Parrot Scarlet-chested Parrot
Swift Parrot Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Glossy Black-Cockatoo Gang-gang Cockatoo
Purple-crowned Lorikeet Tasmanian Masked-Owl
Red-browed Treecreeper Mallee Emuwren
Shy Hylacola Slender-billed Thornbill
Black Honeyeater Purple-gaped Honeyeater
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater White-fronted Honeteater
Painted Honeyeater Black-eared Miner
Pink Robin Red-lored Whistler
Western Whipbird
I appreciate there is a mix of simple and difficult birds here!
My route has been planned mainly with reference to Thomas & Thomas and
looking at Birding-Aus for the last few months.
Specific questions are as follows:
1) Access to Werribee. Is a key or permit still required and how can I go
about arranging access? Is anyone willing to show us around? I missed OBP
last time and don't want to do so again! Are they there this year?
2) Has anyone ever seen Red-lored whistler? What about this year?
3) My massive detour to Canberra is purely to see Red-browed treecreeper and
Gang-gang cockatoo. Can someone recommend a reliable site/sites for these
two which fits in better? Ideally somewhere
between Deniliquin and Melbourne.
4) Is the best place for Tas Masked-Owl still Pittwater Road? Has anyone
seen this species recently?
Please reply direct to me with up-to-date information on any of the above
species, especially if you feel they may be easier at sites not on my
itinerary. If possible, please include a phone number so I may contact you
in two weeks time when I get lost!
I am very grateful for any help you can give.
Regards
Ed Smith
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