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Hi all,
just got back from the Riverina, northern Victoria visiting Kamarooka =
State Park, Kow Swamp, Hird Swamp, Cohuna and Terrick Terrick National =
Park. Unfortunately only had a few hours available at each site, but =
nevertheless managed to spot some great birds and other fauna!!
Highlights include Brolga, Diamond Firetail, Southern Whiteface, Musk =
Duck, Spotless Crake, White-bellied Sea Eagle, Hooded Robin, Fat-tailed
=
Dunnart and Curl Snake (full list below).
The grasslands (wildflowers) at Terrick Terrick National Park should be
=
looking great in spring after some good rainfall. No luck with
spotting =
a Plains-wanderer at Terrick Terrick NP or Painted Snipe at Hird Swamp.
As mentioned in Chris's email a while ago Hird Swamp is certainly an =
excellent birding spot. Also refer to =
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/01/20/1042911327392.html?
oneclick=3D=
true regarding the Painted Snipe signings over the past year of so.
3 Jan 2003 15:07:26 +1100
G'day all,
I visited Hird Swamp for a bird survey this morning. It has been filled
=
with
"environmental" water from the local irrigation system. As mentioned =
before,
it is a bit of an experiment on rehabilating the natural swamps of the =
area.
In the midst of a drought stricken area it is an oasis. (Thankful to =
have
had 1" rain a couple of days ago though). To visit the swamp at present
=
is
to catch a glimpse of what the early wetlands of the area must have =
looked
like. Masses of birds, clear water and huge numbers of flourishing water
plants - a picture.
There was a great selection of birds present today. Seven or so species
=
of
ducks, including a couple of Freckled, Baillons & Spotted Crakes,
Buff-banded Rails, Wood & Marsh Sandpipers, large numbers of Spoonbills,
Egrets, Herons, Cormorants, Dotterels and Whiskered Terns, but also a =
couple
of Gull-billed and Caspian and a dozen or more Aust Bitterns. The pick =
of
the day though were 5 Painted Snipe! At least 2 female.
There were plenty of Orange Chats, a few Brown Quail and other bush =
birds
such as Pied Butcherbirds, and a White-bellied Sea Eagle kept watch
over =
all
below.
Worth a visit at the moment if you are able to make it.
I wish all a safe, satisfying and happy new year.
Regards,
Chris Coleborn
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--------
Full List for 4 and 5 August 2004
Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae=09
Australasian Shoveler Anas rhynchotis=09
Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen=09
Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus=09
Australian Raven Corvus coronoides=09
Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca=09
Australian Wood Duck Chenonetta jubata=09
Black Kite Milvus migrans=09
Black Swan Cygnus atratus=09
Black Wallaby Wallabia bicolor=09
Black-chinned Honeyeater Melithreptus gularis=09
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae=09
Black-tailed Native-hen Gallinula ventralis=09
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus=09
Brolga Grus rubicunda=09
Brown Falcon Falco berigora=09
Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis=09
Brown Treecreeper Climacteris picumnus=09
Brown-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus brevirostris=09
Buff-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza reguloides=09
Cat (feral) Felis catus=09
Chestnut Teal Anas castanea=09
Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus=09
Common Blackbird Turdus merula=09
Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera=09
Common Froglet Crinia signifera=09
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris=09
Corvid Corvus sp.=09
Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes=09
Crested Shrike-tit Falcunculus frontatus=09
Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans=09
Curl Snake Suta suta=09
Darter Anhinga melanogaster=09
Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata=09
Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa=09
Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus=09
Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius=09
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra=09
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis=09
European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus=09
Fairy Martin Hirundo ariel=09
Fat-tailed Dunnart Sminthopsis crassicaudata=09
Galah Cacatua roseicapilla=09
Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis=09
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo=09
Great Egret Ardea alba=09
Grey Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa=09
Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica=09
Grey Teal Anas gracilis=09
Hardhead Aythya australis=09
Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus=09
Hooded Robin Melanodryas cucullata=09
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx basalis=09
House Sparrow Passer domesticus=09
Jacky Winter Microeca fascinans=09
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae=09
Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris=09
Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides=09
Little Grassbird Megalurus gramineus=09
Little Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax melanoleucos=09
Little Raven Corvus mellori=09
Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris=09
Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca=09
Marbled Gecko Phyllodactylus marmoratus=09
Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles=09
Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum=09
Musk Duck Biziura lobata=09
Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides=09
Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala=09
Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa=09
Peaceful Dove Geopelia striata=09
Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus=09
Plains Froglet Crinia parinsignifera=09
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio=09
Red Fox Canis vulpes=09
Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata=09
Red-capped Robin Petroica goodenovii=09
Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus=09
Restless Flycatcher Myiagra inquieta
Richard's Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae=09
Rock Dove Columba livia=09
Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris=09
Singing Honeyeater Lichenostomus virescens=09
Skylark Alauda arvensis=09
Southern Whiteface Aphelocephala leucopsis=09
Spotless Crake Porzaza tabuensis
Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus=09
Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis=09
Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus=09
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita=09
Superb Fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus=09
Swamp Harrier Circus approximans=09
Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax=09
Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris=09
Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena=09
Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus=09
White-browed Babbler Pomatostomus superciliosus=09
White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae=09
White-fronted Chat Epthianura albifrons=09
White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica=09
White-plumed Honeyeater Lichenostomus penicillatus=09
White-winged Chough Corcorax melanorhamphos=09
Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys=09
Yellow Thornbill Acanthiza nana=09
Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa=09
Cheers.
PS: Anyone heading up to Hird Swamp over the next few months keep an =
ear out for the nationally threatened Growling Grass Frog Litoria =
raniformis between October and December. While the nearest record of =
the species is some 15 kilometres to the west of the swamp (Kerang =
Lakes, Vic. Atlas of Victoria Wildlife), the species may be present.
__________________________________
Aaron Organ
Zoologist
mobile: 0429 792 906
Biosis Research Pty. Ltd.
Natural and Cultural Heritage Consultants
38 Bertie Street (PO Box 489)
Port Melbourne Vic 3207
Ph: (03) 9646 9499
Fax:(03) 9646 9242
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