Hi Peter,
Yes have seen Superbs there before. I will be back again in mid-January when
there should be more fruit around.
Great that "they" saved that small pocket of Big Scrub.
I have read that rainforest spread from Ballina to Lismore at one
stage....only 1% remains. Very sad.
My targets for Nightcap are Marbled Frogmouth, Rufous Scub-bird, Albert's
Lyrebird and of course Coxen's Fig-Parrot!
Regards,
Charles
Peter Ekert <> wrote:
Hi Charles
Great Spot, would also rate as one of my favourite birding spots!
White-eared Monarchs and Superb-fruit Doves are also pretty regular along
that stretch of road and including the old Bi8g Scrub Flora Reserve.
Peter
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Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC)
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Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority
Private Bag 2010
PATERSON NSW 2421
>>> Charles Hunter <> 3/12/2006 7:59 pm >>>
Hi all,
I spent 2 hours last Sunday 26th November in Nightcap National Park in Far
North NSW.
Arriving early (6.00am) I went straight my favourite spot at Gibbergunyah
Road (on the way to Rocky Creek Dam).
Some good birds seen including:
Wompoo Fruit-Dove
Rose-Crowned Fruit-Dove
Brown Cuckoo-Dove
Emerald Dove
Wonga Pigeon
Channel-billed Cuckoo
Eastern Yellow Robin
White-Throated Treecreeper
Yellow-throated Scrubwren
Lewin?s Honeyeater
Pale-yellow Robin
Red-browed Finch
Logrunner
Spectacled Monarch
Green Catbird
Paradise Riflebird (heard call serval times but not seen)
Always good birding at Nightcap NP.
Other birds seen in and around Byron Bay included:
Bluefaced Honeyeater, Figbirds, Golden-headed Cisticola, White-browed
Scrubwren
At Belongil Lagoon:
Sanderling, Red Capped Plover, Pacific Golden Plover, Pied Oystercatcher
Regards,
Charles Hunter
Paddington, Sydney
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