I have just spent about two days around Barraba/Bingara in the course of work
and took the opportunity to have a good look for any Regent HEs.
There is some very heavy flowering ironbarks in parts of the region (partic.
Gulf Creek and the area around the sign on the Bundarra Road) but no Regents
despite getting some serious neck strain. While the area around the flowering
trees is full of the usual suspects (Friarbirds, Little and Musk Lories,
Fuscous, Black-chinned etc.) hours of walking produced no Regents. The Barraba
Info centre had no sightings in the book though a South African couple felt
they may (even they were dubious apparently) have seen one in Mille Creek. I
checked this with no result. Has anyone seen them up that way?
One property owner in Bingara did report that she had resident pair but I was
unable to confirm this.
An interesting and reliable report in Bingara was Barking Owls. The
unmistakeable "screaming woman" call has been reported in the Gwydir valley
near Bingara. The first person to hear it was unsure whether to call the police
or our local branch people! Are they seen often in this area?
Chris Lloyd
Training Officer
WIRES
PO Box 260
Forestville NSW 2087
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