I have just returned from a month in Queensland. Two weeks were birding with Klaus Uhlenhut. I added
another 16 birds to my list.
The highlight was the magnificent Golden Bowerbird found up
Mt Lewis near Julatten. The Rufous and Lesser Sooty Owl were a close second and
third!
It was great to return to the Western Treatment Plant today. Wondering if there are any birds about
at this time of the year, the answer is “Yes”. Choose a day when there is very little wind and you will be
delighted. Lake Borrie and other
lake areas abound with Pink-eared Duck.
The tide was out and the bird hide at the mouth of Little River was the ideal
place to view the waders who are wintering over. The rocks at Kirk’s Point were crowded with Pied and Black
Cormorants. In less than 4 hours
we saw 55 species.
Recently on ‘birding-aus’ someone was asking about roosting
places of starlings in the Eastern suburbs. I wonder if the researcher can help me. We have a real problem in Werribee with
starlings roosting in Station St. where there are exotic trees. Are exotic birds are attracted to
exotic trees? Would native trees
solve the problem?
I was delighted to hear Derek Giuille 774 interview Sean Dooley.
Shirley Cameron
Werribee
03 9741 2997
