A long day out on Saturday (5/10) with various visitors to Melbourne
(Jean-Phillipe and Valerie Paris from France; Jay and Barbara Hudson,
Brian McKnight and Alan Grenon from the US) included stops at Westgate
Park (10 mins from the centre of the city, Baillon's Crake, Black-tailed
Native Hen, Little Grassbird, Clamorous Reed Warbler), the You Yangs
(main entrance, Tawny Frogmouth & Purple-crowned Lorikeet; the
Western section/Hovell's Creek, White-browed Woodswallow, Diamond
Firetail, Black Falcon, Little Eagle, 6 honeyeater species) and the
Western Treatment Plant (Australian Crake, Banded Lapwing, Banded Stilt,
Freckled Duck, 6 species of migratory wader/shorebird, etc, etc). A
day total of 120 species (including 3 cuckoos) was a good
return. Richard Nowotny
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RICHARD NOWOTNY
8 Pier
St
Port
Melbourne
VIC
AUSTRALIA 3207.
Tel.
(H) 61-3-9645.6870
(M) 0438 224456
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