A trip to the Capertee Valley yesterday (23rd Nov) with visiting birder
Nick Blackwood turned out to be one of the most interesting days in the
valley since last autumn. Despite the severe dryness of the area we clocked
up 105 species - and our last bird for the day was a real surprise! After a
spectacular storm whipped through the valley, the rain had eased off again
and the bush had come to life with renewed bird activity, we saw it out in
the open near a pool in an almost dry watercourse - a female PAINTED SNIPE!
A new species for the Capertee Valley and what an unexpected bird to end
the day on.
Other highlights included at least 7 Turquoise Parrots feeding in an open
paddock along Crown Station Road. Six species of finch were seen including
Plum-headed. A few Yellow Box are currently in flower throughout the valley
but most of the dozen species of honeyeaters we saw were feeding on lerp,
and we had good views of Striped Honeyeaters feeding in mistletoe.
Let's hope there is more rain to come, for the sake of the thousands of
young trees planted earlier this year by volunteers for the Regent
Honeyeater project. I'm sure the seedlings would have appreciated
yesterday's brief drink!
Cheers
Carol
Carol Probets
Blue Mountains, NSW
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