Hi All,
In the last month we've had some of our old birds back, ie as the
vegetation cntinues to regrow after the fires a three years ago.
Apart from courting (?) CRESTED SHRIKE-TITS, a benign chase in the
"stop it I like it " vein, there were a pair of SCARLET ROBINS, at least
four ROSE ROBINS, RUFOUS and GOLDEN WHISTLERS, a pair of HOBBIES sitting in
adjacent trees 20m apart at the top of Mayfair Rd., the local white morph
GREY GOSHAWK, BROWN GOSHAWK, and juvenile SPARROW HAWK attacking the
canary, BLACK-SHOULDERED KITE, overwintering OLIVE-BACKED ORIOLES, a dozen
PEACEFUL DOVES, not seen here at all before 2000, nine BAR-SHOULDERED DOVES,
the first singleton noted only a year ago.
One BROWN QUAIL flushed on Mayfair Rd. erected it's crest in
fright, and covey of ten out in a paddock, and GOLDEN-HEADED CISTICOLA,
still a CLAMOROUS REED-WARBLER at one of the dams. LITTLE PIED CORMORANTS
and LITTLE BLACKS. Several CATTLE EGRETS, WHITE-FACED HERONS in a
territorial fight. A single PELICAN overflying, and a single SACRED IBIS.
Plenty of WOOD DUCKS, a pair of PACIFIC BLACK DUCKS and a single HARDHEAD. A
family of three PURPLE SWAMPHENS, one DUSKY MOORHEN.
There was a pair of MASKED LAPWINGS on the grass next to the
small dam at the start of Mayfair Rd., an active blue SATIN BOWERBIRD's
bower a bit further along on the left. Green Satins were flocking, up to
eight in one tree.CRESTED PIGEONS and COMMON BRONZEWINGS, SPOTTED
TURTLE-DOVES. Also flocking, SULPHUR-CRESTED COCKATOOS, a few GALAHS, two
YELLOW-TAILED BLACK COCKATOOS, twenty LITTLE CORELLAS, occassional RAINBOW
LORIKEETS and MUSK LORIKEETS overflying, the usual KING PARROTS, EASTERN and
CRIMSON ROSELLAS and RED-RUMPED PARRAKEETS.
A GOLDEN BRONZE-CUCKOO gorging on processional caterpillars on
our White Cedar tree, LAUGHING KOOKABURRA but no other Kingfishers. WELCOME
SWALLOWS, a group of migratory DUSKY WOOD-SWALLOWS earlier in the month,
also a group of transient TREE MARTINS, when SCARLET HONEYEATER and
WHITE-THROATED GERYGONE were still about.
Plenty of BLACK-FACED CUCKOO-SHRIKES and RED-WHISKERED
BUL-BULS, EASTERN YELLOW ROBIN and JACKY WINTER. Very restless RESTLESS
FLYCATCHER, GREY FANTAILS, WILLY WAGTAILS.
EASTERN WHIPBIRDS cracking. SUPERB and VARIEGATED FAIRY-WRENS,
WHITE-BROWED SCRUBWREN, YELLOW THORNBILLS, WEEBILLS are back as lerps
return. YELLOW-RUMPED THORNBILLS ,and a BROWN THORNBILL on only one
occassion. WHITE-THROATED TREECREEPER.
RED WATTLE-BIRD, many migrating NOISY FRIARBIRDS, resident NOISY and
BELL MINERS. Not many honeyeaters at all, an occassional YELLOW-FACED and
WHITE-PLUMED HONEYEATER and EASTERN SPINEBILL, the latter once common but
victim to the otherwise welcome loss of lantana in the fires. Numerous
SILVEREYES travelling north, a MISTLETOEBIRD, SPOTTED and STRIATED
PARDALOTES, large numbers of RED-BROWED and DOUBLE-BARRED FINCHES. A group
of SPICE FINCHES, HOUSE SPARROWS galore, COMMON STARLINGS the cursed COMMON
MYNAS, and EUROPEAN BLACKBIRDS.
MAGPIE-LARKS, a group of WHITE-WINGED CHOUGHS passing through,
GREY BUTCHERBIRDS; a family with three juveniles catching the early morning
sun on an exposed high branch.PIED CURRAWONGS, AUSTRALIAN MAGPIES and
AUSTRALIAN RAVENS finish off the list
Cheers
Michael
Michael Hunter
Mulgoa Valley
50km west of Sydney Harbour Bridge
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