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Went with Matt Hughes and his son Madison yesterday
afternoon exploring Mitchell Park at Cattai by Canoe. We did not see
any Black Bitterns but we did see 5 Azure Kingfishers (brilliant views), several
Brown Cuckoo-doves, Wonga Pigeon, Restless Flycatcher, lots of Red-whiskered
Bulbuls, Rufous Night Heron and on land heard a White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike and
saw 2 male Rose Robins (one was brilliantly coloured). It has been a long
time since I had been in a Canoe and this experience alone was worth
it.
A spotlight for 2 hours (cut short due to
lightning and rain) that evening (at Mitchell Park) yielded good views
of 2 Sugar Gliders, a few Common Ringtails, Long-nosed Bandicoot (1-2
heard), Boobook Owl (1 heard), Owlet Nightjars (several heard at one spot and we
tried hard to see one but failed), microbats and a beautiful Thick-tailed Gecko
(my second observation of this species in the park). Did not hear any
Yellow-bellied Gliders or see/hear Powerful Owls as on my previous few
visits.
cheers!
Edwin
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