You Yangs (Victoria) - Western block (Hovell's Creek)

I was also out at the You Yangs on Saturday and witnessed the most magnificant views of the lightening storms as they came across the plains.

The white-browed woodswallows are still on Sandy Creek Rd. With a few red-browed firetail's hopping around amongst them.

Also, on Sandy Creek Rd, resounded the bizaar call of a Restless Flycatcher.

Along with an echidna and koala sighting(not to mention the hundreds of kangaroos), it made for an amazing day.

Regards,

Peter

Dr Richard Nowotny <> Sent by: 04/11/2002 09:30 AM

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Some interesting sightings from this consistently rewarding site about 40 mins drive south-west of Melbourne:

Saturday 2 November (39 species)

Summer Visitors:
Rainbow Bee-eater
Sacred Kingfisher
Olive-backed Oriole
White-winged Triller
Pallid Cuckoo
Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo

Nomads:
White-browed Woodswallow

Residents:
Diamond Firetail
Brown Treecreeper
Crested Shrike-tit
White-winged Chough
Purple-crowned Lorikeet
Musk Lorikeet (? resident, ? visitor)

               
RICHARD NOWOTNY
8 Pier St   Port Melbourne
VIC  AUSTRALIA  3207
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