Hi,
Capertee Valley was truely sensational!! Yesterday I
have seen what I was hoping for for many years.
Weather in Capertee Valley was windy and very cloudy
in the morning. Despite these bad conditions, a group
of 3 Regent Honeyeater was spotted without much
difficulty at the ¡¥Glenowland Creek¡¦ along
Glenowland Road, Glen Alice. One bird was following
its mate and fanned out its yellow outer tail when on
same perch. I wonder if this is an indication of
courtship display. No feeding activity was observed
though. There was a tree in full boom (sorry I am not
good in tree ID) 30 meters further down the road, but
RHE did not seem to wander that far from the creek.
The tree was fiercely guarded by a Noisy Friarbird and
would drive away any White-plumed Honeyeater and
Fuscous Honeyeater that tried to have a share of the
nectar from that tree.
RHE continued to be seen until 3pm when I left. They
were usually seen in the group of 2 birds. Once
familiar with their call and their elegant flight
(slow flyer in another term), it is quite easy to
detect their presence.
Other birds seen around the Creek,
Common Bronzewing
Nankeen Kestrel
Peaceful Dove
White-bellied Cuckooshrike (A dark morph, probably a
juvenile, faintly barred on belly, mottled white on
forehead. Head and face black)Grey Shrike-thrush
Crested Shrike-Tit
Brown Treecreeper
White-plumed Honeyeater
Fuscous Honeyeater
White-naped Honeyeater
Magpie Lark
Jacky Winter
Unidentified Australian Warbler
No sign of Noisy Miner or Red Wattlebird, although
Noisy Miners were found along the gravel road before
the turn to either Glen Alice/Glen Davis.
I would like to thank Allan Richards, Nevil Lazarus
for giving me useful tips as well as those providing
useful informations to Birding-aus. All these plus a
great deal of luck had helped me to locate the Regent
Honeyeater in my first ever trip to Capertee Valley
yesterday 10/07/2005. It was a tiring one-day round
trip but this is probably my best birding experience
ever.
For more infor, pls visit my trial blog below.
http://caperteevalley20050710.blogspot.com/
Cheers,
Tun-Pin Ong
St Leonards,
NSW
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