Hi David,
I fully agree with you re. checking closely
flowering trees for Regent Honeyeaters but despite regularly doing this I have
never found one on the North Coast in nearly 30 years of residence. My
only North Coast record was at Whiporie a few years ago, where local residents
who had them regularly near their house, reported them. My only other
record was of a small group at Nelson Bay, Port Stephens in the late
1960's. I am sure that there are more Regent Honeyeaters holidaying on the
North Coast than are reported but I doubt whether the total number is
large.
However I will keep looking!
Regards
Greg
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