> > 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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