Hi all,
I took a day trip down to the Coorong on Monday (9/6/03). The aim of the
trip was to look for Neophemas. I caught an unsatisfactory glimpse of a few
flying near the 42 mile crossing but didn't manage to identify any. I also
visited the Messent Conservation Park which was burnt out recently. The
regrowth of the mallee was well underway but the upper branches were still
black as far as the eye could see.
The highlights of the day were two Spotted Harriers at close range (one
flying beside the car for a long time on the way in to Messent), a brief
glimpse of some Southern Emu Wrens in blue bush (I think) quite close to the
water. I didn't realise they occured down there. And an equally unexpected
Fan-tailed Cuckoo on the Younghusband Peninsula.
The species total for the day was 75. Here's a short version of the list.
Nick
Tailem Bend to Meningie:
Brown Falcon
Whistling Kite
Red-rumped Parrot (6+)
Kestrel
Swamp near Meningie:
Black-winged Stilt
Black Swan
Great Egret
Little Grassbird
Grey Teal
Australian Shelduck
Masked Lapwing (a group of 32)
Swamp Harrier
New Holland Honeyeater
Coorong (approx 25km from Policeman?s Point) ?
(S 35 54? 40.1 / E 139 27?17.7):
Red-necked Avocet (40+)
Singing Honeyeater
Pelican
Caspian Tern (30+)
Fairy Tern
Banded Stilt
Southern Emu Wren
Chestnut Teal (also more than a dozen at Salt Creek)
Whiskered Tern
Coorong (approx 15km from Policeman?s Point):
Spotted Harrier
Brush Bronzewing
Black-shouldered Kite
Rufous Bristlebird (2 on the shoulder of the road)
Hoary-headed Grebe
Salt Creek
(S36 08?17.9/E139 38?17.8):
Collared Sparrowhawk
Black-tailed Native Hen
Grey Shrike Thrush
Pink-eared Duck
Hardhead
Grey Currawong
Messent CP
(S 36.06?23.9/E139.43?47.9):
Mallee Ringneck
Skylark
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Grey Fantail
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Brown-headed Honeyeater
Grey Butcherbird
Richard?s Pipit
Coorong ? Younghusband Peninsula near 42 mile crossing
(S36 17?24.1/E139 41?58.0):
White-browed Scrub Wren
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
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