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I went out today for the Regent Honeyeater/Swift Parrot survey around some
local box woodland areas that I'd checked out in the July school holidays.
Ophir Reserve (about 25kms north-east of Orange) was pretty quiet with the
white box areas completely dominated by Noisy Miners. I then headed out to Long
Point on the Macquarie River (40kms NE of Orange). Noisy Friarbirds and White
Plumed Honeyeaters were out in force and a few Little Lorikeets zipped around
the area. I got good views of three Hooded Robin but only one Brown Treecreeper.
Closer to the river a bird was making a few quiet calls from a tree. I
caught a glimpse of black and yellow and then had perfect clear views of a
Regent Honeyeater in all its stunning glory for the next minute or so as it
perched and called from the tree. I hadn't really expected to find Regents or
Swift Parrots but I suppose you never know what you'll find unless you get out
there.
I didn't get any other views of either target species for the rest of
the day as I headed west of Orange but that sighting kept me going for the
rest of the day.
Steve Gross
Orange NSW
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