Everyone,
On Sunday Nick & Liz Livanos, Robert McDonald and I headed up the highway to
Kempsey in an attempt to tick the Northern Shoveler. We failed but saw some
great birds during the day.
Before arriving at the shoveler site we had already seen White-headed and
Topknot Pigeons, Brahminy Kite, Torresian Crow and lots of White-necked
Herons.
Stopping where the bird had been seen previously we saw Osprey,
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet, Darter, Hardhead and Crested Terns.
We met up with Ken Shingleton at Gladstone and he showed us around Belmore
Swamp. After recent heavy rain the area was covered in water providing
habitat for Gull-billed and Caspian Tern, Aust. Shoveler and more
White-necked Herons. At one stop we watched an Osprey feeding on a fish, the
bird clearly displaying two leg bands. Two Forest Raven flew over as we
watched.
Our last stop with Ken proved a real highlight for me. Along the road we saw
White-breasted Woodswallow, Golden-headed Cisticola, Tawny Grassbird and a
Forest Kingfisher, a bird I haven't seen in over 11yrs.
After thanking Ken we headed south to Port Macquarie where we stopped at
Shelly Beach for lunch. 8 Sooty Oystercatcher and a White-fronted Tern were
highlights. We then went into Sea Acres NR and found our targetted
Pale-yellow Robins easily.
We then headed further south for our final stop for the day, Harrington. It
was getting late and very windy so birds weren't showing at their best but
we did see Pied Oystercatcher, Eastern Curlew and Bar-tailed Godwit in the
estuary and a single Bush Thick-knee in the caravan park.
All up we saw over 110 species for the day. Big thanks goes to Ken
Shingleton for showing us around.
Grant Brosie
Morpeth
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