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Barmah camping trip

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Subject: Barmah camping trip
From: mark kliene <>
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 23:05:26 +1100



> > Hi all,
> >
> > Just got back from a relaxing camping trip with 4 others to Moira State
> > Forest on the NSW side of the Murray river
> > about 3 hours north of Melbourne.Which by the way is the largest
> > naturally occuring River Red Gum forest in the world.
> > I had not been to this campsite in about 4-5 years and so far the usual
> > numbers
> > of campers has receded noticeably. Also i found out the European Carp
> > numbers have fallen dramatically,
> > so much so that native and exotic plants have reappeared near
> > riverbanks, which of course is fantastic.
> > Although this was not a birding trip, i did have the chance to record
> > birdlife in and around the general locality
> > (which is much easier to to via trailbike!) and also by a wonderful
> > half-day canoeing trip in and around
> > the Barmah Lakes.Highlights were (in and around campsite),: Nesting
> > White Breasted Woodswallows,Dollarbird,
> > Yellow Rosella,Southern Boobook,Sacred Kingfisher,Red-Backed
> > Kingfisher,Rainbow Beeeater,Brown Treecreeper,
> > Striated Pardalote,Little Friarbird,Blue Faced Honeyeater,Yellow Plumed
> > Honeyeater,Jacky Winter,White Winged Chough,
> > and Diamond Firetail - right near the riverbank.
> > Elsewhere: Biggest highlight was a Grey Goshawk off the Highway just
> > south of Shepparton,close up views of Swamp Harriers
> > and Whistling Kites? display flight of stooping toward each other and
> > clasping at each others talons upside down!,Wedge Tailed Eagle soaring
> > on thermal updraughts,Azure Kingfisher,Dusky Woodswallow,Tree Martin,and
> > Mistletoebird.
> > In all 68 species (that i can remember).Birdlist is below.
> > Also heard White Striped Freetail Bat, and saw a possible Yellow Footed
> > Antechinus(late afternoon in ground dwelling tree hollow).
> > My uncle had a "hopping rat or mouse",wander through his campsite(during
> > the day).My naive guess is Common Dunnart? can anyone help.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Mark Kliene.
> >
> > Australian Pelican                        Superb Fairy Wren
> > Little Pied Cormorant                  Striated Pardalote
> > Little Black Cormorant                White Browed Scrubwren
> > Pacific Black Duck                      Western Gerygone
> > Australian Wood Duck                 Inland Thornbill
> > White Faced Heron                     Yellow Rumped Thornbill
> > Australian White Ibis                    Little Friarbird
> > Silver Gull                                    Blue Faced Honeyeater
> > Black Shouldered Kite                 Yellow Plumed Honeyeater
> > Black Kite                                   White Plumed Honeyeater
> > Whistling Kite                              Noisy Miner
> > Wedge Tailed Eagle                     Jacky Winter
> > Grey Goshawk                            Grey Shrike Thrush
> > Swamp Harrier                            Golden Whistler
> > Australian Hobby                         Rufous Whistler
> > Peaceful Dove                             Grey Fantail
> > Common Bronzewing                  Willie Wagtail
> > Crested Pigeon                            Magpie Lark
> > Galah                                          Black Faced Cuckoo Shrike
> > Long Billed Corella                     White Breasted Woodswallow
> > Sulphur Crested Cockatoo          Dusky Woodswallow
> > Yellow Rosella                            Australian Magpie
> > Eastern Rosella                           Australian Raven
> > Red Rumped Parrot                    White Winged Chough
> > Fan Tailed Cuckoo                     Tree Martin
> > Southern Boobook                     Welcome Swallow
> > Azure Kingfisher                         Clamorous Reed Warbler
> > Red Backed Kingfisher               Little Grassbird
> > Sacred Kingfisher                       European Goldfinch
> > Laughing Kookaburra                 Diamond Firetail
> > Rainbow Bee Eater                     Mistletoebird
> > Dollarbird                                   Common Blackbird
> > White Throated Treecreeper       Common Starling
> > Brown Treecreeper                     Common Myna

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