Here in Gippsland the Eucalypts are making up for lost time with a very
heavy flowering, and this has meant a big influx of Honeyeaters. Red Box
is flowering at the moment, and is a hive of activity. On a walk this
morning I counted seven species, and was amazed at the number of Eastern
Spinebills, it was a still day, and the main sound was the rapid fire
flutter of their wings as they darted about. There would have been
hundreds, likewise Yellow-faced. The others noted were Red Wattlebirds,
( heaps), Yellow-tufted, White-naped, Brown-headed, and quite a few
beautiful Crescent. Forest Red Gum is heavy in bud and will be the next
to flower, so we should have good birding for quite a while. Duncan
Fraser, Maffra, Vic.
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