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Subject: Quipolly dams NSW
From: Penny Brockman <>
Date: Sun, 08 May 2005 23:08:47 +1000
Dear all

Viusited Quipolly dams Saturday morning - not far north of Quirindi, south of Tamworth, NSW. Owing to the drought which is so bad west of the Divide, Quipolly old and new dams were full of water and water birds. The old dam had Freckled, Blue-billed, Black and Pink-eared ducks, Hardheads, Grey Teal, Shovelers, Hoary-headed Grebes but no Australasian, and a few Little Pied Cormorants and 2 White-faced Heron, several Black-fronted Dotterel, Moorhens and Purple Swamphens. Woodland birds in the surroundings included Striped, Yellow-tufted, White-plumed, Spiny-cheeked and White-eared honeyeaters, one Whistling Kite and a Wedgie overhead, Double-bar and Red-browed Finches, Variegated and Superb Fairywrens, Brown Tree-creeper. Back down the road in a few old box trees heavy with blossom were Blue-faced HEs and lots of Musk Lorikeets.

At the new dam were huge numbers of Hoary-headed Grebes and scattered over the whole water quite a few Gt Crested Grebe. Didn't have a scope with me but did add Musk Duck to the duck list.

Returning home this morning from Murrurundi on the Scone/Barrington Tops road, near Belltrees many grey box trees were also in heavy blossom and the cacophony of calls from Noisy Friarbirds, Musk and Little Lorikeets was wonderful. No Regent Honeyeaters seen or heard. Did find a small family of Grey-crowned Babblers, being pestered by the local Noisy Miners who were no doubt glad to have an easier species to annoy as they were making no impression on the N.Friarbirds, being totally outnumbered.
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