hi all
on saturday i took my kayak for a paddle out to the aptly named luggage pt,
home of the treatment works at the mouth of the brisbane river, to check out
the birdlife.
my aim was to try to get into the large tidal swamp of virgin mangroves between
luggage pt and the airport but after an hour or more of hard paddling i
realised i'd need a larger vessel with a motor for that.
on my return i was alerted to a striking call from a large tree by the WWII
bunker in the park at the end of gannon rd, myrtletown, on the LH side near the
mangroves.
it was a largeish mostly browny-grey HE about 20cm long with a distinct black
and yellow streak across its cheeks and a greyish streaked underside and olive
primaries.
on consulting simpson and day, it looked more like a singing HE than a mangrove
HE but the
habitat and distribution pointed to a mangrove HE. there's no info given about
the mangrove's call.
the yellow in the cheek was heavier like the mangrove HE but it didn't appear
to have the darker band across it chest, but was more lightly and evenly
streaked like a singing HE.
i know the guides vary but i'd have to say the bird looked like a cross between
the two, going by S&Ds illustrations.
if anyone would like to check it out, the bird seemed fairly attached to that
particular tree and was quite approachable.
any suggestions or info most welcome.
myrtletown is a tiny locality of about three houses just past pinkenba about
20km east of brisbane cbd. the phrase "end of the world" springs to mind in
more ways than one but it has a certain charm.
regards
shane b
ascot
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