Hi birders,
this morning we managed some slightly rushed but excellent birding at
Deep Creek and Long Reef, both in the coastal northern suburbs of
Sydney (approx.33° 43.5´ 151° 17.75´). In a bit over 2.5 hours we
found 60 species including one or two unusual ones and had some
brilliant views of the 'important' ones.
We had perfect views of an unusually confiding pair of Brush
Bronzewings followed shortly after by 3 Glossy Black Cockatoos. This
is the first time that I have seen Glossy Black Cockies here since
just before the disastrous bush fires of January 1994. At that time
they were regular visitors in small numbers.
Coincidentally Nola saw three at the Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Nursery
yesterday; probably the same three birds.
Cockies continued their good showing with a large flock of 125 - 150
Yellow-tailed Blacks flying along Middle Creek to Deep Creek and the
southern edge of Narrabeen Lagoon. This is the largest group that I
have ever seen in Sydney.
The Rose Robins were also showing well.
The following list contains most of the species seen minus a few of
the more common and introduced species. Not one migrating
Yellow-faced Honeyeater was seen even though they have been passing
through Sydney in small numbers through the week.
Australian Wood Duck
Pacific Black Duck
Chestnut Teal
Australasian Little Grebe
Darter
Little Pied Cormorant
Little Black Cormorant
Great Cormorant
Australian Pelican
White-faced Heron
Nankeen Kestrel
Ruddy Turnstone
Grey-tailed Tattler
Red-necked Stint
Sooty Oystercatcher
Double-banded Plover
Masked Lapwing
Silver Gull
Creted Tern
Brush Bronzewing
Crested Pigeon
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Glossy Black-Cockatoo
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Rainbow Lorikeet
Australian King-Parrot
Eastern Rosella
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Laughing Kookaburra
Variegated Fairy-wren
Superb Fairy-wren
Spotted Pardalote
White-browed Scrubwren
Brown Gerygone
Brown Thornbill
Little Wattlebird
Noisy Miner
Lewin's Honeyeater
White-eared Honeyeater
White-cheeked Honeyeater
Eastern Spinebill
Rose Robin
Eastern Yellow Robin
Eastern Whipbird
Golden Whistler
Magpie-lark
Grey Fantail
Willie Wagtail
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
Olive-backed Oriole
Red-browed Finch
Silvereye
Regards, Andy and Nola
--
Andy Burton's Bush Tours
52 Abingdon Rd,
Roseville,
NSW 2069
Australia
Ph 61 2 9416 2636
Mob 0408 937 531
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