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Scarlet Honeyeater sighting

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Subject: Scarlet Honeyeater sighting
From: "glenise" <>
Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 00:01:19 +1000
Hi everyone!
 
I focussed my binocs on movement in a dense clump of grey mistletoe (one of many) in a large black wattle. I was astonished to see a male Scarlet Honeyeater. I observed it feeding from the flowers of several clumps as it called quietly and regularly for about 5 minutes.  I rushed back to the house to get my husband to come to confirm my sighting. I then decided that I might need more evidence so went for the video camera but the bird had moved off by the time I returned.  Sat waiting to see if it would return and watched several Fuscous, Yellow-faced, White-naped Honeyeaters and Eastern Spinebills feeding from the mistletoe flowers.  While the Scarlet was present there had only been two Spinebills in the tree.  I will return tomorrow at the same time just in case it is there!
 
By the way, while I was waiting for the Scarlet to come back a pair of Speckled Warblers flew in to feed under the wattle then through the grass below the bank of the dam - a real bonus.
 
Glenise.
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