Hi again
Seeing the recent post by Alan Morris- I was in Cunnamulla on the same days
that his group was however we were out before sunrise and back after dark.
My sister's research area was in the 2000 ha Glencoban Paddock about 40k SE
of Cunnamulla and I spent four great days roaming a lot of that area. In
that time I recorded 68 birds and the list is below. The Bustard and Buzzard
were seen on the way to or from the paddock.
The habitat was a mixture of open Mitchell Grass plains with bands of trees
following low drainage lines. A large area of water still remains from the
floods and the road passes through this. The water birds love the road and
it was always careful going to not run over Dotterels or Stilt families.
Highlights for me were:
An Emu nest with the male sitting on a dozen eggs- the colour of those eggs
was such a rich midnight blue.
The inadequately named male Splendid Fairy-wren- he positively glowed and
seemed to know it.
Buff-rumped Thornbills building a nest in a small dead stem of Poplar Box
with the entrance being a hole about 20mm diam in the side of the stem.
The gracefulness of the Brolga on the ground and their flight in the evening
sky.
The strong flight of the Red-winged Parrot.
A Wedgie's nest about 8 metres off the ground in a bloodwood.
There was an abundance of Brown Tree-creepers with the habitat suiting their
preferences and with a plentiful supply of hollows for nesting. One was
proudly guarding a hollow in a fallen limb only a metre off the ground.
The Striated Pardalote was a different race (substriatus) to that at
Ravensbourne with much more subdued colouring.
Black-breasted Buzzard Fairy Martin
Brown Goshawk Tree Martin
Collared Sparrowhawk Welcome Swallow
Little Eagle Splendid Fairy-wren
Wedge-tailed Eagle Blue-faced Honeyeater
Whistling Kite Brown Honeyeater
Grey Teal Little Friarbird
Hardhead Singing Honeyeater
Great Egret Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
White-faced Heron White-plumed Honeyeater
White-necked Heron Yellow-throated Miner
Australian Magpie Australian Bustard
Black-faced Woodswallow Crested Bellbird
Grey Butcherbird Grey Shrike-thrush
Pied Butcherbird Rufous Whistler
Galah Chestnut-rumped Thornbill
Major Mitchell's Cockatoo Southern Whiteface
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Striated Pardalote
White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Western Gerygone
Emu Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Black-fronted Dotterel Zebra Finch
Red-kneed Dotterel Hooded Robin
Brown Treecreeper Jacky Winter
Common Bronzewing Red-capped Robin
Crested Pigeon Australasian Grebe
Diamond Dove Grey-crowned Babbler
Australian Raven Australian Ringneck
Mistletoebird Bourke's Parrot
Grey Fantail Budgerigar
Willie Wagtail Red-winged Parrot
Nankeen Kestrel Spotted Bowerbird
Peregrine Falcon Black-winged Stilt
Brolga Rufous Songlark
Fairy Martin Australian White Ibis
Tree Martin Straw-necked Ibis
Welcome Swallow Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Cunnamulla had 11mm of rain today so last week was the one to be out there-
sometimes you can strike it lucky eh!
Cheers
Colin Driscoll
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Colin Driscoll
Environmental Biologist
P.O. Box 1047
Toronto NSW 2283
Australia
phone/fax +61 2 49598016
Mobile 0438 773029
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