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Flinders Ranges/Lyndhurst SA

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Subject: Flinders Ranges/Lyndhurst SA
From: "Tony Crittenden" <>
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 20:12:34 +0000
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At the weekend I took a trip up through the Flinders Ranges to Lyndhurst looking for Chestnut-Breasted Whiteface and other local rarities. I contacted the Scammell's at Mount Lyndhurst, and they kindly allowed me access to their property.

At Scott's hill Lookout I found a Short-tailed Grasswren. It was S of the lookout. About 80m downhill there is a small post with a blue triangle on it. the Grasswrens were feeding about 10m East of the post.

Then on to Lyndhurst where I tried the "gates" site first. About 600m from the road the track goes down hill to a dried creek. Just West of here (<10m) was a Cinnamon Quail-thrush. The only other birds here were Black-faced Woodswallow and White-winged Fairywren.

Next was the "Rusty car" site. In about 90 minutes I had a very fleeting glimpse of a Grasswren, and lots of White-winged fairywrens.

I came back to the "Rusty Car" site the following morning at 0730 and heading N from the parking area followed the creek round to the back of the hill with the mine. Again, lots of Fairywrens but not much else. I decide to head straight back tro the car and approx 100m nw of the parking area is a couple of small, well vegetated (for this area) hillocks. Here there were 3-4 Rufous Fielwrens, and 2-3 Thick-billed Grasswrens. On the flats between here and the parking were anopther 4-6 Grasswrens. A small movement by the mine entrance caught my eye, and as I approached, there were 8-10 CBWF feeding within 10m of the mine. they were very flighty, and would not allow approach within 20-25m.

No sightings of Redthroat or Orange Chat which were my other targets, but a very healthy Wedge-tailed Eagle population - I estimate 50-60 sightings including 5 soaring together between Lyndhurst and Leigh Creek..

regards
tony


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